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Minimizing inter-femtocell downlink interference

US8285322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 5, 2009
Grant dateOct 9, 2012
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Expiry dateJun 24, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W52/281
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for minimizing interference for mobile devices operating in a communication network that includes a centralized controller and a number of femtocells, each femtocell including a base station. The method calculates a power assignment priority for each femtocell, and determines a priority order of the femtocells, the priority order based on the power assignment priority calculated for each femtocell. The method calculates a power to assign to the base station for each femtocell based on the priority order. The method allocates a first portion of the power assigned to the base station for each femtocell as required for real-time traffic, and a second portion of the power assigned to the base station for each femtocell as required for non-real-time traffic.

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