Adapting a communications network of wireless access nodes to a changing environment
US7299069B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for adapting a communications network of a plurality of wireless access nodes, such as base stations to a changing environment. The method comprises determining a current location of at least a first user in the communications network, identifying a need for change in at least one parameter associated with a position of a first base station of the plurality of base stations based on the current location of the first user, and implementing a first response in the communications network in response to the need for change for the first base station. In this way, a self-deploying wireless access network may autonomously reposition base stations in a changing environment of user distributions across a coverage area and/or user demand by users of wireless communication devices, such as mobile units. Using indirect communication between the base stations capable of operating with different standards or protocols, a distributed algorithm may adapt the network to the changing environment. Such adaptation of the network in a distributed manner may control overall network costs of providing wireless services to mobile users.
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