Methods and apparatus for handover between macro base station and home base station
US8559958B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for performing a handover from a macro base station to a home node in the macro base station of a mobile communications system. A location of a terminal is received from the terminal at the macro base station. A handover from the macro base station to the home node to which the terminal is registered is initiated, when a distance between the location of the terminal and a location of the home node is less than a first predefined threshold. A request for an allocation of frequency and resources having a minimum interference with the macro base station for the home node is transmitted to a home node controller.
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