Repeater-assisted management of macro network coverage
AssigneeQUAL COMM Incorporated
InventorsEduardo S. Esteves, Dhananjay Ashok Gore, Mahesh A. Makhijani
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Abstract
A method of managing macro network coverage among a plurality of repeaters deployed to extend coverage of one or more base stations may include receiving feedback information from at least two repeaters indicative of macro network coverage at locations corresponding to each repeater, determining a coverage status of the macro network based on the feedback information, and sending a control signal to at least one repeater instructing the repeater to adjust one or more operating parameters based on the determined coverage status.
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A method of managing macro network coverage among a plurality of repeaters deployed to extend coverage of one or more base stations, the method comprising:
- receiving feedback information from at least two repeaters indicative of macro network coverage at locations corresponding to each repeater;
- determining a coverage status of the macro network based on the feedback information;
- and
- sending a control signal to at least one repeater instructing the repeater to adjust one or more operating parameters based on the determined coverage status.
An apparatus for managing macro network coverage among a plurality of repeaters deployed to extend coverage of one or more base stations, the apparatus comprising:
- logic configured to receive feedback information from at least two repeaters indicative of macro network coverage at locations corresponding to each repeater;
- logic configured to determine a coverage status of the macro network based on the feedback information;
- and
- logic configured to send a control signal to at least one repeater instructing the repeater to adjust one or more operating parameters based on the determined coverage status.
An apparatus for managing macro network coverage among a plurality of repeaters deployed to extend coverage of one or more base stations, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving feedback information from at least two repeaters indicative of macro network coverage at locations corresponding to each repeater;
- means for determining a coverage status of the macro network based on the feedback information;
- and
- means for sending a control signal to at least one repeater instructing the repeater to adjust one or more operating parameters based on the determined coverage status.
A computer-readable medium comprising code, which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform operations for managing macro network coverage among a plurality of repeaters deployed to extend coverage of one or more base stations, the computer-readable medium comprising:
- code for receiving feedback information from at least two repeaters indicative of macro network coverage at locations corresponding to each repeater;
- code for determining a coverage status of the macro network based on the feedback information;
- and
- code for sending a control signal to at least one repeater instructing the repeater to adjust one or more operating parameters based on the determined coverage status.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.