Small cell deployment systems and methods
AssigneeAlcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
InventorLi Erran LI
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Abstract
In one example embodiment, a device is configured to determine whether to install a small cell base station at a target location. The device includes a processor configured to determine a transmission record associated with communication between at least one macro cell base station and a plurality of user equipment (UEs), and determine whether to install the small cell base station at the target location based on the transmission record and a connectivity state of each of the plurality of UEs.
Claims19
A device configured to determine whether to install a small cell base station at a target location, the device comprising:
- a processor configured to,
- determine a transmission record associated with communication between at least one macro cell base station and a plurality of user equipment (UEs), and
- determine whether to install the small cell base station at the target location based on the transmission record and a connectivity state of each of the plurality of UEs.
A system comprising:
- a plurality of devices, each of the plurality of devices being deployed at different respective target locations, each target location having an associated set of user equipment (UEs), each of the plurality of devices including a processor configured to,
- determine a transmission record associated with communication between at least one macro cell base station and the associated set of UEs as well as a connectivity state of each of the plurality of UEs;
- and
- a central processor configured to,
- receive transmission records and the connectivity state of each of the plurality of UEs, from the plurality of devices, and
- determine whether to install a small cell base station at one of the different target locations or another location, based on the received transmission records and the connectivity states of each of the plurality of UEs.
A method for determining whether to install a small cell base station at a target location, the method comprising:
- determining a transmission record associated with communication between at least one macro cell base station and a plurality of user equipment (UEs);
- and
- determining whether to install the small cell base station at the target location based on the transmission record and a connectivity state of each of the plurality of UEs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.