Systems and methods for dynamically configuring femtocell pilot beacon based on application usage at femtocell

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for prioritizing frequencies in femtocell frequency-hopping pilot beacons. The frequency-hopping pilot beacon may prioritize transmission on particular frequencies according to usage of one or more particular applications by mobile devices served by the femtocell. The femtocell and/or femtocell control elements in the macro-network may determine that one or more particular applications are used by mobile devices served by the femtocell, identify one or more frequencies associated with the one or more frequencies, and then cause the femtocell to prioritize transmission on the identified one or more frequencies as compared to other frequencies.

主权项

1. A method of operating a wireless network system, wherein the wireless network system includes a first base station operating on a first base station frequency to serve mobile devices, and one or more second base stations operating on a plurality of second base station frequencies, the method comprising:
transmitting a frequency hopping pilot beacon among the plurality of second base station frequencies; determining that one or more mobile devices served by the first base station use one or more particular applications; identifying one or more of the second base station frequencies based on the identified one or more second base station frequencies being associated with the one or more particular applications used by the one or more mobile devices; selecting a pilot beacon transmission pattern that prioritizes transmission on the identified one or more of the second base station frequencies as compared to others of the plurality of second base station frequencies, wherein the selected pilot beacon transmission pattern defines a sequence of hopping among the second base station frequencies such that, during a transmission cycle in which the frequency hopping pilot beacon is transmitted on each of the plurality of second base station frequencies, the first base station transmits on the identified one or more of the second base station frequencies for a greater cumulative duration than a cumulative duration in which the first base station transmits on the others of the plurality of second base station frequencies; and causing the first base station to transmit the frequency hopping pilot beacon according to the selected pilot beacon transmission pattern.