Method and apparatus for managing neighbour relations
US9717025B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/08
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of managing neighbour relations between cells in a cellular communication system comprising the steps of: receiving requests (350) for admission of a neighbour relation by an admission policy block (310) having a leaky bucket maintained in respect of that neighbour relation; adding tokens in respect of each request to the leaky bucket; removing tokens from the leaky bucket as time passes; and admitting the neighbour relation (320) if the number of tokens passes a threshold.
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