Patent ID: 8095136
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A first base station managing a neighboring condition and cell area operation of a cell area, the cell area being a cell area of a wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network comprising a telecommunication network enabling a transfer of information between the first base station and a second base station, wherein the wireless cellular network comprises a server linked to the telecommunication network, the base station comprising: a first unit configured to receive, at the first base station and from the server, information identifying the second base station in the telecommunication network, the information identifying the second base station being used for establishing a connection between the first and second base stations; a second unit configured to establish a direct connection between the first base station and the second base station through the telecommunication network based on the information identifying the second base station received by the first unit; a third unit configured to receive, at the first base station, information representative of an operation domain of a second cell area managed by the second base station; a fourth unit configured to select, at the first base station, an operation domain of a first cell area managed by the first base station based on the information representative of the operation domain of the second cell area; and a fifth unit configured to release the connection with between the first base station and the second base station.