Method and apparatus for selecting carrier in wireless communication system
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsGene Beck Hahn, Jae Hoon Chung
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting a carrier in a wireless communication system is provided. A pico eNodeB (eNB) transmits a carrier information request message including a request of information on carriers used by a macro eNB, and receives a carrier information response message as a response of the carrier information request message, the carrier information response message including the information on carriers used by the macro eNB, the information on carriers indicating information on user equipments (UEs) corresponding to the carriers used by the macro eNB. The pico eNB selects a primary cell (PCell) of the pico eNB based on the received information on carriers used by the macro eNB.
Claims15
A method for selecting, by a pico eNodeB, a carrier in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- transmitting a carrier information request message including a request of information on carriers used by a macro eNB;
- receiving a carrier information response message as a response of the carrier information request message, the carrier information response message including the information on carriers used by the macro eNB, the information on carriers indicating information on user equipments (UEs) corresponding to the carriers used by the macro eNB;
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- selecting a primary cell (PCell) of the pico eNB based on the received information on carriers used by the macro eNB.
A method for selecting, by a home eNodeB (HeNB), a carrier in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- transmitting a carrier information request message including a request of information on carriers used by a macro eNB to a HeNB gateway (GW);
- receiving a carrier information response message as a response of the carrier information request message from the HeNB GW, the carrier information response message including the information on carriers used by the macro eNB, the information on carriers indicating information on user equipments (UEs) corresponding to the carriers used by the macro eNB;
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- selecting a PCell of the HeNB based on the received information on carriers used by the macro eNB.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.