Methods for enhancing performance of open-access and closed-access femtocells
US8452293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a system including one or more femtocells within a service area of a macrocell, a method includes: (a) receiving from a base station information regarding available resources at each femtocell; (b) measuring a signal-interference-to-noise ratio (SINR) at a mobile station relative to the macrocell and each femtocell; and (c) selecting for the mobile station one of the femtocells for a hand-off, wherein the femtostation is selected based on the combined capacity of the macrocell and the femtocells after the hand-off.
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