IP Library Granted Patent US 8,787,914
Granted Patent B2
US 8,787,914 · App. 13/335,805 · Granted Jul 22, 2014

Method of operating closed-mode base station and non-subscriber terminal

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Patent No.
US 8,787,914
App. No.
13/335,805
Granted
Jul 22, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of operating a closed-mode base station, includes broadcasting an interference preamble for providing a notification of an interference situation via a broadcast of system information; checking current service status of the closed-mode base station when the interference situation is reported from a non-subscriber terminal entered a service area of the closed-mode base station; and avoiding the interference situation based on the checked current service status.

Claims (48)

1. A method of operating a closed-mode base station, comprising:

broadcasting system information that indicates an interference preamble for providing a notification of an interference situation;

receiving the interference preamble from a non-subscriber terminal in a service area of the closed-mode base station;

checking current service status of the closed-mode base station in response to the interference situation being reported from the non-subscriber terminal; and

avoiding the interference situation based on the checked current service status.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising stopping the broadcasting of the interference preamble in response to the receipt of the interference preamble from the non-subscriber terminal that transmits, to the closed-type base station, the interference preamble having been obtained from the broadcasted system information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said avoiding the interference situation comprises:

if the current service status does not allow dynamic operation,

checking whether or not a subscriber service is ongoing; and

performing a transition of the closed-mode base station to an idle mode in response to a determination that the subscriber service is not ongoing, thereby minimizing transmission power of the closed-mode base station.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said avoiding the interference situation comprises:

if the current service status does not allow dynamic operation,

checking whether or not a subscriber service is ongoing; and

performing a power control of the closed-mode base station in response to a determination that the service is ongoing, thereby avoiding the interference situation.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said avoiding the interference situation comprises:

if the current service status does allow dynamic operation,

determining whether or not Quality of Service (QoS) for the non-subscriber terminal can be maintained; and

performing a power control of the closed-mode base station in response to a determination that the QoS cannot be maintained, thereby avoiding the interference situation.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein said avoiding the interference situation comprises:

if the current service status does allow dynamic operation,

determining whether or not a wireless resource is being utilized; and

switching the closed-type base station to hybrid mode in response to a determination that the wireless resource does reach a threshold value, thereby inducing the non-subscriber terminal to perform handover.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said avoiding the interference situation comprises:

if the current service status does allow dynamic operation,

determining whether or not Quality of Service (QoS) for the non-subscriber terminal currently using the service can be maintained; and

switching the closed-type base station to hybrid mode in response to a determination that the QoS can be maintained, thereby inducing the non-subscriber terminal to perform handover.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein said avoiding the interference situation comprises:

if the current service status does allow dynamic operation,

determining whether or not a wireless resource is being utilized; and

performing a power control of the closed-mode base station in response to a determination that the wireless resource does not reach a threshold value, thereby avoiding the interference situation.

9. A method of operating a non-subscriber terminal requesting a service within a service area of a closed-type base station, comprising:

searching a surrounding wireless environment;

if the closed-mode base station is detected, measuring intensity of signals received from the closed-mode base station;

comparing the intensity of the signals received from the closed-mode base station with the intensity of signals received from a currently accessed base station; and

if the intensity of the signals received from the closed-mode base station is higher, reporting an interference situation to the closed-mode base station.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said reporting the interference situation comprises transmitting an interference preamble that is used to provide notification of the interference situation from the non-subscribed terminal to the closed-type base station using a random access procedure,

wherein the interference preamble having been obtained via broadcast information broadcasted by the closed-mode base station.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising stopping the transmission of the interference preamble when the non-subscriber terminal receives a reception message of the interference preamble from the closed-mode base station.

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

determining whether or not the non-subscriber terminal has been subscribed to the closed-mode base station; and

when the non-subscriber terminal has not been subscribed to the closed-mode base station, performing handover of the non-subscriber terminal.

13. A method of operating a non-subscriber terminal, comprising:

receiving, from a closed-mode base station, system information that indicates an interference preamble for providing a notification of an interference situation; and

transmitting the interference preamble from the non-subscriber terminal to the closed-mode base station if the non-subscriber terminal is in a service area of the closed-mode base station, the non-subscriber terminal being a non-subscriber to the closed-mode base station.

14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising stopping the transmission of the interference preamble if the non-subscriber terminal receives a reception message of the interference preamble from the closed-mode base station.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the transmission of the interference preamble from the non-subscriber terminal to the closed-mode base station is performed according to a random access procedure.

16. The method of claim 13 , further comprising performing handover of the non-subscriber terminal.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the closed-mode base station corresponds to a femto-cell that supports a closed subscriber group (CSG) comprising subscriber terminals other than the non-subscriber terminal.

Assignments (2)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF PATENT EXCLUSIVE LICENSE AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 6, 2013
From: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
To: INTELLECTUAL DISCOVERY CO., LTD.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2011
From: KIM, JUN SIK; CHO, KYONG TAK; PARK, NAM HOON
To: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Reel/Frame 027437/0171 →