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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Supratim Deb, Somerset, NJ (US);
Pantelis Monogioudis, Randolph, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Supratim Deb, Somerset, NJ (US);
Pantelis Monogioudis, Randolph, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The method includes determining one or more almost blank subframes (ABS) associated with a macro cell and associating a user equipment with one of the macro cell and a small cell using at least one of the one or more ABS based on one or more market prices associated with the small cell and the macro cell such that the determining and associating occurs jointly.