Abstract: A base station controller optimally controls activation/deactivation of small base stations in a heterogeneous network environment in which a number of base stations forming cells of different sizes coexist in the same area, taking into account traffic volume as well as signal interference. A method for operating the base station controller is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment.

Abstract: A base station device of blanking a radio resource, includes: a base station selecting circuit to select a specific adjacent base station for coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission and reception; a CoMP transmission and reception control circuit to blank out the radio resource which is allocated equally as the radio resource, which is allocated by the specific adjacent base station for a terminal which receives the CoMP transmission and reception from the base station device and the specific adjacent base station; and a resource allocation information sharing circuit to share resource allocation information, which represents that the radio resource is blanked out, with other adjacent base stations except for the specific adjacent base station, such that the other adjacent base stations are capable of using the resource allocation information.

Abstract: A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment.

Abstract: A base station device includes: a signal receiving unit to receive a downlink signal, which is transmitted from an adjacent base station over a downlink frequency band of a frame for the adjacent base station, over an uplink frequency band of a silent inverted frame during a first time interval, during which the base station device uses the silence inverted frame; a measuring unit to measure a channel environment with the adjacent base station based on the downlink signal from the adjacent base station; and an interference removing unit configured to remove the signal interference induced from the adjacent base station by removing the downlink signal received from the adjacent base station over a uplink frequency band of the base station device during a second time interval based on the channel environment with the adjacent base station.

Abstract: A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a terminal device that is capable of taking an advantage of increasing transmission capacity in the FD transmission as much as possible by selectively using the FD transmission or the HD transmission in a multi-cell communication environment in consideration of a relationship with other neighboring nodes (base stations and terminals). Also disclosed is a method of operating the terminal device.

Abstract: The present invention suggests a cell management apparatus and a method for operating a cell management apparatus, capable of harmoniously satisfying effects of improving intercell interference and enhancing operation efficiency of radio resources in managing virtual cells, particularly in managing virtual cells in a heterogeneous network environment in which cells having different sizes coexist.

Abstract: A cell control device achieves optimal interference control taking into account a different between the DL interference strength and the UL interference strength by an adjacent cell by way of controlling cells based on D-TDD in a network environment where a number of cells employing TDD coexist. A method of operating a cell control device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment.

Abstract: A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates a terminal device capable of enhancing cell throughput in consideration of an interference environment created in a heterogeneous network environment where cells of different sizes which use different frequency bands coexist, and a method of operating the same.

Abstract: A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a terminal device that is capable of taking an advantage of increasing transmission capacity in the FD transmission as much as possible by selectively using the FD transmission or the HD transmission in a multi-cell communication environment in consideration of a relationship with other neighboring nodes (base stations and terminals). Also disclosed is a method of operating the terminal device.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a base station control device which controls the base station management and the carrier aggregation (CA) function according to a heterogeneous network environment, such that an optimum system throughput can be obtained in the heterogeneous network environment through the CA function, and an operating method of the base station control device.

Abstract: A method for mitigating interference at a small base station in a hierarchical cell structure is provided. In the method, the small base station checks a sub-frame allocated to macro user equipment by using a downlink signal received from a macro base station when an interference candidate user equipment list is received. The interference candidate user equipment list contains information on the macro user equipment adjacent to a femto cell controlled by the small base station. Then the small base station allocates other sub-frame to femto user equipment located in the femto cell by avoiding the sub-frame allocated to the macro user equipment.

Abstract: A base station device can efficiently remove signal interference between base stations in a manner appropriate for FDD in a network environment where a number of base stations employing FDD coexist. A method of operating a base station device and a terminal device are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a base station control device which controls the base station management and the carrier aggregation (CA) function according to a heterogeneous network environment, such that an optimum system throughput can be obtained in the heterogeneous network environment through the CA function, and an operating method of the base station control device.

Abstract: A cell control device achieves optimal interference control taking into account a different between the DL interference strength and the UL interference strength by an adjacent cell by way of controlling cells based on D-TDD in a network environment where a number of cells employing TDD coexist. A method of operating a cell control device is also disclosed.

Abstract: A base station controller optimally controls activation/deactivation of small base stations in a heterogeneous network environment in which a number of base stations forming cells of different sizes coexist in the same area, taking into account traffic volume as well as signal interference. A method for operating the base station controller is also disclosed.