Wireless femtocell setup methods and apparatus

摘要

Methods and apparatus that enable a wireless femtocell to operate in its designated frequency so as to minimize interference between the wireless femtocell and neighboring base stations (and other femtocells or nomadic cells). In one exemplary embodiment, the femtocell cell comprises a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) femtocell which has the ability to scan the air interface in a manner similar to that associated with a UE in order to identify unallocated resources within the wireless network, and subsequently request access for the unallocated resources. Business methods useful in combination with the aforementioned methods and apparatus are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium having instructions configured to administer a first wireless femtocell, the instructions further configured to, when executed by a computer:
scan a first frequency range of a cellular network; determine a strongest base station transmission within the cellular network; decode a mobile country code (MCC) of the base station emitting the strongest base station transmission; use the mobile country code to reference a default frequency range for future scans within a specific geographic location; and determine a signal power from each of the one or more base stations operating within the default frequency range.