Load distribution in a network of small-cell base stations
US8761021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network device may make a determination that a first backhaul connection, which serves a first base station, is congested and that a second backhaul connection, which serves a second base station, is not congested. This determination may be made based on a first periodic data cap imposed (on the first backhaul connection, a traffic load on the first backhaul connection, a second periodic data cap imposed on the second backhaul connection, and a traffic load on the second backhaul connection. In response to the determination, the network device may configure a value of a cellular communication parameter utilized by one or both of the base stations. The configuration may comprise periodic adjustments of the value of the cellular communication parameter. The periodic adjustments may cause one or more mobile devices to be cyclically handed-over between the first base station and the second base station.
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