Power setting
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, at a first base station, one or more neighbor base stations that belong to a group of base stations, wherein the first base station is a member of the group of base stations;
detecting at least one adjacent base station that is adjacent to the first base station and that is not a member of the group of base stations;
determining a degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station, wherein determining the degree of association comprises determining whether the adjacent base station was detected directly by the first base station, or by a neighbour base station within the group of base stations and wherein if the adjacent base station was detected by a neighbour base station within the group, determining a neighbour relation of the neighbour base station that detected the adjacent base station; and
setting a maximum downlink power for transmissions from the first base station based, at least in part, on the degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station, wherein the maximum downlink power is increased for a higher degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station.
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Abstract
One example method of operation of a basestation in a mobile communications network is disclosed. The basestation may operate on a carrier channel and may be a member of a group of such basestations within the network. The method comprises establishing the presence of an adjacent basestation outside the group, which basestation operates on a carrier channel at least partially overlapping the carrier channel of the basestation and determining a degree of association between the basestation and the adjacent basestation with reference to other group members. The method further comprises setting at least one of a maximum downlink power for transmissions from the basestation and a maximum uplink power for transmissions from user equipment devices attached to the basestation, based on the degree of association between the basestation and the adjacent basestation. Also disclosed is a basestation operating in accordance with such a method.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, at a first base station, one or more neighbor base stations that belong to a group of base stations, wherein the first base station is a member of the group of base stations; detecting at least one adjacent base station that is adjacent to the first base station and that is not a member of the group of base stations; determining a degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station, wherein determining the degree of association comprises determining whether the adjacent base station was detected directly by the first base station, or by a neighbour base station within the group of base stations and wherein if the adjacent base station was detected by a neighbour base station within the group, determining a neighbour relation of the neighbour base station that detected the adjacent base station; and setting a maximum downlink power for transmissions from the first base station based, at least in part, on the degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station, wherein the maximum downlink power is increased for a higher degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions encoded for execution, which when executed by a processor, is operable to perform operations comprising:
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determining, at a first base station, one or more neighbor base stations that belong to a group of base stations, wherein the first base station is a member of the group of base stations; detecting at least one adjacent base station that is adjacent to the first base station and that is not a member of the group of base stations; determining a degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station, wherein determining the degree of association comprises determining whether the adjacent base station was detected directly by the first base station, or by a neighbour base station within the group of base stations and wherein if the adjacent base station was detected by a neighbour base station within the group, determining a neighbour relation of the neighbour base station that detected the adjacent base station; and setting a maximum downlink power for transmissions from the first base station based, at least in part, on the degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station, wherein the maximum downlink power is increased for a higher degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A first base station, comprising:
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a memory element for storing data; and a processor to execute instructions associated with the data that, when executed, configure the processor to perform one or more operations comprising; determining, at the first base station, one or more neighbor base stations that belong to a group of base stations, wherein the first base station is a member of the group of base stations; detecting at least one adjacent base station that is adjacent to the first base station and that is not a member of the group of base stations; determining a degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station, wherein determining the degree of association comprises determining whether the adjacent base station was detected directly by the first base station, or by a neighbour base station within the group of base stations and wherein if the adjacent base station was detected by a neighbour base station within the group, determining a neighbour relation of the neighbour base station that detected the adjacent base station; and setting a maximum downlink power for transmissions from the first base station based, at least in part, on the degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent, wherein the maximum downlink power is increased for a higher degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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