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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2009
Seppo Olavi Hamalainen, Espoo, FI;
Seppo Olavi Hamalainen, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Siemens Network Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The present invention refers to operating of power amplifiers of base stations in a communications network, wherein each power amplifier is assigned to a corresponding antenna of a base station and enables receiving and/or transmitting of information signals in an area of the communications network covered by the corresponding antenna. The operating includes switching off of a number of power amplifiers of a base station so that at least one power amplifier of the base station is left on, if level of load in the communications network is detected as being low; and switching of a signal of the at least one power amplifier to antennas, to which power amplifiers of the number of power amplifiers are assigned.