Patent ID: 9363764
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for communicating using a dual-mode base station, comprising: simultaneously operating the dual-mode base station as an access-point base station for a femtocell and as a repeater for a macro base station, wherein simultaneously operating the dual-mode base station comprises: facilitating, by the dual-mode base station operating as the access-point base station, communication between one or more authorized access terminals and a macro network via the femtocell in operative communication with a backhaul, wherein the one or more authorized access terminals are authorized to access the femtocell; simultaneously boosting, by the dual-mode base station operating as the repeater, one or more communication signals between one or more unauthorized access terminals and the macro base station in operative communication with the macro network, wherein the one or more unauthorized access terminals are not authorized to access the femtocell; and matching a transmission power level of a femtocell transceiver and a transmission power level of a repeater transceiver.