Cellular communication system comprising macro and micro cells
US8934911B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of routing call signalling to a destination address from a first cellular mobile communications network comprising a plurality of cells to one of a plurality of smaller cells collectively identified in said first mobile communications network by a single virtual cell identifier. The method involves receiving call signalling for a call in a first routing domain associated with said first mobile communications network, and then determining in said first routing domain from said destination address a forwarding address for said call signalling, wherein said forwarding address comprises said virtual cell identifier, forwarding said call signalling to a network gateway node associated with said virtual cell identifier in said first routing domain, said gateway node being further arranged to participate in a different routing domain by identifying, using said different routing domain, the identity of one of said smaller cells associated with said destination address; and finally, routing the call signalling to said destination address.
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