Communication system

摘要

A communication system in which an availability of communication resources to be used by a first base station module and a second base station module of a communications apparatus is managed. In one embodiment, the communication resources are shared between first and second base station modules such that communication resources that are not being used by the first base station module are available to be used by the second base station module and vice versa.

主权项

1. A dual base station access point including first and second base station modules each of which includes communication resources available with a backhaul link on a transport network layer (TNL), comprising:
a network interface which connects the first and the second base station modules to a communication network via the backhaul link; and a controller which manages the available communication resources over the backhaul link between the communication network and a femto access point (FAP) on the transport network layer, wherein, when a decision is made about a shortage of the available communication resources in a selected base station module of the first and the second base station modules, the controller is configured to connect the communication resources of the selected base station module by reducing the communication resources of the selected base station module while, when the communication resources cannot be reduced in the selected second base station module, the controller is configured to connect the communication resources by reducing the communication resources of another base station module except the selected base station module.