Patent ID: 9326231
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for selecting, by a pico eNodeB (eNB), a cell in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving a served cell information for a primary cell (PCell) or a secondary cell (SCell) from a neighbor eNB, wherein the served cell information is configured by the neighbor eNB, and wherein the served cell information includes information on a number or portion of user equipments (UEs) served by a corresponding cell and information on a resource usage status of the corresponding cell by the UEs; and selecting the PCell or the Scell based on the received served cell information, wherein the resource usage status of the corresponding cell by the UEs is calculated for a downlink (DL) physical resource block (PRB), an uplink (UL) PRB, and a total PRB as defined in an X2 interface.