Patent ID: 9578574
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: G06F,G08C,H04B,H04J,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A replacement system for effecting a replacement procedure in an LTE system, the replacement system comprising: a first cellular LTE base transceiver station in RF communication with a plurality of mobile transceiver devices in an RF coverage area and connected to a back haul network, wherein the first cellular LTE base station is deployed using a first mobile deployment platform; a replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station adapted for RF communication with the plurality of mobile transceiver devices, the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station deployed using a second mobile deployment platform, and located such as to enable communication with the plurality of mobile transceiver devices in the RF coverage area; and a base transceiver station replacement computing facility, wherein the base transceiver station replacement computing facility is connected to the back haul network and to the first cellular LTE base transceiver station, as well as to the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station, wherein the base transceiver station replacement computing facility manages a handover of the plurality of mobile transceiver devices in the RF coverage area from the first cellular LTE base transceiver station to the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station, wherein the handover comprises: (a) the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station connecting to the back haul network, (b) the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station connecting to the base transceiver station replacement computing facility, (c) the base transceiver station replacement computing facility provisioning the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station with at least some of the same parameters as those of the first cellular LTE base transceiver station, and with a cell identifier different than a cell identifier of the first cellular LTE base transceiver station, (d) the first cellular LTE base transceiver station reducing its transmit power while the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station increases its transmit power, and (e) each of the plurality of mobile transceiver devices being handed over from the first cellular LTE base transceiver station to the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station when an analysis of power levels and RF propagation characteristics of the first and the replacement cellular transceiver stations determine that appropriate handover conditions exist.