Method for operating a WiMAX femtocell base station and femtocell base station

摘要

A method for operating a WiMAX femtocell base station, wherein the femtocell base station has an active operational mode, in which the radio interface subsystem of the femtocell base station is fully power supplied, is characterized in that a power saving mode with reduced radio interface activity is provided, wherein the femtocell base station is enabled to transit between the active operation mode and the power saving mode. Furthermore, a corresponding femtocell base station for deployment in a WiMAX network is disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for transiting a femtocell base station between at least two operation modes in a system including one or more mobile stations being capable of connecting to the femtocell base station, wherein the one or more mobile stations is capable of switching between i) a connected state with the mobile station connecting to the femtocell base station, and ii) an idle state with the mobile station not establishing a connection with the femtocell base station,
said two operation modes of the femtocell base station including a normal operation mode and a low-duty operation mode with reduced radio interface activity, the method comprising: when operating said femtocell base station in the normal operation mode, detecting if there are no mobile stations in the connected state, and based on detecting if there are no mobile stations in the connected state, transiting said femtocell base station from said normal operation mode to said low-duty operation mode with reduced radio interface activity in order to reduce interference to neighbor cells.