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Verifying neighbor cell

US8630648B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 2, 2008
Grant dateJan 14, 2014
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Expiry dateMar 31, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/00835
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A base station, computer readable medium and method for determining whether a neighbor cell is a neighbor of a serving cell, where the serving cell and the neighbor cell belong to a same communication network that includes a user terminal served by the serving cell. The method includes receiving at a base station of the serving cell, via the user terminal, a first identity of the neighbor cell, a second identity of the neighbor cell, and a random number generated by a base station of the neighbor cell; sending, from the base station of the serving cell, a request to the base station of the neighbor cell, for establishing a neighbor relation, wherein the request includes the received random number; and obtaining at the base station of the serving cell a response from the base station of the neighbor cell in response to the request, the response indicating acceptance or denial of the neighbor relation.

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