Wireless communication system, remote access device, and base station device
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a base station comprising;
a determining section that determines control information indicating signal processing for each of a plurality of wireless resources used for wireless communication with a plurality of terminal equipment units; and
a plurality of remote access sections, each remote access section of the plurality of remote access sections comprising;
a first signal processing section that performs first signal processing on a first downlink signal received from the base station so as to generate a second downlink signal to be transmitted to the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication; and
a second signal processing section that performs second signal processing on a second uplink signal received from the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication so as to generate a first uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station, andwherein at least one of the first signal processing and the second signal processing being performed for each of the wireless resources based on the control information,wherein the control information indicates whether or not the wireless resources are necessary for each of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections,wherein the first signal processing section of each of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections inserts, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by the control information to be necessary for the remote access section, and does not insert, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by the control information to be unnecessary for the remote access section, the information that is inserted in the second downlink signal and the information that is not inserted in the second downlink signal being included in the first downlink signal, andwherein the determining section determines the control information by storing first association information that indicates associations of the units of terminal equipment with the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections that are senders of the second downlink signals to be transmitted to the units of terminal equipment, storing second association information that indicates associations of the wireless resources with the units of terminal equipment that are destinations of the second downlink signals and use the wireless resources, and determining, based on the first association information and the second association information, whether or not the wireless resources are necessary for each of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system includes a base station including a determining section that determines control information indicating signal processing for each of wireless resources used for wireless communication with terminal equipment units, and remote access sections each including a first signal processing section that performs first signal processing on a first downlink signal received from the base station so as to generate a second downlink signal to be transmitted to the units via the wireless communication, and a second signal processing section that performs second signal processing on a second uplink signal received from the units via the wireless communication so as to generate a first uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station, and at least one of the first signal processing and the second signal processing being performed for each of the wireless resources based on the control information.
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11 Claims
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a base station comprising; a determining section that determines control information indicating signal processing for each of a plurality of wireless resources used for wireless communication with a plurality of terminal equipment units; and a plurality of remote access sections, each remote access section of the plurality of remote access sections comprising; a first signal processing section that performs first signal processing on a first downlink signal received from the base station so as to generate a second downlink signal to be transmitted to the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication; and a second signal processing section that performs second signal processing on a second uplink signal received from the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication so as to generate a first uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station, and wherein at least one of the first signal processing and the second signal processing being performed for each of the wireless resources based on the control information, wherein the control information indicates whether or not the wireless resources are necessary for each of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections, wherein the first signal processing section of each of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections inserts, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by the control information to be necessary for the remote access section, and does not insert, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by the control information to be unnecessary for the remote access section, the information that is inserted in the second downlink signal and the information that is not inserted in the second downlink signal being included in the first downlink signal, and wherein the determining section determines the control information by storing first association information that indicates associations of the units of terminal equipment with the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections that are senders of the second downlink signals to be transmitted to the units of terminal equipment, storing second association information that indicates associations of the wireless resources with the units of terminal equipment that are destinations of the second downlink signals and use the wireless resources, and determining, based on the first association information and the second association information, whether or not the wireless resources are necessary for each of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a base station comprising; a determining section that determines control information indicating signal processing for each of a plurality of wireless resources used for wireless communication with a plurality of terminal equipment units; and a plurality of remote access sections, each remote access section of the plurality of remote access sections comprising; a first signal processing section that performs first signal processing on a first downlink signal received from the base station so as to generate a second downlink signal to be transmitted to the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication; and a second signal processing section that performs second signal processing on a second uplink signal received from the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication so as to generate a first uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station, and wherein at least one of the first signal processing and the second signal processing being performed for each of the wireless resources based on the control information, wherein the control information indicates the first signal processing that is performed by each remote access section of the plurality of remote access sections on each of streams for each of the wireless resources, wherein the first signal processing sections each generate the second downlink signal by performing the first signal processing on each of the streams included in the first downlink signal for each of the wireless resources based on the control information, wherein the determining section determines the control information by storing first association information that indicates associations of the units of terminal equipment with the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections that are senders of the second downlink signals to be transmitted to the units of terminal equipment, storing third association information that indicates associations among the wireless resources, the streams and the units of terminal equipment that are destinations of the second downlink signals and use the streams and the wireless resources, and determining, based on the first association information and the third association information, whether or not the wireless resources are necessary for each of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections, wherein when a third remote access section is one of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections, a fourth remote access section is another one of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections, a third unit of terminal equipment is associated with the third remote access section based on the first association information, and a fourth unit of terminal equipment is associated with the fourth remote access section based on the first association information, a third wireless resource that is one of the wireless resources is associated with a first stream and a second stream based on the third association information, the first stream being one of the streams and associated with the third unit of terminal equipment, the second stream being another one of the streams and associated with the fourth unit of terminal equipment, and wherein the determining section inserts a signal to be transmitted to the third unit of terminal equipment in the first stream of the first downlink signal and inserts a signal to be transmitted to the fourth unit of terminal equipment in the second stream of the first downlink signal. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A wireless communication method comprising:
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determining at a base station control information indicating signal processing for each of a plurality of wireless resources used for wireless communication with a plurality of terminal equipment units, the control information indicates whether or not the wireless resources of the plurality are necessary for each remote access section of a plurality of remote access sections; performing, at a remote access section of the plurality of remote access sections, first signal processing on a first downlink signal received from the base station so as to generate a second downlink signal to be transmitted to the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication; performing, at the remote access section of the plurality of remote access sections, a second signal processing on a second uplink signal received from the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication so as to generate a first uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station; and inserting, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by the control information to be necessary for the remote access section of the plurality of remote access sections, and does not insert, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by the control information to be unnecessary for the remote access section of the plurality of remote access sections, the information that is inserted in the second downlink signal and the information that is not inserted in the second downlink signal being included in the first downlink signal, wherein the determining the control information comprises storing first association information that indicates associations of the units of terminal equipment with the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections that are senders of the second downlink signals to be transmitted to the units of terminal equipment, storing second association information that indicates associations of the wireless resources with the units of terminal equipment that are destinations of the second downlink signals and use the wireless resources, and determining, based on the first association information and the second association information, whether or not the wireless resources are necessary for each of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections, wherein at least one of the first signal processing and the second signal processing being performed for each of the wireless resources based on the control information.
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10. A base station comprising:
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a determining section that determines control information indicating signal processing for each of a plurality of wireless resources used for wireless communication with a plurality of terminal equipment units, the control information indicates whether or not the wireless resources of the plurality are necessary for each remote access section of a plurality of remote access sections; a transmitter to transmit a first downlink signal to a remote access section of a plurality of remote access sections, the remote access section performs first signal processing on the first downlink signal so as to generate a second downlink signal to be transmitted to the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication; and a receiver to receive a first uplink signal transmitted from the remote access section of a plurality of remote access sections, the remote access section performs second signal processing on a second uplink signal received from the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication so as to generate the first uplink signal, wherein at least one of the first signal processing and the second signal processing being performed for each of the wireless resources based on the control information, wherein the remote access section of the plurality of remote access sections inserts, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by the control information to be necessary for the remote access section, and does not insert, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by the control information to be unnecessary for the remote access section, the information that is inserted in the second downlink signal and the information that is not inserted in the second downlink signal being included in the first downlink signal, and wherein the determining section determines the control information by storing first association information that indicates associations of the units of terminal equipment with the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections that are senders of the second downlink signals to be transmitted to the units of terminal equipment, storing second association information that indicates associations of the wireless resources with the units of terminal equipment that are destinations of the second downlink signals and use the wireless resources, and determining, based on the first association information and the second association information, whether or not the wireless resources are necessary for each of the remote access sections of the plurality of remote access sections.
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11. A remote access device comprising:
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a first signal processing section that performs first signal processing on a first downlink signal received from a base station so as to generate a second downlink signal to be transmitted to a plurality of terminal equipment units via wireless communication; and a second signal processing section that performs second signal processing on a second uplink signal received from the plurality of terminal equipment units via the wireless communication so as to generate a first uplink signal to be transmitted to the base station, wherein the first signal processing section inserts, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by control information to be necessary for the remote access device, and does not insert, in the second downlink signal, information on a wireless resource indicated by the control information to be unnecessary for the remote access device, the information that is inserted in the second downlink signal and the information that is not inserted in the second downlink signal being included in the first downlink signal, wherein the control information is determined by the base station and indicates signal processing for each of a plurality of wireless resources used for wireless communication with a plurality of terminal equipment units and the control information indicates whether or not the wireless resources are necessary for the remote access device, wherein at least one of the first signal processing and the second signal processing being performed for each of the wireless resources based on the control information, and wherein the base station determines the control information by storing first association information that indicates associations of the units of terminal equipment with remote access devices of a plurality of remote access devices that are senders of the second downlink signals to be transmitted to the units of terminal equipment, storing second association information that indicates associations of the wireless resources with the units of terminal equipment that are destinations of the second downlink signals and use the wireless resources, and determining, based on the first association information and the second association information, whether or not the wireless resources are necessary for each of the remote access devices of the plurality of remote access devices.
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Specification