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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2018
City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, HK;
Wing Ming Eric Wong, Kowloon, HK;
Jingjin Timothy Wu, Kowloon, HK;
Yin Chi Chan, Kowloon, HK;
Moshe Zukerman, Kowloon, HK;
City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, HK;
Abstract
A method for operating a communication system and a communication system includes the steps of: powering a plurality of base stations each operating in at least a sleep mode and an active mode, wherein the base station operates in the sleep mode with less power consumption than in the active mode; analyzing an overall power consumption for powering the plurality of base stations with respect to a quality of service of the communication system; and a switching at least one of the plurality of base stations to operate between the sleep mode and the active mode based on a result associated with the overall power consumption and/or the quality of service.