Patent ID: 8655408

Claim:
A basestation, for use in a cellular communications system, comprising: a first radio frequency receive path; a first radio frequency transmit path; and a connection for a network; wherein, on installation, the basestation is adapted to: configure the first radio frequency receive path to operate in a first wireless communications network; receive from the first wireless communications network a first permitted list containing a first plurality of network carriers; monitor received signal strengths on each network carrier of the first permitted list; select, on the basis of said received signal strengths, a first of said first plurality of network carriers as a first operating downlink carrier of said first wireless communications network; and select, on the basis of the received signal strength of said selected first of said first plurality of network carriers, a first initial power level for said first radio frequency transmit path; extract system information from broadcast channels of surrounding basestations on network carriers of the first permitted list; create a neighbour cell list identifying said surrounding basestations, the listed surrounding basestations being ones that should be monitored by a mobile device connected to said basestation; and report the neighbour cell list to the first wireless communications network; wherein the basestation is further adapted to operate using said first operating downlink carrier and a corresponding first operating uplink carrier, following said installation.