Method for facilitating network identification, access node, method for network identification and user equipment
US10299194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 27, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method (200) for facilitating network identification is provided. The method comprises, at an access node of a first network: detecting (S210) a physical-layer-related identity of each of one or more neighboring access nodes; decoding (S220), for each of the one or more neighboring access nodes, a network identity of the neighboring access node; for each of the one or more neighboring access nodes: determining (S230) whether the neighboring access node belongs to the first network or a different network; and determining (S230) an identity group in which the detected physical-layer-related identity of the neighboring access node is included; and selecting (S240), as a physical-layer-related identity of the access node, a physical-layer-related identity from an identity group other than any identity group in which a physical-layer-related identity of a neighboring access node belonging to a different network is included.
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