摘要 |
In order to provide a fully decentralised procedure for optimising radio coverage in small cells of a mobile telecommunications system, which does not require significant transmission of information on backhaul connections of the system, a method of optimising radio coverage of a cell comprises:
determining the current number of users of the base station of the cell, and comparing the current number with a predetermined maximum value,
determining, from signal reports from users to the base station, candidate users that are detecting more than one base station and may be dropped and handed over to a neighbouring cell,
and if the current number of users is greater than the maximum value, adjusting pilot transmission signal strength of the base station by an amount dependent on the signal reports made by the candidate users |