Method and apparatus of operating femto base station in wireless communication system
US8331948B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus of operating a femto base station in a wireless communication system is provided. A first announcement message indicating service interruption is transmitted. A second announcement message indicating service recovery is transmitted. The second announcement message is transmitted to a user equipment or a macro base station having a wider cell area than the femto base station. Reliability of a communication service can be maintained for a user equipment even if a service of a femto base station is temporarily interrupted.
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