US2015011228A1PendingUtilityA1

Femto base stations and methods for operating the same

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Jun 8, 2009Filed: Sep 25, 2014Published: Jan 8, 2015
Est. expiryJun 8, 2029(~2.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Paul Anthony Polakos
H04W 88/12H04L 12/66H04L 41/0853
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Abstract

Femto base stations and methods described herein suppress the need for an external GPS antenna and cable, while still providing a network service provider with the ability to obtain the desired GPS location coordinates and the user with the flexibility of placing the femto cell at the location of their choice within a home regardless of GPS signal strength.

Claims

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         2 . A method of operating a femto base station in a wireless network, the method comprising:
 obtaining, by the femto base station, location information for the femto base station, the obtained location information being indicative of a geographical location of the femto base station; and   acquiring, by the femto base station, network configuration parameters for the femto base station after verification of the geographical location of the femto base station; wherein
 the obtained location information for the femto base station includes at least one of satellite navigation positioning system information, network address information associated with a point of connection of the femto base station to a core network, and information associated with a radio environment in which the femto base station is located, and 
 the verification of the geographical location of the femto base station was based on the obtained location information for the femto base station. 
   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the network address information includes at least one of a media access control (MAC) and an Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to a device connected between the femto base station and the core network. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the network configuration parameters include at least wireless configuration parameters for operation of the femto base station. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 storing the obtained location information for the femto base station in a memory.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the satellite navigation positioning system information is global position system (GPS) information, and the obtaining the location information for the femto base station includes,
 obtaining, by a GPS receiver, GPS coordinates corresponding to the geographical location of the femto base station.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 powering on the femto base station prior to the obtaining and acquiring steps.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 transmitting and receiving information to and from mobiles after acquiring the network configuration parameters.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the information associated with the radio environment in which the femto base station is located includes a cell ID for a cell surrounding the femto base station. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the information associated with the radio environment in which the femto base station is located includes a radio-frequency (RF) spectral signature for a cell surrounding the femto base station. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 preventing operation of the femto base station without verification of the geographical location of the femto base station.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein said acquiring, by the femto base station, network configuration parameters comprises acquiring, by a parameter acquisition circuit, said network configuration parameters. 
     
     
         13 . A femto base station, comprising:
 a location information acquisition circuit configured to obtain location information for the femto base station, the obtained location information being indicative of a geographical location of the femto base station; and   a parameter acquisition circuit configured to acquire network configuration parameters for the femto base station after verification of the geographical location of the femto base station; wherein
 the obtained location information for the femto base station includes at least one of satellite navigation positioning system information, network address information associated with a point of connection of the femto base station to a core network, and information associated with a radio environment in which the femto base station is located, and 
 the verification of the geographical location of the femto base station was based on the obtained location information for the femto base station. 
   
     
     
         14 . The femto base station of  claim 13 , wherein the network address information includes at least one of a media access control (MAC) and an IP address assigned to a device connected between the femto base station and the core network. 
     
     
         15 . The femto base station of  claim 13 , wherein the network configuration parameters include at least wireless configuration parameters for operation of the femto base station. 
     
     
         16 . The femto base station of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a memory configured to store the obtained location information for the femto base station.   
     
     
         17 . The femto base station of  claim 13 , wherein the satellite navigation positioning system information is GPS information, and the location information acquisition circuit includes,
 a GPS receiver configured to obtain GPS coordinates corresponding to the geographical location of the femto base station.   
     
     
         18 . The femto base station of  claim 13 , further comprising:
 a radio frequency (RF) transceiver configured to transmit and receive information to and from mobiles after acquiring the network configuration parameters.   
     
     
         19 . The femto base station of  claim 13 , wherein the information associated with the radio environment in which the femto base station is located includes a cell ID for a cell surrounding the femto base station. 
     
     
         20 . The femto base station of  claim 13 , wherein operation of the femto base station is prevented without verification of the geographical location of the femto base station. 
     
     
         21 . A method of operating a femto base station in a wireless network, the method comprising:
 acquiring, by the femto base station, location information for the femto base station, the acquired location information being indicative of a geographical location of the femto base station; and   receiving, at the femto base station, network configuration parameters for the femto base station after the geographical location of the femto base station has been verified; wherein
 the acquired location information for the femto base station includes at least one of satellite navigation positioning system information, network address information associated with a point of connection of the femto base station to a core network, and information associated with a radio environment in which the femto base station is located, and 
 the geographical location of the femto base station was verified based on the acquired location information for the femto base station. 
   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein said receiving, by the femto base station, network configuration parameters comprises:
 receiving, by a parameter acquisition circuit, said network configuration parameters.   
     
     
         23 . A femto base station, comprising:
 a location information acquisition circuit configured to acquire location information for the femto base station, the acquired location information being indicative of a geographical location of the femto base station; and   a parameter acquisition circuit configured to receive network configuration parameters for the femto base station after the geographical location of the femto base station has been verified; wherein
 the acquired location information for the femto base station includes at least one of satellite navigation positioning system information, network address information associated with a point of connection of the femto base station to a core network, and information associated with a radio environment in which the femto base station is located, and 
 the geographical location of the femto base station was verified based on the acquired location information for the femto base station.

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