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Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017

Filed:

Dec. 17, 2013
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Fredric Kronestedt, Bromma, SE;

Magnus Lundevall, Sollentuna, SE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 16/32 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/32 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

It is disclosed a method and a network node () for selecting a candidate cell () to be combined with a target cell () having a radio equipment () connected to a radio equipment controller (). The method comprises identifying () at least two candidate cells where a time delay in communication between any two of: said at least two candidate cells and the target cell, is below a pre-determined time threshold, selecting () the one () having the highest connection activity with the target cell; and combining () the selected candidate cell () and said target cell () into a logical cell. Embodiments of the present invention have the advantage that the logical cells being defined provides have a high overall mobile network connectivity improvement.


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