Dynamically populating media independent handover (MIH) information service database

摘要

According to certain aspects, a first base station (BS) of a first power class type (e.g., a femtocell BS) that provides access service to devices capable of performing media independent handover (MIH) may perform a scan to detect available networks and send results of the scan to a second BS of a second power class type for updating information in a MIH information services database. The BS of the second power class type may receive the results of the scan and update an MIH information services database based on the received results.

主权项

1. A method for wireless communications, comprising:
receiving, by a first base station of a first power class type that provides access service to devices capable of performing media independent handover (MIH), network information from an MIH information services database; performing, by the first base station, a scan to detect available networks; providing, by the first base station, results of the scan to the MIH information services database, the results of the scan representing a change in available networks relative to the received network information; and sending, by the first base station, results of the scan to a second base station of a second power class type to enable the second base station to update information in the MIH information services database, wherein sending the results comprises sending the results via a wired connection between the first and second base stations.