AUTOMATED TRIGGERS FOR APPLICATION OF CELL ASSOCIATION BIAS AND/OR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION TECHNIQUES

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14549021

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In a wireless telecommunications network, there is included: a macro cell (10) having a first coverage area; and at least one metro cell (20a, 20b, 20c) having a second coverage area, the metro cell being located within the first coverage area of the macro cell. Suitably, the macro cell is configured to: determine whether or not the macro cell is congested; determine whether or not the metro cell is uncongested; and, if it is determined the macro cell is congested and that the metro cell is uncongested, then the macro cell determines that an attempted application of Cell Association Bias (CAB) for the metro cell is warranted. Suitably, if CAB is in fact applied, the macro cell also implements enhanced Inter Cell Interference Coordination (eICIC) using Almost Blank Subframes (ABS) and informs its other neighboring metro cells of this configuration.

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ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC600-700 MOUNTAIN AVENUE MURRAY HILL NJ 07974-0636

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gayde, Ruth Schaefer Naperville, US 34 623
Rao, Anil M Wheaton, US 44 1076
Vasudevan, Subramanian Morristown, US 84 2086

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