METHODS AND BASE STATIONS FOR ENERGY SAVINGS IN A HOME BASE STATION

摘要

An idea of this disclosure is to let a first base station, e.g. a home base station, enter (320) a sleep mode when there is no UE using the first base station (i.e. within a cell controlled by the first base station) and when there is no UE in the proximity of the cell controlled by the first base station. Otherwise, when one or several UEs are either using the first base station or when one or several UEs are in the proximity of the cell controlled by the first base station regular operation is maintained (350), or continued. By allowing for the switching to a sleep mode in periods of no or little utilization of the resources in the radio cell controlled by the first base station it is made possible to save energy.