METHOD OF CLUSTERING DEVICES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NEWORK

摘要

In a wireless communication network (200) comprising a base station (210) and a plurality of remote terminals (220), the plurality of remote terminals (220) are divided into a plurality of clusters (230) for communication with the base station (210), and each of the remote terminals (220) is assigned to a cluster (230) based on at least one characteristic, measured by one or more of the remote terminals (220), of one or more external signals transmitted by one or more external terrestrial transmitters (250) not associated with the communication network (200). Accordingly: a parameter of a communication between the base station (210) and each remote terminal (220) may be selected according to the cluster (230) to which each remote terminal (220) belongs; remote terminals (220) within a cluster (230) may be enabled to communicate directly with each other; and/or remote terminals (220) may be selected to perform frequency spectrum profile measurements of the frequency band used by the communication network (200) according to the clusters (230) to which they are assigned.