Method and apparatus for initial access to a network in a femto system

US8958367B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8958367-B2
Application numberUS-201113703001-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJun 8, 2011
Priority dateJun 8, 2010
Publication dateFeb 17, 2015
Grant dateFeb 17, 2015

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The present invention relates to a wireless access system to which a femto cell is applied. In addition, the present invention relates to an initial access method in a femto cell environment, a method for handover to a femto cell and apparatus for supporting the methods.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for performing initial access to a network in a femtocell environment, the method comprising: detecting a femto base station (BS) by scanning a downlink (DL) channel; receiving a preamble from the femto BS, wherein the preamble includes not only a femto BS indicator indicating whether a corresponding BS is a femto BS but also a cell identifier (ID); receiving a superframe header (SFH) including a network initial access capability (NIAC) fi…

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What does patent US8958367B2 cover?
The present invention relates to a wireless access system to which a femto cell is applied. In addition, the present invention relates to an initial access method in a femto cell environment, a method for handover to a femto cell and apparatus for supporting the methods.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Jung Inuk, Lee Jin, Kim Yongho, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W48/12. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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