Patent ID: 8014306
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of integrating a remote microcell with at least one face of a code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system capable of signal advancing, the method comprising: dropping all active calls from the remote microcell; measuring, at an optical time domain reflectometer, a length of a fiber optic connection between a CDMA base station of the CDMA communication system and the remote microcell; measuring loss in the fiber optic connection; measuring a power output at the remote microcell; measuring a power output at the CDMA base station; collecting data relating to a total number of radios assigned to the remote microcell being integrated with the CDMA communication system, a number of radios assigned to the remote microcell that are in a CDMA bandwidth that have been removed from service, a transmit and receive antenna attenuation setting for the remote microcell, a remote attenuation level, a baseband combiner and radio attenuation of the remote microcell, and a pn-offset of the remote microcell; installing remote microcell hardware at the CDMA base station; calculating values using measurement data, the calculated values being a transmit antenna propagation delay, a maximum receive path propagation delay, a maximum transmit differential delay, a sector size, a search window size, power calculation, a total gain, an actual gain, and a CDMA power input level; translating the calculated values to allow the remote microcell to function in the CDMA communication system and to provide a sufficient sector size; level setting an output power level of the CDMA base station based on the calculated values to adapt the CDMA base station to communicate with the remote microcell; and testing the CDMA communication system after restoring the CDMA communication system to normal service.