POOLED TRANSPORT AND CONTROL FUNCTIONS IN A 3GPP LTE NETWORK

摘要

Presented are methods and apparatus for decoupling transport and control (T&C) functions from a plurality of e NBs and collecting the T&C functions in a centralized entity for managing the T&C functions for a larger pool of e NBs. An enhanced interface and protocol is defined for allowing the new T&C pool entity to communicate with the e NBs over a shared IP based network. The redistributed functionality provides for optimizing both data compression capabilities and security by compressing data earlier in its transmission path and by encrypting data before it is sent to an e NB.