WO2011162182A1 - 干渉低減方法及び無線基地局 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an interference reduction method and a radio base station in a radio communication system in which a micro cell is provided in a macro cell.
- a wireless communication system (hereinafter referred to as the LTE system) using the LTE (Long Term Evolution) system, which is the successor to the UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) system, is defined by the standardization organization 3GPP.
- LTE-A system a wireless communication system (hereinafter referred to as LTE-A system) using the LTE-Advanced system, which is the successor of the LTE system, is also being studied.
- a micro cell having a local coverage area with a radius of several tens of meters for example, a femto cell or a pico cell
- a macro cell having a wide coverage area with a radius of several kilometers for example, Non-Patent Document 1.
- Such a wireless communication system is also called HetNet (Heterogeneous Network).
- a user terminal connected to a radio base station (hereinafter referred to as a macro base station) that forms a macro cell is located in the micro cell, the micro cell is formed in the user terminal.
- a radio base station hereinafter referred to as a macro base station
- micro base stations There has been a problem that interference signals received from radio base stations (hereinafter referred to as micro base stations) increase.
- the present invention has been made in view of this point, and in a wireless communication system in which a micro cell is provided in a macro cell, when the user terminal connected to the macro base station is located in the micro cell, the user terminal is
- An object of the present invention is to provide an interference reduction method and a radio base station that can reduce an interference signal received from a micro base station.
- An interference reduction method is an interference reduction method in a radio communication system in which a micro cell is provided in a macro cell, and is a user terminal connected to a macro base station that is a radio base station forming the macro cell. Transmitting to the macro base station interference information indicating interference signal power received by the user terminal from a micro base station that is a radio base station forming the micro cell, and the macro When the interference signal power indicated by the interference information satisfies a predetermined condition, the base station notifies the micro base station of the fact, and the micro base station receives a notification from the macro base station. Data that transmits data using a transmission frame that can reduce an interference signal from the micro base station in the user terminal in response to the notification And a signal process,.
- the interference signal power from the micro base station satisfies a predetermined condition in the user terminal connected to the macro base station (for example, the user terminal is located in the micro cell and the femto base station in the user terminal).
- the interference signal power from the micro base station at the user terminal can be reduced, and the user terminal has failed to detect the radio link with the macro base station. It is possible to prevent the declaration of RLF (Radio Link Failure).
- a radio base station is a radio base station that forms the micro cell in a radio communication system in which a micro cell is provided in a macro cell, and is a radio base station that forms the macro cell.
- the interference signal from the own station in the user terminal can be reduced.
- a data transmission unit that transmits data using a transmission frame is provided.
- a radio base station is a radio base station that forms the macro cell in a radio communication system in which a micro cell is provided in a macro cell, from a user terminal connected to the radio station, to the micro cell
- An acquisition unit that acquires interference information indicating the interference signal power received by the user terminal from a micro base station that is a radio base station that forms, and when the interference signal power indicated by the interference information satisfies a predetermined condition,
- a notification unit for notifying the micro base station to that effect.
- the interference signal received by the user terminal from the micro base station is reduced.
- a possible interference reduction method and a radio base station can be provided.
- HetNet It is a conceptual diagram of HetNet. It is a sequence diagram for demonstrating the interference reduction method which concerns on this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the 1st operation
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of HetNet. Note that FIG. 1 illustrates an example in which a femto cell is used as a micro cell having a local coverage area. However, the micro cell may be any cell as long as it has a local coverage area provided in the macro cell, such as a pico cell.
- a femto cell FC having a local coverage area is arranged in a macro cell MC having a wide coverage area.
- the throughput can be improved by arranging the femtocell FC in a part of the macrocell MC (for example, in a place where the radio wave environment is poor such as indoors).
- a radio base station (hereinafter referred to as a macro base station) eNB (evolved NodeB) that forms a macro cell MC and a radio base station (hereinafter referred to as a femto base station) HeNB that forms a femto cell FC.
- eNB evolved NodeB
- femto base station radio base station
- FC femto cell FC
- the user terminal UE performs handover from the macro base station eNB to the femto base station HeNB to avoid an interference signal received from the femto base station HeNB.
- the user terminal UE is not allowed to connect to the femto base station HeNB, for example, when the user terminal UE does not belong to the CSG (Closed Subscriber Group) of the femto base station HeNB, the user terminal UE A handover cannot be performed from the station eNB to the femto base station HeNB. For this reason, the user terminal UE cannot avoid the interference signal from the femto base station HeNB, and RLF (Radio) indicating that detection of the radio link with the macro base station eNB to which the terminal is connected has failed. (Link Failure).
- RLF Radio
- the user terminal UE connected to the macro base station eNB when the user terminal UE connected to the macro base station eNB is located in the femtocell FC as described above, the user terminal UE declares the RLF by the interference signal received from the femto base station HeNB. This has led to the present invention, focusing on the fact that it may occur.
- a user terminal UE connected to a macro base station eNB that forms a macro cell MC, with respect to the macro base station eNB, a femto base station HeNB that forms a femto cell FC (micro cell).
- Interference information indicating the interference signal power received from the (micro base station) is transmitted.
- the macro base station eNB notifies the femto base station HeNB to that effect.
- the femto base station HeNB shifts to a fallback mode in which data is transmitted using a transmission frame that can reduce an interference signal from the femto base station HeNB in the user terminal UE.
- the femto base station HeNB determines whether the connection of the user terminal UE to the femto base station HeNB is permitted according to the notification from the macro base station eNB, and when the connection is not permitted (for example, When the user terminal UE does not belong to the CSG of the femto base station HeNB, for example, the user terminal UE shifts to the fallback mode.
- the interference reduction method when the interference signal power from the femto base station HeNB satisfies a predetermined condition in the user terminal UE connected to the macro base station eNB, that is, the user terminal UE is in the femto cell FC.
- the user terminal UE declares an RLF indicating that the detection of the radio link with the macro base station eNB has failed. Can be prevented.
- the interference signal from the femto base station HeNB in the user terminal UE can be reduced.
- the user terminal UE can be more effectively prevented from declaring RLF.
- the interference reduction method according to the present invention is executed when the user terminal UE connected to the macro base station eNB is located in the femtocell FC.
- FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram for explaining an interference reduction method according to the present invention.
- the user terminal UE transmits a measurement report (Measurement Report) including interference information to the macro base station eNB to which the user terminal UE is connected ( Step S101).
- the interference information indicates the interference signal power from the femto base station HeNB by the user terminal UE, for example, RS-SIR (Reference Signal Signal-to-Interference Ratio), RSRP (Reference Signal Received Power). RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator), RSRQ (Reference Signal Received Quality), and the like.
- the user terminal UE may transmit the interference information to the macro base station eNB by a signal other than the measurement report (for example, a handover request signal).
- the macro base station eNB determines whether the interference signal power from the femto base station HeNB in the user terminal UE satisfies a predetermined condition based on the measurement report from the user terminal UE (step S102).
- the predetermined condition is a condition indicating that the interference signal power from the femto base station HeNB in the user terminal UE exceeds an allowable level.
- the interference signal power from the femto base station HeNB is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold. It is to be.
- the macro base station eNB transmits an interference notification indicating the fact to the femto base station HeNB. (Step S103). Note that the macro base station eNB may transmit an interference notification to the femto base station HeNB using an S1 interface or an X2 interface described later.
- the femto base station HeNB judges whether or not the connection of the user terminal UE to the femto base station HeNB is permitted according to the interference information from the macro base station eNB (step S104). For example, the femto base station HeNB determines whether or not the user terminal UE belongs to the CSG of the femto HeNB.
- the femto base station HeNB determines that the connection of the user terminal UE to the femto base station HeNB is not permitted (step S104; No), the femto base station HeNB shifts to the fallback mode (step S105).
- the fallback mode is a mode in which the femto base station HeNB transmits data using a transmission frame that can reduce an interference signal from the femto base station HeNB in the user terminal UE.
- the operation mode of the femto base station HeNB in the fallback mode will be described in detail.
- the femto base station HeNB in the fallback mode has first to third operation modes.
- movement aspect reduces the interference signal with respect to the user terminal UE by providing the blank period in which the femto base station HeNB does not transmit data at all or hardly in a transmission frame.
- the third operation mode is to reduce the interference signal for the user terminal UE by providing a transmission power reduction period in which the femto base station HeNB reduces the transmission power in the transmission frame as compared with other periods. It is something to be made.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a first operation mode of the femto base station HeNB in the fallback mode.
- the femto base station HeNB sets a blank period in the transmission frame by applying an MBSFN (Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network) subframe to a specific subframe in the transmission frame.
- MBSFN Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network
- the MBSFN subframe means that data transmission using the time domain for the data channel is not performed in one subframe composed of the time domain for the control channel and the time domain for the data channel. This is a possible subframe.
- the femto base station HeNB applies the MBSFN subframes to the subframes # 1 to # 3 and # 6 to # 8 in one transmission frame, thereby # 1 to # 3 and # 6 to ##. Eight subframes are used as blank periods.
- subframe to which the MBSFN subframe is applied in the transmission frame from the femto base station HeNB is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG.
- MBSFN subframes may be applied every other subframe in the transmission frame.
- the femto base station HeNB applies the MBSFN subframe to the specific subframe in the transmission frame from the femto base station HeNB.
- the period which can reduce the interference signal which the user terminal UE receives from the femto base station HeNB can be provided, and it can prevent that the user terminal UE declares RLF.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a second operation mode of the femto base station HeNB in the fallback mode.
- the femto base station HeNB provides a blank period in the transmission frame by applying an almost-blank subframe to a specific subframe in the transmission frame from the femto base station HeNB.
- the Almost-blank subframe is a subframe in which only CRS (Common Reference Signal) is transmitted and other data is not transmitted.
- CRS Common Reference Signal
- the femto base station HeNB applies the Almost-blank subframe to every other subframe within one transmission frame, that is, the # 1 and # 3 subframes.
- the subframe is a blank period.
- the subframe to which the almost-blank subframe is applied in the transmission frame from the femto base station HeNB is not limited to the example illustrated in FIG.
- an almost-blank subframe may be applied to consecutive subframes in a transmission frame.
- the femto base station HeNB applies the almost-blank subframe to a specific subframe in a transmission frame from the femto base station HeNB.
- the interference signal received by the user terminal UE from the femto base station HeNB can be reduced, and the user terminal UE can be prevented from declaring RLF.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a third operation mode of the femto base station HeNB in the fallback mode. As illustrated in FIG. 5, the femto base station HeNB provides a transmission power reduction period in a transmission frame from the femto base station HeNB.
- the transmission power reduction period is a period in which the transmission power is reduced compared to other subframes that perform the same amount of data transmission, and is applied to a specific subframe within one transmission frame.
- the femto base station HeNB is similar to the subframes # 0, # 4, # 5, and # 9 in the subframes # 1 to # 3 and # 6 to # 8 in one transmission frame. Data transmission is performed in both the time domain for the control channel and the time domain for the data channel. Further, the femto base station HeNB assigns the subframes # 1 to # 3 and # 6 to # 8 to the transmission powers of the subframes # 1 to # 3 and # 6 to # 8 as # 0, # 4, # 5. , A transmission power reduction period in which the transmission power of the subframe # 9 is reduced.
- sub-frames that lower transmission power than other subframes in a transmission frame may be provided every other subframe.
- the femto base station HeNB provides a transmission power reduction period in a specific subframe in a transmission frame from the femto base station HeNB.
- a period for reducing the interference signal received by the user terminal UE from the femto base station HeNB can be provided, and the user terminal UE can be prevented from declaring RLF.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a configuration of a radio communication system 1 having a user terminal (UE) 10, a macro base station (eNB) 20, and a femto base station (HeNB) 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. is there.
- the radio communication system 1 illustrated in FIG. 6 is a system including, for example, an LTE system or SUPER 3G.
- the wireless communication system 1 may be called IMT-Advanced or 4G.
- the wireless communication system 1 shown in FIG. 6 is a system using HetNet.
- a femto cell is used as a micro cell having a local coverage area
- a cell having other local coverage such as a pico cell may be used as the micro cell.
- the radio communication system 1 includes a user terminal 10, a radio base station (hereinafter referred to as a macro base station) 20 that forms a macro cell MC1, and a radio base station that forms a femto cell FC1 within the macro cell MC1. (Hereinafter referred to as a femto base station) 30.
- the macro base station 20 and the femto base station 30 are connected to the core network 40 and communicate with an upper station device (for example, an MME (Mobility Management Entity) or a gateway device) provided in the core network 40.
- an MME Mobility Management Entity
- a gateway device for example, a MME (Mobility Management Entity) or a gateway device
- OFDMA orthogonal frequency division multiple access
- SC-FDMA single carrier-frequency division multiple access
- OFDMA is a multi-carrier transmission scheme that performs communication by dividing a frequency band into a plurality of narrow frequency bands (subcarriers) and mapping data to each subcarrier.
- SC-FDMA is a single carrier transmission method that reduces interference between terminals by dividing a system band into bands each consisting of one or continuous resource blocks for each terminal, and a plurality of terminals using different bands. .
- the downlink communication channel includes a PDSCH as a downlink data channel shared by each user terminal 10, a downlink L1 / L2 control channel (PDCCH, etc.), a broadcast channel (BCH), and the like.
- PDSCH downlink L1 / L2 control channel
- BCH broadcast channel
- User data and higher control information are transmitted by the PDSCH.
- PDSCH and PUSCH scheduling information and the like are transmitted by the PDCCH.
- Uplink communication channels include PUSCH (Physical Uplink Shared CHannel) as an uplink data channel shared by each user terminal 10 and PUCCH (Physical Uplink Control CHannel) as an uplink control channel. User data and higher control information are transmitted by this PUSCH.
- the above-mentioned measurement report (Measurement Report) is transmitted by PUSCH.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic configuration diagram of the macro base station 20 according to the present embodiment.
- the macro base station 20 includes a transmission / reception antenna 201, an amplifier unit 202, a transmission / reception unit 203, a baseband signal processing unit 204, a call processing unit 205, and a transmission path interface 206.
- the femto base station 30 has the same configuration as the macro base station 20 shown in FIG. 7 (that is, the transmission / reception antenna 301, the amplifier unit 302, the transmission / reception unit 303, the baseband signal processing unit 304, the call processing unit 305, and the transmission path interface). 306).
- the configuration of the macro base station 20 will be described in detail, but the same applies to the femto base station 30.
- the transmission path interface 206 is a communication interface with an upper station apparatus (not shown) provided in the core network 40.
- the transmission path interface 206 inputs the downlink data received from the higher station apparatus (not shown) to the baseband signal processing unit 204. Further, the transmission path interface 206 transmits the uplink data input from the baseband signal processing unit 204 to a higher station apparatus (not shown). Also, the transmission path interface 206 receives an interference notification transmitted from the macro base station 20 to the femto base station 30 from the upper station apparatus (not shown) via the core network 40. Communication between the macro base station 20 and the femto base station 30 may be performed using the S1 interface or the X2 interface.
- the S1 interface connects the macro base station 20 and the femto base station 30 via an MME (Mobility Management Entity) (not shown) and S-GW (S-GateWay) provided in the core network 40. is there.
- MME Mobility Management Entity
- S-GW S-GateWay
- the X2 interface directly connects the macro base station 20 and the femto base station 30 and is newly defined.
- the baseband signal processing unit 204 performs baseband signal processing such as scheduling processing, error correction coding processing, and IFFT (Inverse Fast Fourier Transform) processing on the downlink data input from the transmission path interface 206, A baseband signal obtained by the band signal processing is input to the transmission / reception unit 203.
- the baseband signal processing unit 204 performs baseband signal processing such as FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) processing and error correction decoding processing on the baseband signal input from the transmission / reception unit 203, and performs the baseband signal processing.
- the uplink data obtained by the above is input to the transmission path interface 206.
- the transmission / reception unit 203 frequency-converts the baseband signal output from the baseband signal processing unit 204 to a radio frequency band, and transmits the frequency-converted downlink transmission signal via the amplifier 202 and the transmission / reception antenna 201.
- the transmission / reception unit 203 converts the frequency of the uplink reception signal received via the transmission / reception antenna 201 and the amplifier 202 and inputs the baseband signal to the baseband signal processing unit 204.
- the call processing unit 205 performs call processing such as setting or releasing a call of the user terminal 10.
- FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram of the user terminal 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the user terminal 10 includes a transmission / reception antenna 101, an amplifier unit 102, a transmission / reception unit 103, a baseband signal processing unit 104, and an application unit 105.
- the transmission / reception unit 103 frequency-converts the baseband signal output from the baseband signal processing unit 104 into a radio frequency band, and transmits the frequency-converted uplink transmission signal via the amplifier 102 and the transmission / reception antenna 101.
- the transmission / reception unit 103 converts the frequency of the downlink reception signal received via the transmission / reception antenna 101 and the amplifier 102 and inputs the baseband signal to the baseband signal processing unit 104.
- the baseband signal processing 104 performs baseband signal processing such as scheduling processing, error correction coding processing, and IFFT (Inverse Fast Fourier Transform) processing on the uplink data input from the application unit 105, and the baseband signal The baseband signal obtained by the processing is input to the transmission / reception unit 103.
- the baseband signal processing unit 104 performs baseband signal processing such as FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) processing and error correction decoding processing on the baseband signal input from the transmission / reception unit 103, and performs the baseband signal processing.
- the downlink data obtained by the above is input to the application unit 105.
- FIG. 9 is a functional configuration diagram of the macro base station 20 according to the present embodiment.
- the macro base station 20 includes an acquisition unit 211 and a determination unit 212 as a functional configuration for interference notification processing for the femto base station 30.
- Such a functional configuration is mainly realized by the baseband signal processing unit 204 of FIG. 7, but may be realized by using hardware and software modules such as a processor and a memory (not shown in FIG. 7).
- the acquisition unit 211 acquires interference information from the femto base station 30 in the user terminal 10 when the user terminal 10 connected to the macro base station 20 is located in the femto cell FC1.
- the interference information is information indicating the interference signal power from the femto base station 30 in the user terminal 10 as described above.
- the interference information may be included in a measurement report from the user terminal 10 received by the transmission / reception unit 203, or other signals (for example, a handover request) from the user terminal 10 received by the transmission / reception unit 203. It may be included.
- the determination unit 212 determines whether the interference signal power from the femto base station 30 in the user terminal 10 satisfies a predetermined condition based on the interference information acquired by the acquisition unit 211.
- the predetermined condition is a condition indicating that the interference signal power from the femto base station HeNB in the user terminal UE has exceeded the allowable level as described above.
- the interference signal power from the femto base station HeNB is It is more than a predetermined threshold value.
- the determination unit 212 determines that the interference signal power from the femto base station 30 in the user terminal 10 satisfies a predetermined condition, the determination unit 212 notifies the femto base station 30 of an interference notification to that effect via the transmission / reception unit 203. Send.
- FIG. 10 is a functional configuration diagram of the femto base station 30 according to the present embodiment.
- the femto base station 30 includes a determination unit 311, a fallback mode control unit 312, a transmission frame generation unit 313, and transmission power determination as a functional configuration for interference reduction processing for the user terminal 10. Part 314.
- Such a functional configuration is mainly realized by the baseband signal processing unit 304, but may be realized by using hardware such as a processor and a memory, or a software module.
- the determination unit 311 determines whether the connection of the user terminal 10 related to the notification to the femto base station 30 is permitted. For example, if the user terminal 10 related to the notification belongs to the CSG (Closed Subscriber Group) of the femto base station 30, the determining unit 311 determines that the connection of the user terminal 10 to the femto base station 30 is permitted.
- CSG Cell Subscriber Group
- the fallback mode control unit 312 switches to the fallback mode for reducing the interference signal for the user terminal 10. The station 30 is moved.
- the fallback mode control unit 312 may instruct the transmission frame generation unit 313 to provide a blank period in the transmission frame in the fallback mode. Further, the fallback mode control unit 312 may instruct the transmission frame generation unit 313 to reduce the transmission power of a specific subframe in the transmission frame.
- the transmission frame generation unit 313 generates a transmission frame composed of a plurality of subframes. Specifically, the transmission frame generation unit 313 maps the downlink data received by the transmission path interface 306 to the time domain for the data channel of each subframe, and transmits control information for receiving the downlink data to each subframe. Map to the time domain for the control channel of the frame.
- the transmission frame generation unit 313 may provide a blank period in the transmission frame in response to an instruction from the fallback mode control unit 312. Specifically, as described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the transmission frame generation unit 313 adds an MBSFN subframe or an Almost-Blank subframe to a specific subframe in the transmission frame transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 303. A blank period is provided in the transmission frame by applying the frame.
- the transmission power determination unit 314 determines the transmission power of the transmission frame generated by the transmission frame generation unit 313 for each subframe. Further, the transmission power determination unit 314 may provide a transmission power reduction period in the transmission frame in accordance with an instruction from the fallback mode control unit 312. Specifically, as described with reference to FIG. 5, the transmission power determination unit 314 determines the transmission power of a specific subframe in the transmission frame to be smaller than the transmission power of other subframes.
- the transmission / reception unit 303 (data transmission unit) transmits the transmission frame generated by the transmission frame generation unit 313 with the transmission power determined by the transmission power determination unit 314.
- FIG. 11 is a functional configuration diagram of the user terminal 10 according to the present embodiment.
- the user terminal 10 includes a measurement unit 111 as a functional configuration for interference measurement processing from the femto base station 30.
- a functional configuration is mainly realized by the baseband signal processing unit 104 of FIG. 8, but may be realized by using hardware and software modules such as a processor and a memory (not shown in FIG. 8).
- the measuring unit 111 measures the interference signal power from the femto base station 30. Specifically, the measurement unit 111 measures the interference signal power from the femto base station 30 based on the reference signals (reference signal) from the macro base station 20 and the femto base station 30 received by the transmission / reception unit 103. . Specifically, the measurement unit 111 uses, as interference signal power from the femto base station 30, an RS-SIR (Reference) that is a received power ratio between the reference signal from the macro base station 20 and the reference signal from the femto base station 30.
- RS-SIR Reference
- RSRP Reference Signal Received Power
- RSSI Receiveived Signal Strength Indicator
- RSRQ Reference Signal Received Quality
- the interference signal power from the femto base station 30 satisfies the predetermined condition in the user terminal 10 connected to the macro base station 20 (for example, the user terminal 10 is located in the femtocell FC and the interference signal power from the femto base station 30 in the user terminal 10 exceeds an allowable level)
- the interference signal from the femto base station 30 in the user terminal 10 can be reduced. It is possible to prevent the user terminal 10 from declaring an RLF indicating that detection of a radio link with the macro base station 20 has failed.
- the user terminal 10 since the user terminal 10 is not permitted to connect to the femto base station 30 and cannot perform a handover to the femto base station 30, interference signals from the femto base station 30 in the user terminal 10 can be reduced. The user terminal 10 can be more effectively prevented from declaring RLF.
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- マクロセル内にマイクロセルが設けられる無線通信システムにおける干渉低減方法であって、
前記マクロセルを形成する無線基地局であるマクロ基地局に接続するユーザ端末が、該マクロ基地局に対して、前記マイクロセルを形成する無線基地局であるマイクロ基地局から前記ユーザ端末が受けている干渉信号電力を示す干渉情報を送信する干渉情報送信工程と、
前記マクロ基地局が、前記干渉情報が示す前記干渉信号電力が所定の条件を満たす場合、前記マイクロ基地局に対して、その旨を通知する通知工程と、
前記マイクロ基地局が、前記マクロ基地局からの通知に応じて、前記ユーザ端末における該マイクロ基地局からの干渉信号を低減可能な送信フレームを用いてデータを送信するデータ送信工程と、
を有することを特徴とする干渉低減方法。 - 前記マイクロ基地局が、前記マクロ基地局からの通知に応じて、前記ユーザ端末の該マイクロ基地局に対する接続が許可されているか否かを判断する判断工程を更に有し、
前記判断工程において前記ユーザ端末の該マイクロ基地局に対する接続が許可されていないと判断された場合、前記データ送信工程において、前記マイクロ基地局は、前記送信フレームを用いてデータを送信することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の干渉低減方法。 - 前記送信フレームは、全く或いはほとんどデータを送信しない期間であるブランク期間を有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の干渉低減方法。
- 前記送信フレームは、MBSFN(Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network)サブフレームであることを特徴とする請求項3に記載の干渉低減方法。
- 前記送信フレームは、他の期間よりも送信電力を低下させた期間である送信電力低減期間を有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の干渉低減方法。
- 前記通知工程において、前記マクロ基地局は、S1インターフェース又はX2インターフェースを用いて、前記マイクロ基地局に対して、前記干渉信号電力が所定の条件を満たす旨を通知することを特徴とする請求項1記載の干渉低減方法。
- マクロセル内にマイクロセルが設けられる無線通信システムにおいて、前記マイクロセルを形成する無線基地局であって、
前記マクロセルを形成する無線基地局であるマクロ基地局から、該マクロ基地局に接続するユーザ端末が自局から受けている干渉信号電力が所定の条件を満たすことが通知された場合、前記ユーザ端末における自局からの干渉信号を低減可能な送信フレームを用いてデータを送信するデータ送信部を具備することを特徴とする無線基地局。 - 前記マクロ基地局から、前記干渉信号電力が所定の条件を満たすことが通知された場合、前記ユーザ端末の自局に対する接続が許可されているか否かを判断する判断部を更に具備し、
前記データ送信部は、前記判断部によって前記ユーザ端末の自局に対する接続が許可されていないと判断された場合、前記送信フレームを用いてデータを送信することを特徴とする請求項7に記載の無線基地局。 - 前記送信フレームは、全く或いはほとんどデータを送信しない期間であるブランク期間を有することを特徴とする請求項7記載の無線基地局。
- 前記送信フレームは、MBSFN(Multimedia Broadcast multicast service Single Frequency Network)サブフレームであることを特徴とする請求項9に記載の無線基地局。
- 前記送信フレームは、他の期間よりも送信電力を低下させた期間である送信電力低減期間を有することを特徴とする請求項7記載の無線基地局。
- 前記干渉信号電力が所定の条件を満たす旨は、S1インターフェース又はX2インターフェースを用いて、前記マクロ基地局から通知されることを特徴とする請求項7記載の無線基地局。
- マクロセル内にマイクロセルが設けられる無線通信システムにおいて、前記マクロセルを形成する無線基地局であって、
自局に接続するユーザ端末から、前記マイクロセルを形成する無線基地局であるマイクロ基地局から前記ユーザ端末が受けている干渉信号電力を示す干渉情報を取得する取得部と、
前記干渉情報が示す前記干渉信号電力が所定の条件を満たす場合、前記マイクロ基地局に対して、その旨を通知する通知部と、
を具備することを特徴とする無線基地局。 - 前記通知部は、S1インターフェース又はX2インターフェースを用いて、前記干渉信号電力が所定の条件を満たす旨を前記マイクロ基地局に対して通知することを特徴とする請求項13に記載の無線基地局。
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