PCI partition and allocation for cellular network
First Claim
1. A Long Term Evolution (LTE) device configured to assign a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) code to a small cell eNodeB based on a location of the small cell eNodeB, wherein the LTE device is configured to:
- estimate a location of the small cell eNodeB based on at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the location of the small cell eNodeB and an RSRP measured at the small cell eNodeB;
determine if the location of the small cell eNodeB is within a first region of a first large cell transmission area of a first base station, a second region of hg fir large cell transmission area, a third region of a second large cell transmission area of a second base station, and a fourth region of a second large cell transmission area, wherein the first and second large cell transmission areas are contiguous, the first and second regions do not overlap, the third and fourth regions do not overlap, the second region surrounds the first region and is further from the first base station than the first region, the fourth region surrounds the third region and is further from the second base station than the third region;
in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the first region, assign a PCI code from a first group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB;
in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the second region, assign a PCI code from a second group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB;
in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the third region, assign a PCI code from the first group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; and
in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the fourth region, assign a PCI code from a third group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB, wherein the first, second, and third groups of PCI codes are disjoint.
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Abstract
Generally discussed herein are systems and apparatuses that can implement Physical Cell Identity assignments that reduce collision or confusion of small cell identities at User Equipment and techniques for using the same. According to an example apparatus a device can be configured to estimate a location of the small cell eNodeB based on at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the location of the small cell eNodeB and an RSRP measured at the small cell eNodeB, determine if the location of the small cell eNodeB is within a first region or a second region of a large cell transmission area, wherein the first and second regions do not overlap, and in response to determining which region the small cell eNodeB is deployed in, assign a PCI code from a respective group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB.
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20 Claims
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1. A Long Term Evolution (LTE) device configured to assign a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) code to a small cell eNodeB based on a location of the small cell eNodeB, wherein the LTE device is configured to:
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estimate a location of the small cell eNodeB based on at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the location of the small cell eNodeB and an RSRP measured at the small cell eNodeB; determine if the location of the small cell eNodeB is within a first region of a first large cell transmission area of a first base station, a second region of hg fir large cell transmission area, a third region of a second large cell transmission area of a second base station, and a fourth region of a second large cell transmission area, wherein the first and second large cell transmission areas are contiguous, the first and second regions do not overlap, the third and fourth regions do not overlap, the second region surrounds the first region and is further from the first base station than the first region, the fourth region surrounds the third region and is further from the second base station than the third region; in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the first region, assign a PCI code from a first group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the second region, assign a PCI code from a second group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the third region, assign a PCI code from the first group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; and in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the fourth region, assign a PCI code from a third group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB, wherein the first, second, and third groups of PCI codes are disjoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of assigning a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) code to a small cell eNodeB as a function of a location of the small cell eNodeB, the method comprising:
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estimating the location of the small cell eNodeB based on at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the location of the small cell eNodeB and an RSRP measured at the small cell eNodeB; determining if the location of the small cell eNodeB is within a first region of a first large cell transmission area of a first base station, a second region of the first large cell transmission area, a third region of a second large cell transmission area of a second base station, and a fourth region of a second large cell transmission area, wherein the first and second large cell transmission areas are contiguous, the first and second regions do not overlap, the third and fourth regions do not overlap, the second region surrounds the first region and is further from the first base station than the first region, the fourth region surrounds the third region and is further from the second base station than the third region; in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the first region, assigning a PCI code from a first group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the second region, assigning a PCI code from a second group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the third region, assign a PCI code from the first group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; and in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the fourth region, assign a PCI code from a third group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB, wherein the first, second, and third groups of PCI codes are disjoint. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage device comprising instructions stored thereon, the instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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estimating a location of a small cell eNodeB based on at least one of Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the small cell eNodeB and an RSRP measured at the small cell eNodeB; determining if the location of the small cell eNodeB is within a first region of a first large cell transmission area of a first base station, a second region of the first large cell transmission area, a third region of a second large cell transmission area of a second base station, and a fourth region of a second large cell transmission area, wherein the first and second large cell transmission areas are contiguous, the first and second regions do not overlap, the third and fourth regions do not overlap, the second region surrounds the first region and is further from the first base station than the first region, the fourth region surrounds the third region and is further from the second base station than the third region; in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the first region, assigning a PCI code from a first group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is not within the first region, assigning a PCI code from a second group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the third region, assign a PCI code from the first group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB; and in response to determining the small cell eNodeB is within the fourth region, assign a PCI code from a third group of available PCI codes to the small cell eNodeB, wherein the first, second, and third groups of PCI codes are disjoint. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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