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US 8,301,151 B2Granted
Network controller and small base station
AssigneePantech Co., Ltd.
InventorChang Hyun Back
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AssigneePantech Co., Ltd.
InventorChang Hyun Back
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A small base station may report to a network controller about whether a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted from a macro base station is sensed. The network controller may control an operational mode of the small base station depending on whether the RF signal is sensed. Accordingly, the small base station may not transmit the RF signal at all times, and thus, it is possible to reduce an interference between a small cell and a macro cell or interference between the small cell and another small cell.
A network controller, comprising:
A small base station, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
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Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements: arrangements for optimising operational condition
Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements: testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
Hand-off or reselection arrangements: reselecting a cell layer in multi-layered cells
Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems: using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
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This application claims priority from and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2009-0098752, filed on Oct. 16, 2009, which is hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes as if fully set forth herein.
1. Field
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention relate to a network controller and a small base station.
The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention, and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a communication system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a small base station, a terminal, and a network controller of FIG. 1.
Aspects of the invention are described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments of the invention are shown. Aspects of the invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these exemplary embodiments are provided so that this disclosure is thorough, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the size and relative sizes of layers and regions may be exaggerated for clarity. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.
It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected to” another element, it can be directly connected to the other element, or intervening elements may be present.
Also, terms are used herein to appropriately describe the exemplary embodiments of the present invention and thus may be changed depending on a user, the intent of an operator, or a custom.