Patent ID: 8401479

Claim:
A method for minimizing interference for mobile devices operating in a communication network that includes a macrocell base station and at least one femtocell, each femtocell including a base station, the method comprising: receiving, by the at least one femtocell base station, initialization data on a backhaul connection that connects the at least one femtocell base station and the macrocell base station; configuring, by the at least one femtocell base station, the femtocell base station transmitting power of the at least one femtocell base station based on the initialization data; receiving a user equipment identifier from a macrocell user equipment in the communication network; validating the user equipment identifier to determine whether the macrocell user equipment is authorized or unauthorized; when the macrocell user equipment is authorized to access the femtocell base station, granting the macrocell user equipment access to the at least one femtocell base station; when the macrocell user equipment is unauthorized to access the femtocell base station, receiving user equipment information on the backhaul connection, wherein the user equipment information describes the macrocell user equipment; and adjusting, by the at least one femtocell base station, the femtocell base station transmitting power of the at least one femtocell base station based on the user equipment information to minimize the interference for mobile devices in the communications network.