Virtual cell network
US7539161B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/085
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A virtual network is created by providing antennas controlled by the same base station with control signals of different virtual base stations. A virtual network controller comprised in the base station is arranged for performing handovers between sets of physical channels of the different virtual base stations. The handover is preferably performed transparently towards the main communication network. This transparency is preferably provided by associating physical channels of virtual base stations with communication channels of the main communications network. Preferably, position estimations of a mobile terminal connected to the base station are performed by the virtual network controller, whereby such estimations can be kept secret within the virtual network.
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