System and method for providing extending femtocell coverage
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing, via a plurality of access points, radio network access to at least one mobile station;
communicating, via the plurality of access points, with a core network;
wherein at least one of the plurality of access points is configured to;
register the mobile station at an access point with the core network, the access point defining an anchor access point for the respective mobile station;
defining a cluster of the plurality of access points; and
configuring the plurality of cluster access points to;
establish a communication path between the mobile station and the core network via the anchor access point, the communication path comprising a link between the anchor access point and the access point of the cluster that is servicing the mobile station when a communication requirement exists.
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Abstract
Femtocell coverage can be extended across a coverage area by providing a cluster of femtocell access points (FAPs). Each FAP is independently registered with a core network and provisioned with a location area code common to each FAP. At hand-in from the macrocell network, an association is made between the mobile station and the hand-in FAP, which becomes an anchor FAP for the duration of the mobile station'"'"'s presence within the cluster. Calls between the mobile station and the core network are routed via a servicing FAP of the cluster and the anchor FAP.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing, via a plurality of access points, radio network access to at least one mobile station; communicating, via the plurality of access points, with a core network; wherein at least one of the plurality of access points is configured to; register the mobile station at an access point with the core network, the access point defining an anchor access point for the respective mobile station; defining a cluster of the plurality of access points; and configuring the plurality of cluster access points to; establish a communication path between the mobile station and the core network via the anchor access point, the communication path comprising a link between the anchor access point and the access point of the cluster that is servicing the mobile station when a communication requirement exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of physical access points defining a cluster of physical access points, each access point comprising a common location area code and configured to; provide radio network access to at least one mobile station; communicate with a core network; at least one of the access points of the cluster being configured to perform; associating the mobile station and an access point of the cluster, the associated access point defining a physical anchor access point for a mobile station of the at least one mobile station; determine a communication requirement for the mobile station; and establish a communication path between the mobile station and the core network via the anchor access point, the communication path comprising a link between the anchor access point and a servicing access point of the plurality of cluster access points that is currently servicing the mobile station when the communication requirement exists. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
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providing, via a plurality of access points, radio network access to at least one mobile station; communicating, via the plurality of access points, with a core network; wherein at least one of the plurality of access points is configured to; register the mobile station at an access point with the core network, the access point defining an anchor access point for the respective mobile station; defining a cluster of the plurality of access points; and configuring the plurality of cluster access points to; establish a communication path between the mobile station and the core network via the anchor access point, the communication path comprising a link between the anchor access point and the access point of the cluster that is servicing the mobile station when a communication requirement exists.
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