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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2012
Aaron Callard, Ottawa, CA;
Ngoc-dung Dao, Ottawa, CA;
Hang Zhang, Nepean, CA;
Ho Ting Cheng, Nepean, CA;
Gamini Senarath, Ottawa, CA;
Mark Andrew Hawryluck, Ottawa, CA;
Aaron Callard, Ottawa, CA;
Ngoc-Dung Dao, Ottawa, CA;
Hang Zhang, Nepean, CA;
Ho Ting Cheng, Nepean, CA;
Gamini Senarath, Ottawa, CA;
Mark Andrew Hawryluck, Ottawa, CA;
Futurewei Technologies, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for configuring a first base station within a cluster in a communications system having a plurality of cluster includes optimizing an operating parameter of the first base station in accordance with first utility function results from a first utility function associated with the first base station and second utility function results from a second utility function associated with a second base station within the cluster, the first utility function results and the second utility function results according to multiple settings for the operating parameter of the first base station, a first initialized setting of the operating parameter for the second base station, and a second initialized setting of the operating parameter for an external base station outside the cluster. The method also includes sharing the optimized operating parameter with the external base station.