Patent ID: 6347226
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
A method for controlling transceiver units of base stations in a cellular radio system comprising at least a first base station comprising:a first transceiver unit to which one or more radio channels have been allocated for receiving and transmitting telecommunications signals via a radio path to mobile stations located in its radio coverage area and to which a data channel has been allocated for communicating with a mobile exchange, and a second base station which is located at a distance from the first base station and which comprises at least a second transceiver unit, said method comprising: compiling statistics on the capacity need of the first base station at different times of the day and/or on different days of the week in the coverage area of the first base station; and controlling said first transceiver unit on the basis of the traffic capacity need of the first base station in such a manner that the first transceiver unit is deactivated and activated respectively at predetermined times of the day and/or on predetermined days of the week on the basis of said statistics, the deactivation comprising: sending a first control message to the first base station, said first base station comprising means for deactivating the first transceiver unit in response to the control message; sending a second control message to the second base station, said second base station comprising means for activating the second transceiver unit in response to said control message; and allocating one or more radio channels and said data channel for communication with a mobile exchange which have been used by the first deactivated transceiver unit to the second activated transceiver unit located in the second base station.