CoMP Base Station Inter-Cell Interference Coordination

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile communication systems face significant inter-cell interference, which deteriorates system throughput despite improvements in intra-cell interference reduction, particularly when transitioning from CDMA to OFDM schemes.

Innovation Solution

A base station employing Cooperative Multi-Points Transmission and Reception (CoMP) technology with Inter-cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) and Precoding Matrix Index (PMI) coordination to dynamically manage frequency resources and scheduling policies across cells, enhancing Quality of Service (QoS) by mitigating inter-cell interference.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If OFDM scheme is used to replace CDMA scheme, then intra-cell interference is reduced and system throughput is enhanced, but inter-cell interference from neighboring cells increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem throughputVSAvoidinter-cell interference
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple base stations (eNodeBs) into a CoMP set that cooperates to serve user equipment at cell edges. By combining the resources and coordination capabilities of multiple base stations, the system achieves interference cancellation and improves throughput for affected users without requiring system-wide deployment changes.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary coordination mechanism where base stations exchange information and coordinate their transmission parameters. This intermediary coordination layer enables interference management by allowing base stations to adjust their operations based on real-time channel conditions and user equipment positions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If CoMP technology is deployed to reduce inter-cell interference, then QoS of user equipment is enhanced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequality of serviceVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by providing differentiated service to different user equipment based on their position and interference conditions. Base stations identify user equipment affected by inter-cell interference and apply CoMP techniques selectively to those users, while maintaining conventional operation for other users, thus improving QoS without uniformly increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements dynamic CoMP operation where base stations can switch between CoMP mode and conventional mode based on real-time conditions. The system dynamically determines which user equipment requires CoMP service and adjusts transmission parameters accordingly, allowing flexibility and adaptability that manages complexity through on-demand operation rather than static deployment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8594687B2Base station for operating cooperative multi-points transmission and reception (CoMP)
Publication Date: 2013.11.26 ELECTRONICS & TELECOMM RES INST
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AI summary

Provided is a base station for operating a Cooperative Multi-Points Transmission and Reception (CoMP). A base station of a serving cell may perform scheduling according to an Inter-cell Interference Coordination (ICIC) scheme from a point in time when a service is provided to a user equipment (UE). When a Precoding Matrix Index (PMI) coordination is required, the base station of the serving cell may perform the PMI coordination in interoperation with a neighboring cell. In addition, when a status of the UE satisfies a particular condition, the base station of the serving cell may perform the aforementioned ICIC scheme and the PMI coordination. Also, the base station of the serving cell may perform the aforementioned ICIC scheme and the PMI coordination together.