Power setting
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, at a first base station, one or more neighbor base stations of the first base station, wherein the first base station and the one or more neighbor base stations belong to a group of base stations;
detecting an 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 based on whether the adjacent base station was detected by the first base station or by at least one neighbor base station of the group of base stations; and
setting an uplink transmit power for each of one or more user equipment (UE) attached to the first base station based, at least in part, on the 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 of the first base station, wherein the first base station and the one or more neighbor base stations belong to a group of base stations; detecting an 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 based on whether the adjacent base station was detected by the first base station or by at least one neighbor base station of the group of base stations; and setting an uplink transmit power for each of one or more user equipment (UE) attached to the first base station based, at least in part, on the 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. At least one non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions encoded for execution by at least one processor, wherein the execution causes the at least one processor to perform operations, comprising:
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determining, at a first base station, one or more neighbor base stations of the first base station, wherein the first base station and the one or more neighbor base stations belong to a group of base stations; detecting an 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 based on whether the adjacent base station was detected by the first base station or by at least one neighbor base station of the group of base stations; and setting an uplink transmit power for each of one or more user equipment (UE) attached to the first base station based, at least in part, on the degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A first base station comprising:
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at least one memory element for storing data; and at least one processor for executing instructions associated with the data, wherein the executing causes the first base station to perform operations comprising; determining one or more neighbor base stations of the first base station, wherein the first base station and the one or more neighbor base stations belong to a group of base stations; detecting an 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 based on whether the adjacent base station was detected by the first base station or by at least one neighbor base station of the group of base stations; and setting an uplink transmit power for each of one or more user equipment (UE) attached to the first base station based, at least in part, on the degree of association between the first base station and the adjacent base station. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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