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1. A method of operation of a first basestation in a mobile communications network, wherein the first basestation operates on a carrier channel and is a member of a group of such basestations within the network, the method comprising:
establishing a presence of an adjacent basestation outside the group, wherein the adjacent basestation operates on a carrier channel at least partially overlapping the carrier channel of the first basestation; determining a degree of association between the first basestation and the adjacent basestation with reference to other members of the group, wherein determining a degree of association between the first basestation and the adjacent basestation comprises determining whether the adjacent basestation was detected directly by the first basestation, or by a neighbour basestation within the group and wherein if the adjacent basestation was detected by a neighbour basestation within the group, determining a neighbour relation of the neighbour basestation that detected the adjacent basestation; and setting at least one of a maximum downlink power for transmissions from the first basestation and a maximum uplink power for transmissions from user equipment devices attached to the first basestation, based on the degree of association between the first basestation and the adjacent basestation, wherein setting the maximum downlink power for transmission from the first basestation comprises setting a greater maximum downlink power the greater the degree of association between the first basestation and the adjacent basestation. |
