Patent ID: 8098586

Claim:
A method comprising: allocating a plurality of cells to a Node B of a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network, each of the plurality of cells configured to enter into radio contact with one or more mobile units; receiving a signaling message transmitted on a channel of an lub interface arranged between a radio network controller (RNC) and the Node B, the signaling message including information selected from the group consisting of: an RRC measurement control message and an NBAP system information update message, the signaling message including data corresponding to cells neighboring a cell to which a mobile unit in communication with the Node B is allocated, the signaling message containing information for the Node B and the mobile unit; determining a configuration parameter of the mobile network based, at least in part, upon the signaling message, wherein determining the configuration parameter includes determining a position of the cell to which the mobile unit is allocated based, at least in part, on the data; and dynamically updating a topology of the UMTS network based, at least in part, upon the configuration parameter.