Femto jamming of macro pilot

摘要

Triggering device scanning and efficient femtocell detection in areas dominated by macro cells can be facilitated. In particular, a jamming component generates a small and measured amount of interference to user equipment or user equipments (UEs) camping on nearby macro carriers. Moreover, the power utilized to introduce the interference can be enough to cause macro signal quality around the femtocell access point (AP) to fall below a scan trigger level. The UE(s) can detect the macro signal quality decline below the scan trigger level and scan other frequency bands, including the femtocell, on which to camp. Additionally, femto pilot gating can be performed, such that the jamming component can scan the radio environment surrounding the femto AP during an off state, to determine information that facilitates jamming of a macro pilot.

主权项

1. A femto access point device, comprising:
a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising:
determining that load data associated with the femto access point device satisfies a defined low load criterion, andin response to the determining, alternating between facilitating a first transmission of first signal data via a femto frequency associated with the femto access point device, and facilitating a second transmission of second signal data via a macro frequency that is utilized to facilitate a communication session between a macro access point device and a user equipment that is within a coverage area of the femto access point device, wherein the second transmission via the macro frequency triggers a carrier frequency scan to be performed by the user equipment.