Autonomous acquisition of configuration information in radio frequency repeaters

A wireless repeater device in a wireless communication network, comprising:

• a wireless transceiver;
• a memory;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and the memory, wherein the processor and the memory are configured to:
• receive one or more synchronization signals broadcast from one or more cells in the communication system;
• process at least one portion of the one or more received synchronization signals;
• and
• transmit signals between the repeater and at least one base station in the communication system over a fronthaul link between the repeater and the at least one base station according to a cell selection of at least one cell of the one or more cells that includes the at least one base station and according to a beam forming configuration, where the cell selection and beam forming configuration are determined based on the processing of the at least one portion of the received synchronization signals.

A wireless repeater device in a wireless communication network, comprising:

• means for receiving one or more synchronization signals broadcast from one or more cells in the communication system;
• means for processing at least one portion of the one or more received synchronization signals;
• and
• means for transmitting signals between the repeater and at least one base station in the communication system over a fronthaul link between the repeater and the at least one base station according to a cell selection of at least one cell of the one or more cells that includes the at least one base station and according to a beam forming configuration, where the cell selection and beam forming configuration are determined based on the processing of the at least one portion of the received synchronization signals.

An article of manufacture for use by a wireless repeater device in a wireless communication network, the article comprising:

• a non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored therein instructions executable by one or more processors of the wireless communication device to:
• receive one or more synchronization signals broadcast from one or more cells in the communication system;
• process at least one portion of the one or more received synchronization signals;
• and
• transmit signals between the repeater and at least one base station in the communication system over a fronthaul link between the repeater and the at least one base station according to a cell selection of at least one cell of the one or more cells that includes the at least one base station and according to a beam forming configuration, where the cell selection and beam forming configuration are determined based on the processing of the at least one portion of the received synchronization signals.