Synchronization method and base station
First Claim
1. A synchronization method, comprising:
- receiving, by a first base station, on at least one part of channels in a receiving band supported by the first base station, at least one first downlink synchronization signal sent by at least one second base station;
selecting, by the first base station, a first downlink synchronization signal from the at least one first downlink synchronization signal;
executing, by the first base station, time synchronization according to the selected first downlink synchronization signal;
wherein selecting, by the first base station, a first downlink synchronization signal from the at least one first downlink synchronization signal comprises;
receiving, by the first base station, on the at least one part of channels, a first reference signal sent by the at least one second base station;
measuring, by the first base station, the first reference signal, to obtain a signal intensity of the first reference signal;
subtracting, by the first base station, an offset of each of the second base station relative to the first base station from the signal intensity of the first reference signal sent by each of the second base station, to obtain strength of interference caused by each of the second base station on a channel where the first base station currently works through sending signal on the at least one part of channels for the first base station; and
selecting, by the first base station, the first downlink synchronization signal according to the strength of interference caused by each of the second base station on the channel where the first base station currently works through sending signal on the at least one part of channels of the first base station.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present application provide a synchronization method and a base station. In the embodiments of the present application, a first base station receives, on at least one part of channels in a receiving band supported by the first base station, at least one first downlink synchronization signal sent by at least one second base station, and selects a first downlink synchronization signal from the at least one first downlink synchronization signal, to enable the first base station to execute time synchronization according to the selected first downlink synchronization signal, which can avoid a problem in the prior art of low reliability of time synchronization caused by low availability of a GPS signal, and relieve interference suffered by a base station from another base station caused by a problem of asynchronous receiving and sending time or inaccurate time synchronization, thereby improving signal quality of an air interface.
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17 Claims
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1. A synchronization method, comprising:
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receiving, by a first base station, on at least one part of channels in a receiving band supported by the first base station, at least one first downlink synchronization signal sent by at least one second base station; selecting, by the first base station, a first downlink synchronization signal from the at least one first downlink synchronization signal; executing, by the first base station, time synchronization according to the selected first downlink synchronization signal; wherein selecting, by the first base station, a first downlink synchronization signal from the at least one first downlink synchronization signal comprises; receiving, by the first base station, on the at least one part of channels, a first reference signal sent by the at least one second base station; measuring, by the first base station, the first reference signal, to obtain a signal intensity of the first reference signal; subtracting, by the first base station, an offset of each of the second base station relative to the first base station from the signal intensity of the first reference signal sent by each of the second base station, to obtain strength of interference caused by each of the second base station on a channel where the first base station currently works through sending signal on the at least one part of channels for the first base station; and selecting, by the first base station, the first downlink synchronization signal according to the strength of interference caused by each of the second base station on the channel where the first base station currently works through sending signal on the at least one part of channels of the first base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A base station, comprising:
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a processor; and a receiver coupled to the processor, the receiver configured to; receive, on at least one part of channels in a receiving band supported by the base station, at least one first downlink synchronization signal sent by at least one second base station, and transmit the first downlink synchronization signal to a processor; and receive, on the at least one part of channels, a first reference signal sent by the at least one second base station, and transmit the first reference signal to the processor; the processor configured to; select a first downlink synchronization signal from the at least one first downlink synchronization signal, and execute time synchronization according to the selected first downlink synchronization signal; measure the first reference signal, to obtain signal intensity of the first reference signal; and subtract a preset offset of each of the at least one second base station relative to the base station from the signal intensity of the first reference signal, to obtain strength of interference caused by each of the second base station on a channel where the base station currently works through sending signal on the at least one part of channels for the base station, and select a first downlink synchronization signal sent by a second base station of strongest strength of interference. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A synchronization method, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a first base station, on at least one part of channels in a receiving band supported by the first base station, at least one first downlink synchronization signal sent by at least one second base station; selecting, by the first base station, a first downlink synchronization signal from the at least one first downlink synchronization signal; executing, by the first base station, time synchronization according to the selected first downlink synchronization signal; receiving, by the first base station, according to working frequency information of the at least one second base station, on a channel indicated by the frequency information, a second downlink synchronization signal sent by the at least one second base station; selecting, by the first base station, a second downlink synchronization signal from the second downlink synchronization signal; executing, by the first base station, the time synchronization according to the selected second downlink synchronization signal; wherein selecting, by the first base station, the second downlink synchronization signal from the second downlink synchronization signal comprises; receiving, by the first base station, according to the working frequency information of the at least one second base station, on the channel indicated by the frequency information, a second reference signal sent by the at least one second base station; measuring, by the first base station, the second reference signal, to obtain signal intensity of the second reference signal; selecting, by the first base station, a first downlink synchronization signal sent by a second base station corresponding to a second reference signal of strongest signal intensity in the second reference signal; receiving, by the first base station, according to the working frequency information of the at least one second base station, on the channel indicated by the frequency information, a second reference signal sent by the at least one second base station; measuring, by the first base station, the second reference signal, to obtain signal intensity of the second reference signal; subtracting, by the first base station, a preset offset of each of the second base station relative to the first base station from the signal intensity of the second reference signal, to obtain strength of interference caused by the second base station on the channel where the first base station currently works through sending signal on the channel indicated by the frequency information for the first base station; and selecting, by the first base station, a second downlink synchronization signal sent by a second base station of strongest strength of interference.
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