Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Joakim Riedel

John Walter Diachina

Mårten Sundberg

Olof Liberg

Jens Bergqvist

Stefan Eriksson Löwenmark

Benny Lennartson

Anders Christensson

Richard Johansson

Methods, network node () and device () for managing a cell identity of a cell () in a GSM network (). The device () receives, from the network node (), a cell identifier for identifying said cell (), which cell identifier is a Base Station Identity Code, 'BSIC', coding an identity of said cell () and being formed of at least three sets of bits: A first three bits set thereof being a Network Color Code, 'NCC', a second three bits set thereof being a Base Station Color Code, &#x201c;BCC&#x201d;, and an additional third set thereof comprising one or more bits.

Extended base station identification code comprising a radio frequency color code

Network node () and method in the network node () for allocating a radio resource in a first radio coverage area (-) when establishing a wireless communication with a mobile station (-), which radio resource is not assigned exclusively for the first radio coverage area (-) but may be shared between multiple radio coverage areas within a local radio environment.

Method and network node in a wireless communication system

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Uppsala, Sweden

Joakim Riedel