Method and apparatus for unplanned deployment of base stations

摘要

Methods and apparatuses are provided that include deploying a femto node in a wireless network. The femto node can measure received signal quality upon initialization in a wireless network and/or according to a timing. The femto node can determine whether to communicate in the wireless network based on comparing the received signal quality to a threshold signal quality. The timing can be determined based on various factors to ensure fairness among femto nodes initializing in the wireless network. A centralized entity can be used to determine the timing and/or whether a femto node should communicate.

主权项

1. A method for operating a low power base station in a wireless network, comprising:
determining a timing for measuring, by the low power base station, a received signal quality of at least one other base station in the wireless network, the timing being determined periodically after the low power base station has been deployed; measuring the received signal quality based on the timing; and determining, by the low power base station, whether to communicate in the wireless network based in part on comparing the received signal quality to a threshold signal quality.