Apparatus and method selecting a base station in a network
US11102785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/04
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus configured to operate in a network comprises: control circuitry configured to perform a selection operation to select a preferred base station from one or more base stations in the network, each base station having a backhaul connection; connection circuitry configured to connect to the preferred base station; and communication circuitry configured to receive characteristic data of the backhaul connection of each of the one or more base stations. The control circuitry is configured to perform the selection operation in dependence on the characteristic data.
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