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Method and apparatus to extend the range of a base station in a mobile communication network

US9642016B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Yi-Pin Eric Wang · Fremont, US
Stephen Grant · Cary, US
Andreas Höglund · Solna, SE
Edgar Ramos · Kirkkonummi, FI

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 19, 2013
Grant date	May 2, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 19, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/06
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

There is provided a method for determining an offset to be used to extend the range of a first base station in a mobile communication network, the method comprising determining one or more characteristics of a mobile device; and determining offset to be used to extend the range of the first base station from the one or more characteristics.

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