Method of sharing information between base stations associated with different network technologies and the base stations

摘要

In one embodiment, the method includes establishing, at a first base station, at least one interface with a second base station. The first and second base stations are associated with different network technologies, and at least one of the first and second base stations is a small cell base station. A small cell base station has a coverage area smaller than and at least partially overlapped by a coverage area of a macro base station. The method further includes one of (i) sending information from the first base station to the second base station over the interface, and (ii) receiving information at the first base station from the second base station over the interface.

主权项

1. A method of sharing information between base stations associated with different network technologies, comprising:
establishing, at a first base station, at least one interface with a second base station, the first and second base stations being associated with different network technologies, at least one of the first and second base stations being a small cell base station, the small cell base station having a coverage area smaller than and at least partially overlapped by a coverage area of a macro base station; and one of (i) sending information from the first base station to the second base station over the interface without the information traversing a core network of each of the first and second base stations, and (ii) receiving information at the first base station from the second base station over the interface without the information traversing a core network of each of the first and second base stations, the information including at least session information.