Patent ID: 8626215
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A radio network controller assembly configured to control a plurality of base stations, each base station controlling at least one radio cell, the radio network controller assembly comprising: a plurality of unit radio network controllers, each unit radio network controller comprising: a database configured to store configuration data comprising mappings of each base station and one respectively associated unit radio network controller; wherein the radio network controller assembly is configured to use said sets of external interfaces for communication with the plurality of base stations, the core network, and radio network controllers external to the radio network controller assembly; and external interfaces identical to those of an independent radio network controller; wherein one of the unit radio network controllers is a singleton device which owns a Signalling System #7 interface for the radio network controller assembly which is to be performed by only one unit radio network controller in relation to the core network.