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Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 27, 2010
Applicants:

Konstantinos Samdanis, Dossenheim, DE;

Dirk Kutscher, Heidelberg, DE;

Giorgio Nunzi, Heidelberg, DE;

Marcus Brunner, Leimen, DE;

Inventors:

Konstantinos Samdanis, Dossenheim, DE;

Dirk Kutscher, Heidelberg, DE;

Giorgio Nunzi, Heidelberg, DE;

Marcus Brunner, Leimen, DE;

Assignee:

NEC Europe Ltd., Heidelberg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 (2006.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0203 (2013.01); H04W 52/0258 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 52/0274 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

For allowing a particularly economic operation of a network with a high degree of energy conservation a method for operating a wireless radio network, especially a radio access network, is claimed, wherein the wireless radio network includes a core network, a number of base stations and at least one mobile host for wireless communication via at least one base station, wherein the method is characterized in that an association of powered on and powered off base stations within definable base station partitions will be arranged in a coordinated manner, thereby maintaining a minimum number or the smallest possible number of powered on base stations being necessary for accommodating a current traffic demand. Further, a network is claimed, preferably for carrying out the above mentioned method.


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