Patent ID: 8498616

Claim:
A method for enabling a first base station to be included within a wireless cellular network, the wireless cellular network comprising a server, a plurality of second base stations and a telecommunication network linking the base stations and the server, the base stations managing cells, the method causing the first base station to perform the steps comprising: transferring a first message comprising at least an identifier of the first base station and information representative of a location of the first base station to the server; receiving from the server a second message comprising an identifier of a second base station which manages a cell which is a neighbor of a cell of the first base station and a certificate proving that the first base station is authorized to communicate with the second base station, the certificate including the identifier of the first base station, the identifier of the second base station and a validity timestamp, the first base station belonging to an entity different from an entity to which the second base stations belongs; and transferring to the second base station a third message comprising the certificate in order to establish a communication with the second base station.