Patent ID: 8737263
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for assigning a Physical Cell Identity (PCI) in an Operation, Administration, Maintenance (OAM) system, the apparatus comprising: a communication unit to receive a request for a PCI group from a Home eNodeB Gateway (HeNB GW); and a PCI group assignment unit to check geographical information of the HeNB GW, to check information on a first PCI group assigned to a neighboring HeNB GW neighboring the HeNB GW, and to assign a unique second PCI group to the HeNB GW, the PCI group assigned to the HeNB GW being different from the PCI group assigned to the neighboring HeNB GW, wherein an individual PCI from the second PCI group that is to be assigned by the HeNB GW to an HeNB is not contained in the first PCI group assigned to the neighboring HeNB GW as a result of the PCI group assignment from the OAM system to the HeNB GW of the unique second PCI group.