Patent ID: 6832093
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A cellular radio system comprising:a multitude of base stations for offering a radio interface to mobile terminals for communicating general information to the mobile terminals and arranging for dedicated communication between a certain mobile terminal and the cellular radio system, and a certain first base station which has been previously appointed, prior to approach of a mobile terminal, as a beacon base station of an isolated, geographically defined restricted area, and which is located within or in the immediate vicinity of said restricted area, so that the cell of the beacon base station coincides with at least part of the restricted area, wherein said first base station is arranged to attract mobile terminals that are located within said restricted area to perform cell reselection into the cell of said first base station and to impose restrictions to the operation of mobile stations that have been attracted to the cell of said first base station.