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Abstract

In embodiments of the present disclosure systems and methods implementing base station replacement in an ad hoc LTE system are described. In embodiments, an ad-hoc replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station connects to the back haul network and to a base transceiver station replacement computing facility. The base transceiver station replacement computing facility provisions the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station with the same parameters as those of a first cellular LTE base transceiver station to which a plurality of mobile devices are connected, except for the cell identifier. The first cellular LTE base transceiver station reduces its transmit power while the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station increases its transmit power, and each of the plurality of mobile devices are handed over from the first cellular LTE base transceiver station to the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station when power levels and RF propagation characteristics of the first and the replacement cellular transceiver stations determine appropriate handover conditions exist based on a predetermined algorithm, wherein the replacing of the cellular LTE base transceiver station is complete when all of the plurality of mobile transceiver devices are handed over to the replacement cellular LTE base transceiver station, and the first cellular LTE base transceiver station can removed from service.

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First Claim