System and method for identifying a telecommunication cell based on broadcast cell parameters

MK Islam, JW Wirtanen, O Ekici - US Patent App. 12/639,396, 2011 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002 Femtocells are wireless access points that operate in licensed
spectrum to connect standard mobile devices to a service provider's network using a …

Method and apparatus for detecting closed subscriber group cells

S Somasundaram, RP Mukherjee - US Patent App. 12/428,043, 2009 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0004. A goal of the third generation partnership project (3GPP) long term
evolution (LTE) program is to develop new technology, new architecture and new methods …

Method for associating a cluster of premier femtocells with user equipment

S Eskicioglu, C Demetrescu - US Patent 8,718,652, 2014 - Google Patents
The present invention provides a method for implementation in user equipment that is
configured to communicate with a wireless communication system that includes a macro-cell …

Inbound handover for macrocell-to-femtocell call transfer

PS Henry, PP Iannone - US Patent 10,390,272, 2019 - Google Patents
A system and methodology that facilitates macrocell-to-femtocell handovers during an on-
going communication session by augmenting a neighbor list with femtocell data is provided …

Method for associating a premier femtocell with user equipment

S Eskicioglu, C Demetrescu - US Patent 8,862,137, 2014 - Google Patents
The present invention provides a method for implementation in user equipment that is
configured to communicate with a wireless communication system that includes at least one …

System and method for coordinating femto interference in a network environment

M Grayson - US Patent App. 13/019,659, 2012 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 0002 Networking architectures have grown increasingly complex in
communication environments. Femto cells have gained recent notoriety due to their …

System and method for femtocell reselection

M Majmundar, R Wohlert - US Patent 8,588,778, 2013 - Google Patents
A system and method for detecting the failure of a user's femto cell and automatically
reselecting a neighboring femto cell to establish temporary communications until the user's …

System and method for generating a blacklist for femtocells

WD Willey, MK Islam, A Hossain, KH Chan… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
BACKGROUND 3GPP2 standards are being developed to support femto cells, which
employ Small base stations with a small coverage area. Femtocells might be sold by …

Minimizing inter-femtocell downlink interference

X Chen, Y Cai, P Ding, X Jin, RP Moorut - US Patent 8,285,322, 2012 - Google Patents
A system and method for minimizing interference for mobile devices operating in a
communication network that includes a centralized controller and a number of femtocells …

Managing call continuity between network devices

OT Choksi, PR Patel, ZV Lubenski… - US Patent App. 12 …, 2008 - Google Patents
The present disclosure includes a system and method for managing handovers between
network devices. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a request to …