Wireless Terminal Measurement Configuration for CoMP Interference

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Solution Overview

Problem

In radio communication systems, particularly those employing CoMP schemes, there is a challenge in accurately measuring downlink received power and configuring appropriate uplink transmit power, which affects the overall system throughput and interference management.

Innovation Solution

A communication system and method that enable a base station to measure downlink received power and configure uplink transmit power for terminals by using multiple measurement targets, allowing for precise power control and interference mitigation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If a base station and RRH use the same frequencies for coordinated communication, then spectral efficiency is improved, but downlink received power measurement accuracy deteriorates due to interference

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvespectral efficiencyVSAvoiddownlink received power measurement accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the downlink signal into multiple components: cell-specific reference signals from the base station, channel state information reference signals from the RRH, and data signals. By separating the measurement of these different signal components and applying different processing methods to each, the system can accurately measure downlink received power even when base station and RRH use the same frequencies for coordinated communication.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If multiple measurement targets are configured for terminals, then uplink transmit power configuration accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuplink transmit power configuration accuracyVSAvoidmeasurement configuration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal measurement framework where a single measurement configuration structure can handle multiple measurement targets (base station cell-specific reference signals and RRH channel state information reference signals) with different properties. The terminal device is designed to universally process different reference signal types through a unified measurement and reporting mechanism, reducing the need for separate specialized measurement procedures for each target.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If coordinated communication is implemented between base station and RRH, then system throughput is improved, but interference management complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem throughputVSAvoidinterference management complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements feedback mechanisms where terminals measure downlink reference signals from both base stations and RRHs, report channel quality indicators back to the network, and the network uses this feedback to dynamically adjust resource allocation, power control, and scheduling decisions. This closed-loop feedback system enables coordinated communication to achieve improved throughput while automatically managing interference through measured and reported channel conditions.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP2741537B1Communication system, terminals and base station
Publication Date: 2018.07.25 SHARP KK
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AI summary

There are provided a base station, a terminal, and a communication system in a wireless communication system in which a base station and a terminal communicate with each other, in which the base station and the terminal can efficiently perform communication. The terminal includes a higher layer processing unit 601 configured to set a first measurement target configuration, the base station includes a higher layer processing unit 501 configured to configure a second measurement target configuration for each terminal, and the terminal includes a transmitting unit 607 configured to report to the base station a received power of a reference signal designated as a measurement target specified in the first measurement target configuration and a received power of a reference signal designated as a measurement target specified in the second measurement target configuration.