Patent ID: 9386534
Filing Date: 2016-07-05
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing an access point configured for communication in a plurality of radio access technologies (RATs) in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: taking measurements, at the access point, of signals from a base station, wherein the access point provides communication coverage for a small cell and the base station provides communication coverage for a macro cell that overlaps with the small cell; determining, by one or more processors of the access point and based on the measurements, a level of communication coverage provided by the base station to the small cell using a first RAT; and in response to a determination that the level of communication coverage provided by the base station to the small cell using the first RAT meets or exceeds a threshold level of communication coverage, reducing a transmit power for at least a second RAT of the access point, wherein the second RAT is different than the first RAT and the second RAT provides a lower download speed than the first RAT.