Time-Varying Cell Identifier Control for Remote Stations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless communication systems face challenges in effectively managing remote transmitting stations located on cell edges in heterogeneous networks, leading to suboptimal signal quality and interference for user equipment at the edge of cells.
Innovation Solution
A method is introduced where time resource information is transmitted between transmission points to control remote transmitting stations, allowing their cell identifiers to change based on time intervals, enabling cooperative transmission and improved signal management, including the sharing of antenna ports and channel state reporting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If remote transmitting stations use fixed cell identifiers, then network configuration is simple, but signal quality for user equipment at cell edges deteriorates due to interference
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making cell identifiers time-varying rather than fixed. Remote transmitting stations change their cell identifiers based on time resource information, allowing the system to adapt to changing interference conditions while maintaining manageable configuration complexity through automated management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic action through time-based cell identifier changes. Cell identifiers are changed periodically according to time resource information, creating a structured pattern that improves signal quality at cell edges while maintaining system organization through predictable intervals.
2Reliability
If cell identifiers are changed frequently to reduce interference, then signal quality improves, but system complexity increases due to time resource management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses feedback mechanisms where transmission points exchange time resource information about remote transmitting stations. This feedback loop allows the system to coordinate cell identifier changes and manage time resources efficiently, reducing the complexity burden while maintaining signal quality improvements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces time resource information as an intermediary element that mediates between cell identifier changes and interference reduction. This intermediary structure simplifies the management complexity by providing a standardized interface for coordinating changes across multiple transmission points.
3Area of stationary object
If remote transmitting stations transmit continuously, then network coverage is improved, but interference for user equipment increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies periodic action by implementing time-based transmission patterns for remote transmitting stations. Stations transmit during allocated time intervals and remain silent during other periods, expanding effective coverage while reducing continuous interference through structured transmission timing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses dynamics to make transmission behavior adaptive rather than static. Remote transmitting stations dynamically adjust their transmission activity based on time resource information and cell identifier changes, allowing the system to expand coverage in some time periods while reducing interference in others.
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention relates to a method for controlling a remote transmitting station in a wireless communication system, including a step of: a first transmission point transmitting to a second transmission point time resource information related to at least one or more remote transmitting stations among a plurality of remote transmitting stations, wherein the plurality of transmitting stations located at cell edges of the first transmission point and cell identifiers of the at least one or more remote transmitting stations are changed according to a time period instructed by the time resource information.