Self organizing network

A method for implementing a self organizing network, comprising:

• establishing a backhaul connection with a femto base station;
• receiving, from the femto base station, neighborhood radio frequency (RF) interference information via the backhaul connection, the neighborhood RF interference information associated with one or more other femto base stations from which the femto base station has received RF transmissions;
• based on the neighborhood RF interference information, creating an RF environment map;
• determining whether the femto base station is to re-provision its RF channel with one or more endpoints based on the neighborhood RF interference information;
• and
• upon determining that the femto base station is to re-provision its RF channel:
• transmitting information indicative of the re-provisioning of the RF channel with the one or more endpoints to the femto base station;
• and
• participating in a hand-off procedure to hand-off any endpoints currently connected to the femto base station to the re-provisioned femto base station.

A device for implementing a self organizing network, comprising:

• a first interface configured to:
• establish a connection between a femto base station and a network access device configured to provide the femto base station with Internet access;
• establish a backhaul connection between the femto base station and a wireless service provider's network via the Internet;
• transmit, from the femto base station to the wireless service provider's network, neighborhood RF interference information via the backhaul connection, the neighborhood RF interference information associated with one or more other femto base stations from which the femto base station has received RF transmissions;
• and
• receive RF channel re-provisioning information from the wireless service provider's network;
• a second interface, coupled to and different than, the first interface, the second interface configured to establish a wireless connection with one or more endpoints via a radio frequency (RF) channel;
• and
• a processor coupled to the first and second interfaces and configured to:
• re-provision the RF channel with the one or more endpoints;
• and
• participate in a hand-off procedure to hand-off the endpoints to the re-provisioned RF channel.

A device for implementing a self organizing network, comprising:

• an interface configured to:
• establish a backhaul connection with a femto base station;
• and
• receive, from the femto base station, neighborhood radio frequency (RF) interference information via the backhaul connection, the neighborhood RF interference information associated with one or more other femto base stations from which the femto base station has received RF transmissions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the interface and configured to:
• based on the neighborhood RF interference information, create an RF environment map;
• and
• determine whether the femto base station is to re-provision its RF channel with one or more endpoints based on the neighborhood RF interference information,;
• wherein, upon determining that the femto base station is to re-provision its RF channel with the one or more endpoints:
• the interface is further configured to transmit information indicative of the re-provisioning of the RF channel with the one or more endpoints to the femto base station;
• and
• the processor is further configured to participate in a hand-off procedure to hand-off any endpoints currently connected to the femto base station to the re-provisioned femto base station.