WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, BASE STATION, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20110009154A1
• Filed: 02/16/2009
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Ishii, Naoto
• Granted Patent: US 8,515,430 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/522
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/08 Load shedding arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/143 Downlink power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/327 Power control of multicast channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/343 taking into account loading or congestion level

Abstract

A wireless communication system according to the present invention includes a first base station forming a unicast area and a second base station forming a multicast area. The first base station is provided with a load status reporting unit for reporting the load status of the unicast area of the first base station to the second base station forming the multicast area within a certain distance from the unicast area of the first base station. The second base station is provided with a transmission power controlling unit for controlling, based on the reported load status of the unicast area, the transmission power of a signal transmitted in the multicast area of the second base station.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system comprising a first base station forming a unicast area and a second base station forming a multicast area, wherein

said first base station comprises:

a load status reporting unit for reporting a load status of the unicast area of said first base station to said second base station forming the multicast area within a certain distance from the unicast area of said first base station, and

said second base station comprises;

a transmission power controlling unit for controlling, based on the reported load status of the unicast area, a transmission power of a signal transmitted in the multicast area of said second base station.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein, if the reported load status of at least one unicast area indicates a predetermined load or more than a predetermined load, the transmission power controlling unit decreases the transmission power of the signal transmitted in the multicast area of said second base station.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein, if the reported load status of all unicast areas indicates less than a predetermined load, the transmission power controlling unit increases the transmission power of the signal transmitted in the multicast area of said second base station.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the load status reporting unit reports the load status of the unicast area of said first base station on a predetermined cycle.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the load status reporting unit reports the load status of the unicast area of said first base station when the load status changes.

6. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, further comprising a management node for managing the multicast area, wherein

the load status reporting unit reports the load status of the unicast area of said first base station via the management node.

7. A base station forming a unicast area, comprising a load status reporting unit for reporting a load status of the unicast area of the base station itself to another base station forming a multicast area within a certain distance from the unicast area of the base station itself.

8. The base station according to claim 7, wherein said load status reporting unit reports the load status of the unicast area of the base station itself on a predetermined cycle.

9. The base station according to claim 7, wherein said load status reporting unit reports the load status of the unicast area of the base station itself when the load status changes.

10. The base station according to claim 7, wherein said load status reporting unit reports the load status of the unicast area of the base station itself via the management node that manages the multicast area.

11. A base station forming a multicast area, comprising a transmission power controlling unit for controlling, based on a load status of a unicast area reported from a base station forming the unicast area, the transmission power of a signal transmitted in the multicast area of the base station itself.

12. The base station according to claim 11, wherein, if the reported load status of at least one unicast area indicates a predetermined load or more than a predetermined load, said transmission power controlling unit decreases the transmission power of the signal transmitted in the multicast area of the base station itself.

13. The base station according to claim 11, wherein, if the reported load status of all unicast areas indicates less than a predetermined load, said transmission power controlling unit increases the transmission power of the signal transmitted in the multicast area of the base station itself.

14. A wireless communication method by a wireless communication system comprising a first base station forming a unicast area and a second base station forming a multicast area, comprising:

a load status reporting step in which the first base station reports the load status of the unicast area of the first base station to the second base station forming the multicast area within a certain distance from the unicast area of the first base station, and

a transmission power controlling step in which the second base station controls, based on the reported load status of the unicast area, the transmission power of a signal transmitted in the multicast area of the second base station.

15. A wireless communication method by a base station forming a unicast area, comprising a load status reporting step in which the base station reports a load status of the unicast area of the base station itself to another base station forming a multicast area within a certain distance from the unicast area of the base station itself.

16. The wireless communication method according to claim 15, wherein, in said load status reporting step, the base station reports the load status of the unicast area of the base station itself on a predetermined cycle.

17. The wireless communication method according to claim 15, wherein, in said load status reporting step, the base station reports the load status of the unicast area of the base station itself when the load status changes.

18. The wireless communication method according to claim 15, wherein, in said load status reporting step, the base station reports the load status of the unicast area of the base station itself via a management node that manages the multicast area.

19. A wireless communication method by a base station forming a multicast area, comprising a transmission power controlling step in which the base station controls, based on the load status of a unicast area reported from a base station forming the unicast area, the transmission power of a signal transmitted in the multicast area of the base station itself.

20. The wireless communication method according to claim 19, wherein, in said transmission power controlling step, if the reported load status of at least one unicast area indicates a predetermined load or more than a predetermined load, the base station decreases the transmission power of the signal transmitted in the multicast area of the base station itself.

21. The wireless communication method according to claim 19, wherein, in said transmission power controlling step, if the reported load status of all unicast areas indicates less than a predetermined load, the base station increases the transmission power of the signal transmitted in the multicast area of the base station itself.

22. (canceled)

23. (canceled)