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Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016

Filed:

Jun. 25, 2014
Applicant:

Qatar University Qstp-b, Doha, QA;

Inventor:

Elias Yaacoub, Doha, QA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 36/16 (2009.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01); H04W 16/08 (2009.01); H04W 92/20 (2009.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01); H04W 16/10 (2009.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 40/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 28/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 52/40 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0206 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 36/165 (2013.01); H04L 5/0035 (2013.01); H04L 5/0037 (2013.01); H04L 5/0094 (2013.01); H04W 16/08 (2013.01); H04W 16/10 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01); H04W 28/16 (2013.01); H04W 36/0033 (2013.01); H04W 36/22 (2013.01); H04W 40/005 (2013.01); H04W 52/0235 (2013.01); H04W 52/40 (2013.01); H04W 72/042 (2013.01); H04W 72/0426 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01); H04W 92/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are methods and system for dynamically switching at least a base station in ON/OFF mode in a cellular network. The method comprises: determining traffic load information of BSs; exchanging the traffic load information between BSs; determining at least a preferred BS for one of a switched OFF mode and a switched ON mode. The system comprises: at least a coverage BS with a master controller; at least a capacity BS with a slave controller adapted to be in one of the switched ON mode and the switched OFF mode depending on network conditions and to satisfy cellular traffic loads, and at least a communication interface adapted to provide interface between at least the coverage BS and the capacity BS.


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