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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2009
Rafy Carmon, Le Zion, IL;
Amir Appel, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Stephen Whittaker, Berkshire, GB;
Alan Carter, Swindon, GB;
Rafy Carmon, Le Zion, IL;
Amir Appel, Kfar-Saba, IL;
Stephen Whittaker, Berkshire, GB;
Alan Carter, Swindon, GB;
Percello Ltd., Raanana, IL;
Ubiquisys Limited, Swindon, GB;
Abstract
In a cellular communications network, it may be desirable for a large number of basestations to share one or a small number of scrambling codes. When a basestation identifies a desired scrambling code, which is also being used by another nearby basestation, steps are taken such that a location area update is triggered whenever a mobile communications device moves from a coverage area of the nearby basestation into a coverage area of said basestation. Further, the basestation establishes a first cell, using the desired scrambling code, and also establishes a second cell also served by the basestation, using a second scrambling code. By ensuring that mobile devices are preferentially served by the second cell, the possibility of interference with the nearby basestation is reduced.