MINIMIZING IMPACT OF SELF-SYNCHRONIZATION ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for self-synchronization in a base station configured for use in a wireless communication network.SOLUTION: The base station comprises: means for monitoring one or more synchronization signals; and means for determining a hierarchical level of the base station in a synchronization hierarchy of multiple base stations of the wireless communication network. The base station further comprises means for acquiring synchronization on the basis of the one or more synchronization signals, the means configured to determine the hierarchical level on the basis of the one or more synchronization signals used for acquiring the synchronization.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 12