Patent ID: 8594693
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for redirecting communication requests made by user equipment to an access point in a cellular communication system wherein the access point of a femtocell has a shorter communication range than the access point of a macrocell in the system, the method comprising; (a) sending a communication request from user equipment to the access point of the femtocell; (b) determining whether the access point of the femtocell has reached a maximum capacity; (c) sending a communication rejection signal to the user equipment if the access point of the femtocell has reached maximum capacity; and (d) redirecting the communication request into the access point of the macrocell in which the access point is positioned wherein the macrocell and femtocell operate at the same frequency, wherein the access point comprises a low-power femtocell transmitter or/and receiver.