Method and arrangement for identity collection
AssigneeEXFO Inc.
InventorsJukka Kemppainen, Hannu Toppinen
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Abstract
Methods and arrangements are disclosed for collecting subscriber identity. A cell is formed for carrying out communications with mobile devices. A channel bandwidth indication is transmitted and indicates to cellular mobile devices the formed cell utilizes bandwidth identical to the bandwidth utilized in neighboring real cells. A downlink radio channel power level on a given continuous channel subset of the indicated channel bandwidth is provided. A communication request from a cellular mobile device is received and radio resources allocated to the cellular mobile device from the given continuous channel subset of the indicated channel bandwidth. A subscriber identity of the cellular mobile device is received from the cellular mobile device.
Claims16
An apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver;
- a radio frequency power amplifier;
- and
- a processor configured to control the transceiver and the power amplifier to form a cell for carrying out uplink and downlink communication with cellular mobile devices, the cell having a physical cell identity and a tracking area code selectable as being unused by neighboring real cells of a communication system, wherein the processor is configured to:
- transmit a channel bandwidth indication to indicate to cellular mobile devices that the formed cell utilizes a bandwidth identical to a bandwidth utilized in neighboring real cells;
- provide a downlink radio channel power level on a given continuous channel subset of the channel bandwidth indication, the downlink radio channel power level being selectable to be higher than a downlink radio channel power level utilized in real neighboring real cells;
- receive a communication request from a cellular mobile device;
- allocate radio resources to the cellular mobile device from the given continuous channel subset of the channel bandwidth indication;
- and
- receive a subscriber identity of the cellular mobile device sent from the cellular mobile device.
A method for identity collection of a cellular mobile device, the method comprising:
- forming a cell for carrying out uplink and downlink communication with cellular mobile devices, the cell having a physical cell identity and a tracking area code unused by neighboring real cells of a communication system;
- transmitting a channel bandwidth indication which indicates to cellular mobile devices the formed cell utilizes bandwidth identical to a bandwidth utilized in neighboring real cells;
- providing a downlink radio channel power level on a given continuous channel subset of the indicated channel bandwidth, the power level being higher than a downlink radio channel power level utilized in real neighboring real cells;
- receiving a communication request from a cellular mobile device;
- allocating radio resources to the cellular mobile device from the given continuous channel subset of the channel bandwidth indication;
- and
- receiving a subscriber identity of the cellular mobile device sent from the cellular mobile device.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program instructions for causing a computer apparatus to perform at least the following:
- forming a cell for carrying out uplink and downlink communication with cellular mobile devices, the cell having a physical cell identity and a tracking area code selectable as being unused by neighboring real cells of a communication system;
- transmitting a channel bandwidth indication to indicate to cellular mobile devices the formed cell utilizes a bandwidth identical to a bandwidth utilized in neighboring real cells;
- providing a downlink radio channel power level on a given continuous channel subset of the channel bandwidth indication, the power level being selectable to be higher than a downlink radio channel power level utilized in real neighboring real cells;
- receiving a communication request from a cellular mobile device;
- allocating radio resources to the cellular mobile device from the given continuous channel subset of the channel bandwidth indication;
- and
- receiving a subscriber identity of the cellular mobile device sent from the cellular mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.