Patent · US Active

Small cell discovery method and system, base station, and user equipment, and communication apparatus

US9986494B2 · kind B2 · utility

1Cited by
0References
17Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJun 3, 2015
Grant dateMay 29, 2018
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 3, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W92/10
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Disclosed is a small cell discovery method, the method including: a base station of the current service cell receives a physical cell identifier and a status parameter transmitted by a base station of a non-service cell adjacent to the current service cell, the status parameter being used to indicate a mode of transmitting an air interface signal by the base station of the non-service cell; the base station of the current service cell transmits the physical cell identifier and the status parameter to a user equipment. Also, disclosed are a base station, a user equipment and a small cell discovery system.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.