Patent ID: 8538495
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of a low duty mode operation of a femto base station in a broadband wireless access system, the method comprising: determining a low duty mode pattern to be performed by the femto base station according to a preset reference; and performing the low duty mode operation according to the determined pattern, wherein the preset reference includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a battery level, an available resource status and a subscriber type of the femto base station and, wherein if the preset reference includes the subscriber type, the low duty mode is determined to be a first low duty mode pattern if the subscriber type is a closed subscriber group (CSG) open state or a second low duty mode pattern if the subscriber type is a closed subscriber group (CSG) closed state and wherein the first low duty mode pattern is set to have a ratio of an available interval for a same period set greater by a prescribed number than that of the second low duty mode pattern.