Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for interference reduction in a radio communication system. The method (MET1) contains the steps of receiving (M1/6) at a processing unit (PU) from at least one mobile station (MS1) indications of radiation beams (B1, B2, B3, B4) that are transmitted by a first base station (BS1) of the radio communication system and that fulfill or exceed a predefined quality criterion at the at least one mobile station, when the at least one mobile station (MS1) is attached to the first base station (BS1) and when the at least one mobile station (MS1) is located within a first overlapping coverage area of the first base station (BS1) and of a second base station (BS2) of the radio communication system, and determining (M1/10) at the processing unit (PU) at least one radio resource to be unused or to be transmitted with a limited transmission power by the first base station (BS1) for at least one of the radiation beams (B1, B2, b3, B4) based on the received indications for serving the at least one mobile station (MS1) or at least one further mobile station (MS2) by the second base station (BS2) with the at least one radio resource. The invention further relates to a processing unit (PU) and to a wireless access network node, which contains the processing unit (PU).
Abstract:
The embodiments of the invention relate to a method for operating a first base station (BS1) in a radio communication system (RAN). The method contains transmitting first reference signals via a first radiation beam (BM1-BS1) being directed towards a first direction and at least second reference signals via at least one second radiation beam (BM2-BS1, BM5-BS1) being directed towards at least one second direction. The method further contains receiving for a hand over of a mobile station (MS) from a second base station (BS2) being a serving base station of the mobile station (MS) to the first base station (BS1) an indication for a radiation beam being selected from a group of radiation beams comprising the first radiation beam (BM1-BS1) and the at least one second radiation beam (BM2-BS1, BM5-BS1) for applying the selected radiation beam as an initial radiation beam at the first base station (BS1) for serving the mobile station (MS). The method even further contains scheduling radio resources for the initial radiation beam for serving the mobile station (MS) based on the indication. The embodiments further relate to a method for operating a second base station (BS2) in a radio communication system (RAN), to a first base station (BS1) for operation in a radio communication system (RAN) and to a second base station (BS2) for operation in a radio communication system (RAN).
Abstract:
Embodiments relate to an apparatus, a method and a computer program for a base station transceiver (100) for a mobile communication system (300). The base station transceiver (100) is operable in a coverage area (205) of another base station transceiver (200). The other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit radio signals in a repetitive sequence of radio frames, wherein in at least one of the radio frames in the sequence the other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit with a reduced transmission power or to suspend transmission compared to at least one other of the radio frames in the sequence. The apparatus (10) comprises an interface (12) operable to receive information on the at least one of the radio frames in the sequence and a controller (14) operable to determine information on a measurement configuration for a mobile transceiver (400) associated to the base station transceiver (100) based on the received information. The information on the measurement configuration comprises information on a periodic signal quality measurement at the mobile transceiver (400) on radio signals received from the base station transceiver (100) during a time interval. The information on the measurement configuration comprises information positioning the time interval in the sequence to the same position for at least two subsequent signal quality measurements.
Abstract:
Embodiments provide methods, computer programs and apparatuses 10, 30 for a base station transceiver 100 and a relay station transceiver 300 in a mobile communication network 400, which comprises the base station transceiver 100, a mobile transceiver 200 being associated with the base station transceiver 100 and a relay transceiver 300 being associated with the base station transceiver 100. The base station transceiver apparatus comprises a receiver 12 for receiving information on a handover request from the mobile transceiver 200, the information on the handover request indicating that the mobile transceiver 200 is in a situation in which a reception quality of the signals of the relay transceiver 300 would allow a re-association of the mobile transceiver 200 to the relay transceiver 300. The base station transceiver apparatus 10 further comprises a scheduler 14 for scheduling, subsequent to the reception of the handover request, the mobile transceiver 200 for transmission from the base station transceiver 100 to the mobile transceiver 200 on a radio resource on which transmission of the relay transceiver 300 is suspended. The apparatus 30 for the relay transceiver comprises a reception unit 32 for receiving information on a resource assignment from the base station transceiver 100 and a scheduling unit 34 for scheduling the mobile transceiver 220 for transmission or reception on a radio resource which is indicated in the information on the resource assignment.
Abstract:
Embodiments relate to apparatuses, methods and a computer programs for a mobile transceiver (100) and a base station transceiver (200). The mobile transceiver apparatus (10) comprises means for receiving (12) radio signals from two or more base station transceivers, the means for receiving (12) further having a receive sensitivity determining a possibility to decode data from a radio signal of one of the two or more base station transceivers, while also receiving radio signals from the other of the two or more base station transceivers. The mobile transceiver apparatus further comprises means for providing (14) sensitivity information on the receive sensitivity to an associated base station transceiver (200). The base station transceiver apparatus (20) comprises means for receiving (22) the sensitivity information on the receiver sensitivity and means for determining (24) configuration information on a measurement configuration for the mobile transceiver (100). The configuration information comprises information on a signal quality measurement at the mobile transceiver (100) on radio signals received from another base station transceiver and the configuration information comprises bias information for biasing the signal quality measurement, the bias information is based on the sensitivity information.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method in a wireless communication system including at least a first network (103), a second network (101) and a third network (105), wherein the second network (101) provides a first pattern indicating a first set of time periods (201) during which the data transmissions on the second communication channel is limited while the data transmissions on the first communication channel is scheduled, the method comprising: receiving, by the third network (105), information indicating the first pattern; and scheduling, by the third network (105), data transmissions on a third communication channel in the third network (105) based on the first pattern.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method (MET1) for selecting a transmission mode at a mobile station (MS) for a transmission of radio frequency signals (RFS) from the mobile station (MS) using a radio access technology. The method (MET1) contains the steps of selecting (M1/5) at the mobile station (MS) one of two or more transmission modes of the radio access technology for the transmission, and transmitting (M1/17) from the mobile station (MS) the radio frequency signals (RFS) with the selected one of the two or more transmission modes. The invention further relates to a mobile station (MS), to a network node (NN), and to a communication network (RCS).
Abstract:
The invention concerns a method for coordination of transmission from a first and at least one further base station (M1, P1), wherein said first base station (M1, P1) evaluates the usage by said at least one further base station (M1, P1) of at least one subframe, and said first base station (M1, P1) uses said at least one subframe for transmission dependent on the evaluated usage by said at least one further base station (M1, P1) of said at least one subframe, and a base station therefore.
Abstract:
A method for interference reduction in a radio communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving from a mobile station indications of radiation beams that are transmitted by a first base station of the radio communication system and that fulfill or exceed a predefined quality criterion at the mobile station, when the mobile station is attached to the first base station and when the mobile station is located within a first overlapping coverage area of the first base station and of a second base station of the radio communication system, and determining at least one radio resource to be unused or to be transmitted with a limited transmission power by the first base station for at least one of the radiation beams based on the received indications for serving the mobile station or a further mobile station by the second base station with the at least one radio resource.
Abstract:
Embodiments relate to an apparatus, a method and a computer program for a base station transceiver (100) for a mobile communication system (300). The base station transceiver (100) is operable in a coverage area (205) of another base station transceiver (200). The other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit radio signals in a repetitive sequence of radio frames, wherein in at least one of the radio frames in the sequence the other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit with a reduced transmission power or to suspend transmission compared to at least one other of the radio frames in the sequence. The apparatus (10) comprises an interface (12) operable to receive sequence information on the at least one of the radio frames in the sequence, during which the other base station transceiver (200) is operable to transmit with the reduced transmission power or to suspend transmission compared to the at least one other of the radio frames in the sequence. The apparatus (10) further comprises a controller (14) operable to determine configuration information on a measurement configuration for a mobile transceiver (400) associated to the base station transceiver (100), wherein the configuration information comprises information on a signal quality measurement at the mobile transceiver (400) on radio signals received from the base station transceiver (100). The signal quality measurement is performed during a time interval with a duration being predetermined by the mobile transceiver (400). The controller (14) is further operable to determine duration information on the duration of the time interval and the controller (14) is operable to determine the configuration information based on the sequence information and the duration information.