DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING CONTROL INFORMATION FOR INTER-HETEROGENEOUS CELL INTERFERENCE ADJUSTMENT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20140016598A1
• Filed: 04/02/2012
• Published: 01/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Co. Ltd. (Pantech Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Co. Ltd. (Pantech Incorporated)
• Inventors: Kwon, Ki Bum, Kim, Si Hyung
• Application Number:
  US14/009,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20140016598A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 11/0056 Inter-base station aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0023 Time-frequency-space
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0073 Allocation arrangements that take into account other cell interferences for intercell interference mitigation or co-ordination in orthogonal multiplex systems H04J11/005
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B

Abstract

The present invention relates to a device and method for transmitting control information for inter-heterogeneous cell interference adjustment in a wireless communication system. The present invention relates to a base station including: a signal receiving unit for receiving an ABS pattern; a system information generating unit for generating separation information that notifies the separated distance from a first sub frame transmitting PDCCH on the basis of the ABS pattern to a second sub frame transmitting PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH; a downlink control information generating unit for generating downlink control information including a scheduling offset which indicates the separated distance; and a signal transmitting unit for transmitting the downlink control information from the first sub frame and transmitting a paging message or system information from the second sub frame.

Claims

1. A base station transmitting control information for coordinating inter-heterogeneous cell interference, the base station comprising:

a signal receiving unit that receives an ABS (almost blank sub-frame) pattern configured to have transmission power controlled in a sub-frame determined considering interference with a heterogeneous eNB from an operation and management device that operates and manages the heterogeneous eNB;

a system information generating unit that determines a first sub-frame where a PDCCH (physical downlink control channel) is transmitted and a second sub-frame where a PDSCH (physical downlink shared channel) scheduled by the PDCCH is transmitted based on the ABS pattern and generates separation information to indicate a separated distance between the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame;

a downlink control information generating unit that generates downlink control information including a scheduling offset indicating the separated distance; and

a signal transmitting unit that transmits the downlink control information through the PDCCH in the first sub-frame and transmits a paging message or system information through the PDSCH in the second sub-frame.

2. The base station of claim 1, wherein the system information generating unit generates separation information indicating the separated distance as the number of sub-frames.

3. The base station of claim 1, where the downlink control information generating unit generates the downlink control information so that an HARQ (hybrid automatic repeat request) process number field included in the downlink control information indicates the scheduling offset.

4. The base station of claim 1, wherein the downlink control information generating unit generates the downlink control information so that a downlink allocation index (DAI) field included in the downlink control information indicates the scheduling offset.

5. The base station of claim 1, wherein in a case where the base station provides an aggressor cell that interferes with a neighboring base station, the system information generating unit determines a non-ABS as the first sub-frame and an ABS as the second sub-frame.

6. The base station of claim 1, wherein in a case where the base station provides a victim cell interfered by a neighboring base station, the system information generating unit determines an ABS as the first sub-frame and a non-ABS as the second sub-frame.

7. A method of transmitting control information for coordinating inter-heterogeneous cell interference by a base station, the method comprising:

receiving an ABS pattern configured to have transmission power controlled in a sub-frame determined considering interference with a heterogeneous eNB from an operation and management device that operates and manages the heterogeneous eNB;

determining a first sub-frame where a PDCCH is transmitted and a second sub-frame where a PDSCH scheduled by the PDCCH is transmitted based on the ABS pattern;

generating separation information to indicate a separated distance between the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame;

generating downlink control information including a scheduling offset indicating the separated distance;

transmitting the downlink control information through the PDCCH in the first sub-frame; and

transmitting a paging message or system information through the PDSCH in the second sub-frame.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein an HARQ process number field included in the downlink control information indicates the scheduling offset.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the separated distance is defined as the number of sub-frames.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein a downlink allocation index (DAI) field included in the downlink control information indicates the scheduling offset.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein in a case where the base station provides an aggressor cell that interferes with a neighboring base station, the first sub-frame is determined as a non-ABS, and the second sub-frame is determined as an ABS.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein in a case where the base station provides a victim cell that is interfered by a neighboring base station, the first sub-frame is determined as an ABS, and the second sub-frame is determined as a non-ABS.

13. A user equipment receiving control information for coordinating inter-heterogeneous cell interference, the user equipment comprising:

a physical channel receiving unit that receives a PDCCH in a first sub-frame, receives a PDSCH indicated by the PDCCH in a second sub-frame, and receives separation information indicating a distance between the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame from a base station through a PBCH; and

a system updating unit that updates system information of the user equipment based on the separation information, wherein one of the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame is set as an ABS configured to have transmission power controlled in a sub-frame determined considering interference with a heterogeneous eNB, and the other is set as a non-ABS.

14. The user equipment of claim 13, wherein the physical channel receiving unit receives the PDSCH including a paging message or system information on the user equipment from the base station.

15. The user equipment of claim 13, wherein the physical channel receiving unit receives, from the base station, the PDCCH including an HARQ process number field indicating a distance between the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame.

16. The user equipment of claim 13, wherein in a case where the first sub-frame is an ABS, the base station provides the user equipment with a victim cell interfered by a neighboring base station.

17. The user equipment of claim 13, wherein in a case where the first sub-frame is a non-ABS, the base station provides the user equipment with an aggressor cell interfering with a neighboring base station.

18. A method of receiving control information for coordinating inter-heterogeneous cell interference by a user equipment, the method comprising:

receiving a PDCCH in a first sub-frame;

receiving a PDSCH indicated by the PDCCH in a second sub-frame;

receiving separation information indicating a distance between the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame through a PBCH from a base station; and

updating system information of the user equipment based on the separation information, wherein one of the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame is set as an ABS configured to have transmission power controlled in a sub-frame determined considering interference with a heterogeneous eNB and the other is set as a non-ABS.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the PDSCH includes a paging message or system information on the user equipment.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the PDCCH includes an HARQ process number field indicating a distance between the first sub-frame and the second sub-frame.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein in a case where the first sub-frame is an ABS, the base station provides the user equipment with a victim cell interfered by a neighboring base station.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein in a case where the first sub-frame is a non-ABS, the base station provides the user equipment with an aggressor cell interfering with a neighboring base station.