A METHOD OF SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN BASE STATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES AND CORRESPONDING BASE STATIONS

摘要

In one embodiment, the method includes establishing (S30), at a first base station(macro cell BS, 200, 210), at least one interface with a second base station (macro cell BS, 200, 210). The first and second base stations are associated with different network technologies, and at least one of the first and second base stations is a small cell base station. A small cell base station has a coverage area smaller than a coverage area of a macro base station and the coverage area of the small cell base station is at least partially overlapped by the coverage area of the macro base station. The method further includes one of (i) sending (S40) information from the first base station to the second base station over the interface, and (ii) receiving (S40) information at the first base station from the second base station over the interface.