Patent ID: 9432931
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A method for controlling the activity of a base station entity of a first type in a mobile communication network via a mobile device having a communication link to a base station entity of a second type, the base station entity of the second type configured with a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) and the base station entity of the first type configured with a second RAT, the first RAT providing the mobile device with only a first type of service and the second RAT providing the mobile device with only a second type of service different than the first type of service, wherein the base station entity of the first type is able to be operated in at least a first and a second operational mode, wherein the first operational mode corresponds to the base station entity of the first type transmitting radio frequency signals such that a control channel corresponding to the second RAT is received in a radio coverage area of the base station entity of the first type by the mobile device, wherein the second operational mode corresponds to the base station entity of the first type not providing the control channel corresponding to the second RAT in the radio coverage area of the base station entity of the first type for the mobile device such that the control channel corresponding to the second RAT is not received in the radio coverage area of the base station entity of the first type by the mobile device, wherein the method comprises: sending, by the mobile device, a connection request to the base station entity of the second type, the connection request being related to a request of the mobile device to have a communication link with the base station entity of the first type, the sending being while the base station entity of the first type is in its second operational mode; and activating the first operational mode of the base station entity of the first type and establishing the communication link between the mobile device and the base station entity of the first type; wherein a plurality of base station entities of the first type correspond to a radio coverage area of the base station entity of the second type, and wherein the choice of the base station entity of the first type is to be activated in the activating step is dependent on at least one out of the following: wherein during the second operational mode, the mobile device does not know of the existence of the base station entity of the first type and is unable to receive the second type of service.