System and method for providing 3gpp based communications in an indoor environment
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsKim Laraqui, Sándor Albrecht, Henrik Almeida
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Abstract
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards an indoor base station and an indoor service node, as well as corresponding methods therein, for providing Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) based communications for at least one wireless device in an indoor environment. The example embodiments presented herein provide a merged system with centralized control featuring wired and wireless access for 3GPP based communications in an indoor environment.
Claims14
An indoor base station, situated in an indoor environment, for providing Third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, based communications for at least one wireless device in the indoor environment, the indoor base station comprising a processor and a memory, said memory comprising instructions executable by said processor whereby said indoor base station is operative to:
- receive, from a radio network via a Broadband Access, BBA, the 3GPP based communications, said BBA being scheduled and controlled by the radio network and the indoor base station for communications between the indoor base station and the radio network;
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- transmit, to the at least one wireless device, the 3GPP based communications.
A method, in an indoor base station situated in an indoor environment, for providing Third Generation Partnership Project, 3GPP, based communications for at least one wireless device in the indoor environment, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a radio network via a Broadband Access, BBA, the 3GPP based communications, said BBA being scheduled and controlled by the radio network and the indoor base station for communications between the indoor base station and the radio network;
- and
- transmitting, to the at least one wireless device, the 3GPP based communications.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.