Patent ID: 9167539
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: scanning a neighborhood of a first base station, by the first base station, for a second base station adapted for serving an open subscriber group, wherein the first base station and the second base station use a same carrier frequency, wherein scanning a neighborhood of the first base station comprises measuring a power received from the second base station, and wherein the scanning is carried out during idle periods of the first base station, and comprises a plurality of individual scanning procedures for the second base station; detecting whether the second base station is present within the neighborhood of the first base station; and adapting a downlink transmit power of the first base station depending on a presence of the second base station, wherein if at least one of the received power of the second base station is below a threshold value and no second base station is present within the neighborhood of the first base station then the downlink transmit power of the first base station is set to a predefined minimum value.