Patent ID: 9179324
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a communication system that includes a plurality of macro base stations and a plurality of low-cost Internet base stations (LCIBs), wherein each LCIB in the plurality of LCIBs comprises a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, the method comprising: an LCIB controller determining a location of each of the plurality of LCIBs; the LCIB controller determining a range of operation of each of the plurality of LCIBs; based at least on the determined locations and the determined ranges of operation, the LCIB controller determining that each LCIB in the plurality of LCIBs is within a predetermined proximity to at least one other LCIB in the plurality of LCIBs, wherein determining that each LCIB in the plurality of LCIBs is within a predetermined proximity to at least one other LCIB in the plurality of LCIBs comprises comparing (i) GPS information and range of operation information of the LCIB to (ii) GPS information and range of operation information of the at least one other LCIB in the plurality of LCIBs; in response to the determination that each LCIB in the plurality of LCIBs is within a predetermined proximity to at least one other LCIB in the plurality of LCIBs, the LCIB controller (i) selecting respective transmission-power levels for each respective LCIB in the plurality such that each respective LCIB limits operation to a respective area, wherein no such respective area overlaps any other such respective area and (ii) configuring each respective LCIB in the plurality to operate according to the respective transmission-power levels selected for the respective LCIB.