Requesting and controlling access in a wireless communications network
First Claim
1. A method of requesting access to a node of a wireless communications network, the method, comprising the steps of:
- a) determining information about a transmission path within the network;
b) determining an identification code to differentially identify a requesting network component from other network components based on the determined transmission path information, wherein previously an association between identification codes and transmission path information has been established; and
c) modulating, by the requesting network component, the determined identification code onto a signal to generate an access request signal from which transmission path information may be derived.
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Abstract
A method, a computer program product and a device for requesting access to a node (BS) of a wireless communications network (10) are described. In the network (10) identification codes are used to differentiate access requests of different network components (UE). The method comprises the step of determining information about a transmission path (12) to e.g. the network node (BS), the step of determining an identification code in dependence on the determined transmission path information, wherein previously an association between identification codes and transmission path information has been established, and the step of modulating the selected identification code onto a signal to generate an access request signal carrying transmission path information.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of requesting access to a node of a wireless communications network, the method, comprising the steps of:
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a) determining information about a transmission path within the network; b) determining an identification code to differentially identify a requesting network component from other network components based on the determined transmission path information, wherein previously an association between identification codes and transmission path information has been established; and c) modulating, by the requesting network component, the determined identification code onto a signal to generate an access request signal from which transmission path information may be derived. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of controlling access to a node (BS) of a wireless communications network, the method comprising the steps of
a) receiving an access request signal onto which an identification code has been modulated by a requesting network component, the identification codes differentially identifying the requesting network component from other network components; -
b) analyzing the identification code to derive a transmit power level therefrom, wherein previously an association between identification codes and transmit power levels has been established; c) transmitting an access control signal including access control information at the transmit power level derived in step b). - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A network component configured to request access to a node of a wireless communications network, said network component comprising:
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a first determination unit for determining information about a transmission path within the network; a database including data associating identification codes and transmission path information, wherein said identification codes differentially identify a requesting network component from other network components; and a second determination unit for determining, in dependence on the determined transmission path information, an identification code to be included in an access request signal sent from the requesting network component from which transmission path information may be derived. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A network component configured to control access to a node of a wireless communications system, the network component comprising:
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a database including data associating identification codes from which transmit power information may be derived, wherein said identification codes differentially identify a requesting network component from other network components; an analyzer for analyzing the identification code included within a received access request signal sent from the requesting network component, with respect to the transmit power information associated with the identification code; and
,a derivation unit for deriving from the transmit power information obtained by the analyzer a transmit power level for an access control signal. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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