Method and apparatus for managing information in a communication system
AssigneeNokia Technologies Oy
InventorsHaitao Li, Mika Rinne, Yang Liu
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Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention in a heterogeneous network, there is provided an apparatus, comprising a receiver configured to receive information from a local access point, the information comprising system information of a macro base station associated with the local access point. The information may be received responsive to a request and/or the information may comprise full system information. The at least one processing core may cause the apparatus to participate in a procedure with the macro base station based at least in part on the information.
Claims16
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- memory storing a program of instructions;
- wherein the memory storing the program of instructions is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- at a user device in radio contact with a local access point, request system information from a macro base station via the local access point, the information comprising system information of a local access point associated with the macro base station, wherein the system information comprises system information of at least one local access point other than the local access point with which the user equipment is in radio contact;
- receive the information from the macro base station via the local access point with which the user device is in radio contact;
- and
- participate in a procedure with the local access point based at least in part on the information.
A method, comprising:
- at a user device in radio contact with a local access point, requesting information from a macro base station via the local access point, the information comprising system information of a local access point associated with the macro base station, wherein the information is received responsive to a request from the local access point and the information comprises system information, wherein the system information comprises system information of at least one local access point other than the local access point with which the user equipment is in radio contact;
- receiving the information from the macro base station, wherein the information is received at the user device, via the local access point with which the user device is in radio contact;
- and
- causing the user device to participate in a procedure with the local access point based at least in part on the information.
A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program of instructions, execution of which by at least one processor configures an apparatus to at least:
- at a user device in radio contact with a local access point, request system information from a macro base station via the local access point with which the user device is in radio contact, the information comprising system information of a local access point associated with the macro base station, wherein the system information comprises system information of at least one local access point other than the local access point with which the user equipment is in radio contact;
- receive the information from the macro base station;
- and
- participate in a procedure with the local access point based at least in part on the information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.