Patent ID: 8626170
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a first communication device with an adaptive neighboring cell relations function, comprising: receiving a measurement report of a possible neighboring cell candidate of a second communication device from a user equipment camped/connected within a first cell served by the first communication device; determining to set up an inter-node connection to the second communication device serving the possible neighboring cell candidate indicated in the received measurement report; initiating set up of the inter-node connection to the second communication device by sending a connection request comprising a geographical position of the first communication device to the second communication device; receiving an inter-node connection response to the connection request that includes a negative inter-node connection response indicating a false neighboring cell relationship when the geographical position of the first communication device is not within a range of the geographical position of the second communication device; and storing an identity of the second communication device in a list indicating that cells of communication devices listed in the list are not considered as neighboring cells to the cell served by the first communication device when the inter-node connection response is the negative inter-node connection response.