Network entity, a wireless communication system and a method for deriving a cell candidate list from a neighbour list

    公开(公告)号:US10791472B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-29

    申请号:US16332094

    申请日:2017-09-01

    发明人: James Harrow

    IPC分类号: H04W24/02 H04W84/04 H04W36/00

    摘要: A method for a small cell access point to use neighbour cell broadcast information to derive a cell candidate list is described. The method comprises, at the small cell access point: performing a network listen, NWL, scan and identifying a broadcast transmission from a plurality of macro cell base station, BTSs; detecting at least one parameter from each broadcast transmission, wherein the at least one parameter acts as a signature for small cell neighbours to distinguish small cell neighbours from macro cell neighbours; and using the at least one parameter to derive a cell candidate list of candidate operating parameters.

    Network entities, a wireless communication system and a method for collecting data for multiple mobile network operators

    公开(公告)号:US11057860B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-06

    申请号:US16331637

    申请日:2017-09-01

    摘要: A method for at least one service provider to collect wireless communication unit location related data for multiple mobile network operators, MNOs. The method comprises, at a base station supporting multiple MNOs: broadcasting on a first frequency only a first public land mobile network identifier, PLMN-ID, of a first MNO at a first instant in time for detection by first wireless communication units associated with the first MNO; receiving location related information from the first wireless communication units associated with the first MNO in response to the broadcast first PLMN-ID; broadcasting on a second frequency only a second PLMN-ID of a second MNO, at a second instant in time for detection by second wireless communication units associated with the second MNO; and receiving location related information from the second wireless communication units associated with the second MNO in response to the broadcast second PLMN-ID.