Method and system for dynamic cell configuration

An apparatus for adapting hyper cells in response to changing conditions of a cellular network, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one collector configured to collect data regarding network conditions of the cellular network, the cellular network configured to utilize a wireless protocol;
• at least one processing unit configured to:
• determine that a first transmit point associated with a second hyper cell utilizing the wireless protocol is to be added to a first hyper cell utilizing the wireless protocol in accordance with the collected data, wherein the first hyper cell includes at least one transmit point associated with a first cell identifier (ID);
• and
• change an association of the first transmit point from a second cell ID to the first cell ID, wherein at least one transmit point of the second hyper cell is associated with the second cell ID.

An apparatus for adapting hyper cells in response to changing conditions of a cellular network, the apparatus comprising:

• at least one collector configured to collect data regarding network conditions of the cellular network;
• at least one processing unit configured to:
• determine that a transmit point is to be added to a first hyper cell in accordance with the collected data, wherein the first hyper cell includes at least one transmit point associated with a first cell identifier (ID);
• and
• change an association of the transmit point from a second cell ID to the first cell ID, wherein at least one transmit point of a second hyper cell is associated with the second cell ID,
• wherein the apparatus is a base station controlling one or more remote radio heads and wherein the base station is adapted to dynamically change one or more cell identifier (ID) in response to changing network conditions, wherein:
• the base station is connected to each of the one or more remote radio heads via a communication line;
• and
• the one or more remote radio heads are adapted to receive and transmit radio frequency signals, and wherein the transmit point is a remote radio head.

A network communication system, comprising:

• a first set of base stations in a first hyper cell in a cellular network, the first set of base stations sharing a first hyper cell identifier (ID), wherein a physical topology of the cellular network is disassociated with cell identifiers (IDs);
• a second set of base stations in a second hyper cell, the second set of base stations sharing a second hyper cell ID;
• and
• a supernode configured to:
• assign a first subset of base stations from the first set of base stations to form a first virtual data channel to serve a user equipment (UE) at a first location;
• assign a second subset of base stations from the first set of base stations to form a second virtual data channel to serve the UE when the UE moves from the first location to a second location in the cellular network, the second subset of base stations selected based on data regarding network conditions of the cellular network, the data regarding the network conditions including UE distribution, wherein the first subset of base stations transmitting in the first virtual data channel and the second subset of base stations transmitting in the second virtual data channel are transparent to UE;
• and
• select a base station from the second set of base stations based on the data regarding the network conditions of the cellular network, wherein the base station is removed from the second hyper cell and added to the first hyper cell to change a first serving coverage of the first hyper cell and a second serving coverage of the second hyper cell.

A method comprising:

• assigning, by a supernode in a network communication system, a first subset of base stations from a first set of base stations to form a first virtual data channel to serve a user equipment (UE) at a first location, the network communication system including the first set of base stations in a first hyper cell in a cellular network, the first set of base stations sharing a first hyper cell identifier (ID), wherein a physical topology of the cellular network is disassociated with cell identifiers (IDs), and wherein the network communication system further comprises a second set of base stations in a second hyper cell, the second set of base stations sharing a second hyper cell ID;
• assigning, by the supernode, a second subset of base stations from the first set of base stations to form a second virtual data channel to serve the UE when the UE moves from the first location to a second location in the cellular network, the second subset of base stations selected based on data regarding network conditions of the cellular network, the data regarding the network conditions including UE distribution, wherein the first subset of base stations transmitting in the first virtual data channel and the second subset of base stations transmitting in the second virtual data channel are transparent to UE;
• and
• selecting, by the supernode, a base station from the second set of base stations based on the data regarding the network conditions of the cellular network, wherein the base station is removed from the second hyper cell and added to the first hyper cell to change a first serving coverage of the first hyper cell and a second serving coverage of the second hyper cell.