Methods for idle registration and idle handoff in a femto environment

摘要

In a method for configuring a wireless network, a radio access network establishes a first color code for a femto subnet and a second color code for a macro subnet. The femto subnet includes a plurality of femto cells, and the macro subnet includes at least one macro cell. The macro subnet borders the femto subnet. The radio access network identifies the plurality of femto cells bordering the macro subnet, and assigns the established first and second color codes to the identified border femto cells, while assigning only the first color code to non-bordering femto cells.

主权项

1. A method for configuring a wireless network, the method comprising:
establishing, within a radio access network, a first color code for a femto subnet and a second color code for a macro subnet, the femto subnet including a plurality of femto cells, and the macro subnet including at least one bordering macro cell, the macro subnet bordering the femto subnet; identifying which of the plurality of femto cells border the macro subnet; first assigning the established first color code as a primary color code for the identified border femto cells in the femto subnet and the second color code as a secondary color code for the identified border femto cells in the femto subnet; second assigning only the established first color code as a primary color code for non-bordering femto cells in the femto subnet; and third assigning only the established second color code as a primary color code for the bordering macro cell in the macro subnet without assigning any secondary color code to the bordering macro cell in the macro subnet.