Patent ID: 8688097
Filing Date: 2014-04-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for reconfiguring an operational frequency and associated bandwidth used by a femto-cell base station, the femto-cell base station being configured to provide coverage to a User Equipment by connecting to a core telecommunications network via a gateway device, the femto-cell base station having a fixed network interface for establishing a fixed network connection to said core telecommunications network, and a wireless network interface for establishing a cellular wireless network connection to said core telecommunications network, said cellular wireless network connection being assigned a main frequency and associated bandwidth, the method comprising the steps of: checking a list of frequencies and associated bandwidths available to the wireless network interface; determining if any of the frequencies in said list matches an operational frequency supported by the User Equipment to which the femto-cell base station is providing coverage; and if at least one frequency matches the operational frequency supported by the User Equipment, selecting a second frequency from the list of frequencies, said second frequency being established as the operational frequency of the femto-cell base station, wherein said second frequency is supported by the User Equipment.