METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING CELL IDENTIFIER VALUES AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ASSIGNMENT OF CELL IDENTIFIER VALUES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for automatically assigning cell identifier values in a communication network (2) and to a method and apparatus for managing the assignment of cell identifier values in a communication network (2). In particular, the present invention relates to the management and assignment of cell identifier values that are required to be unique between adjacent cells, in a border region within a communication network (2) in which cells from two or more cell sets are present.