Basestation measurement modes
AssigneeUbiquisys Limited
InventorsAlan Carter, Stephen Whittaker, Aminu Wada Maida
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Abstract
A basestation for a cellular communications network is intended to provide coverage over a small area, which may be within an area that already has cellular coverage from one or more existing basestations. The basestation is therefore able to detect signals transmitted from the other basestations, in order to make measurements of the radio environment. In particular, the basestation may be able to receive signals periodically on the system downlink frequencies.
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A basestation, for use in a cellular wireless communications network, the network having at least one downlink transmit frequency and at least one uplink transmit frequency,
- wherein the basestation is adapted periodically to receive signals from another basestation in said network on said downlink transmit frequency.
A method of operating a basestation in a cellular wireless communications network, the network having at least one downlink transmit frequency and at least one uplink transmit frequency,
- the method comprising configuring the basestation periodically to receive signals from another basestation in said network on said downlink transmit frequency.
A basestation, for use in a cellular wireless communications network, wherein the basestation is adapted periodically to page at least one mobile device and hold said mobile device in a connected state without establishing a call thereto, in order to be able to receive measurement reports therefrom.
A method of operating a basestation in a cellular wireless communications network, the method comprising periodically paging at least one mobile device and holding said mobile device in a connected state without establishing a call thereto, in order to be able to receive measurement reports therefrom.
A basestation, for use in a cellular wireless communications network, wherein, in order to be able to obtain reports relating to measurements made by a mobile device, the basestation is adapted to hold said mobile device in a connected state even when it is not required to establish a call thereto, in order to be able to receive said measurement reports therefrom.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.