| 摘要 |
A serving network element (base station, eNodeB) for a cellular communication network comprises a transceiver for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals to and from at least one wireless communication unit, and a signal processing logic module. The signal processing logic module is arranged to receive transmit power information relating to at least one further serving network element from the wireless communication unit, and to determine from the received transmit power information a likely class of the further serving network element to which the transmit power information relates. If it is determined that the likely class of the further serving network element is appropriate for establishing a link therewith, the signal processing logic module is arranged to initiate the establishment of a neighbour cell link with the further serving network element. The method is used in an automatic neighbor relation (ANR) procedure to distinguish between femtocell and macrocell base stations and to establish a neighbor cell link only with macrocell base stations.
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