Abstract: The present invention provides a precoding method for use in a wireless communications system. According to the precoding method of the present invention, a serving base station and cooperative communication base stations employ an identical precoding matrix so as to weight transmission signals and then transmit them. The weighting stands for multiplication of results of overall precoding or each layer precoding process by weight values at the serving base station and the cooperative communication base stations. A user device corresponding to the serving base station and the cooperative communication base stations receives a signal which is obtained by an operation in which the serving base station and the cooperative communication base stations perform an identical precoding process and additively combine results of overall precoding or each layer precoding process with one another.

Abstract: A radio resource configuration method and device are disclosed. The radio resource configuration method includes: after a piece of user equipment UE establishes a connection with a base station according to a system bandwidth in a broadcast message, determining, by the base station for the UE, resource configuration used for communication between the UE and the base station, where the resource configuration includes at least one of a resource allocation bandwidth, a channel state information CSI pilot bandwidth, and a CSI measurement bandwidth, where the resource allocation bandwidth is a bandwidth used to generate resource block allocation information in downlink control information; and sending, by the base station to the UE by using dedicated signaling or a common message, the resource configuration determined for the UE and used for communication between the UE and the base station.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an access method and apparatus in a heterogeneous network. The access method in a heterogeneous network include broadcasting a system message to a user equipment. The system message includes configuration information of a cell access port and configuration information of at least one group of hot spot access port, so that the user equipment accesses the cell access port or a hot spot access port according to the system information. The heterogeneous network includes at least one hot spot access port, the at least one hot spot access port is grouped into at least one group, and each group of hot spot access port includes at least one hot spot access port.

Abstract: A user equipment generates information based on a plurality of values of joint coding of a Rank Index RI and a first Precoding Matrix Index W1 and transmits the information on a physical uplink control channel. The payload size of the information is 5 bits. The first Precoding Matrix Index W1 and a second Precoding Matrix Index W2 correspond to a precoding matrix and 16 values in the plurality of values correspond to the Rank Index RI of 1 or 2 where a part of values in the plurality of values except the 16 values in the plurality of values correspond to the Rank Index RI of more than 2.

Abstract: A user equipment receives, from the base station apparatus, bit information. The bit information indicates first information indicating one or more antenna ports and second information indicating a number of layers for downlink data symbols.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a coder for jointly coding Pre-coding Matrix Index #1 (W1) and Rank Index (RI) for channel state information feedback of a double codebook precoding frame. In the present invention, it is determined whether Rank Index RI is more than 2; if the RI is no more than 2, a first half branch of a coding binary tree is used to represent joint coding of the RI and W1 when RI=1 and RI=2; if the RI is more than 2, a second half branch of the coding binary tree is used to represent remaining separate codings and/or joint codings when the RI is more than 2; and processing results of the above coding steps are output. The present invention may be applied to an equal-length coding or an unequal-length coding. The present invention has advantages such as easy implementation, lower signaling overhead etc., and may be suitable for an LTE-A/4G cellular communication system and a future 5G cellular communication system.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a channel reconstruction method for a downlink multi-antenna-multi-base-station with inconsistent antenna configuration. Firstly, a serving base station configures a user equipment. If antenna configuration of the multi-antenna-multi-base-station system is inconsistent, virtual antennas are introduced to a base station with fewer antennas in the system. A user equipment selects and feeds back indices of the virtual antennas and reconstructs channels of the multi-antenna-multi-base-station system to generate a consistent antenna configuration. Finally, the multi-antenna-multi-base-station system transmits a signal to the user equipment by adopting a transmission pre-processing scheme of the consistent antenna configuration. The present invention provides also a serving base station, a cooperative base station and a user equipment for realizing the channel reconstruction method.

Abstract: A method of notifying resource allocation for Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) is provided. A base station notifies to a user equipment a power offset value between an average EPRE value for data symbols and an average EPRE value for the DMRS at each layer in a semi-static or static manner. Also, the base station dynamically notifies to the user equipment a current channel rank or a current DMRS distribution pattern for the user equipment. The user equipment determines an allocated DMRS antenna port based on a correspondence between the received channel rank and an allocation of DMRS antenna port, thereby obtaining resource allocation information for the DMRS. The signaling overhead for power allocation in the system can be reduced, the efficiency of power amplifier can be improved and the flexibility of system scheduling can be increased. A method of notifying antenna port resource allocation for DMRS is also provided.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a buffer state reporting method and apparatus. The buffer state reporting method includes: triggering transmission of current buffer state report BSR information of a user equipment; and if the user equipment will transmit media access control protocol data unit MAC PDU data packets to a base station and the MAC PDU data packets include a newly transmitted MAC PDU data packet, carrying the BSR information in the newly transmitted MAC PDU data packet for transmission to the base station. In the buffer state reporting method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention, when multiple MAC PDUs are transmitted at the same time, BSR information is carried in a newly transmitted MAC PDU, so that a base station acquires BSR information on a user side in a timely manner, thereby improving performance of uplink scheduling for a user.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an information feedback method. The method comprises steps of a serving cell and/or a user equipment determining a cooperating cell set participating multi-antenna-multi-cell cooperation, the cooperating cell set including the serving cell and non-serving cells, the user equipment and/or the serving cell selecting transmit-ports of the serving cell and non-serving cells according to the determined cooperating cell set, the user equipment obtaining channel state information of the selected transmit-ports, and the user equipment feeding back identification information and the channel state information of the selected transmit-ports. The present invention provides also a serving cell, a cooperative cell and a user equipment for feeding back the identification information and channel state information of the selected transmit-ports. The present invention has advantages of simple implementation and less signaling overhead.

Abstract: A method of resource allocation for Channel State Information (CSI) feedback is provided, which comprises the following steps of: configuring a downlink transmission approach and a feedback mode for each User Equipment (UE); allocating feedback resources required for CSI feedback by each UE based on the configured downlink transmission approach and feedback mode, such that different types underlying different feedback modes for a single UE will not collide with each other within one sub-frame; and notifying each UE of the corresponding configured downlink transmission approach and feedback mode and allocated feedback resources.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a coder for jointly coding Pre-coding Matrix Index #1 (W1) and Rank Index (RI) for channel state information feedback of a double codebook precoding frame. In the present invention, it is determined whether Rank Index RI is more than 2; if the RI is no more than 2, a first half branch of a coding binary tree is used to represent joint coding of the RI and W1 when RI=1 and RI=2; if the RI is more than 2, a second half branch of the coding binary tree is used to represent remaining separate codings and/or joint codings when the RI is more than 2; and processing results of the above coding steps are output. The present invention may be applied to an equal-length coding or an unequal-length coding. The present invention has advantages such as easy implementation, lower signaling overhead etc., and may be suitable for an LTE-A/4G cellular communication system and a future 5G cellular communication system.

Abstract: A base station in a downlink multi-antenna multi-base station system comprises: a unit for acquiring spatial domain characteristic information for downlink interference; a unit for generating an interference coordination indication based on the spatial domain characteristic information for downlink interference; and a background interface communication unit for transmitting the generated interference coordination indication to a neighboring base station, instructing the neighboring base station to perform resource scheduling, thereby reducing or eliminating interference on the base station. Also disclosed is a method for interference coordination, which is capable of reducing or eliminating interference on a serving base station from its neighboring base stations by utilizing an interference coordination indication transmitted from the serving base station. Only a small amount of inter-base station signaling interaction is required to achieve distributed inter-cell interference coordination.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an information feedback method. The method comprises steps of a serving cell and/or a user equipment determining a cooperating cell set participating multi-antenna-multi-cell cooperation, the cooperating cell set including the serving cell and non-serving cells, the user equipment and/or the serving cell selecting transmit-ports of the serving cell and non-serving cells according to the determined cooperating cell set, the user equipment obtaining channel state information of the selected transmit-ports, and the user equipment feeding back identification information and the channel state information of the selected transmit-ports. The present invention provides also a serving cell, a cooperative cell and a user equipment for feeding back the identification information and channel state information of the selected transmit-ports. The present invention has advantages of simple implementation and less signaling overhead.

Abstract: A method of notifying resource allocation for Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) is provided. A base station notifies to a user equipment a power offset value between an average EPRE value for data symbols and an average EPRE value for the DMRS at each layer in a semi-static or static manner. Also, the base station dynamically notifies to the user equipment a current channel rank or a current DMRS distribution pattern for the user equipment. The user equipment determines an allocated DMRS antenna port based on a correspondence between the received channel rank and an allocation of DMRS antenna port, thereby obtaining resource allocation information for the DMRS. The signaling overhead for power allocation in the system can be reduced, the efficiency of power amplifier can be improved and the flexibility of system scheduling can be increased. A method of notifying antenna port resource allocation for DMRS is also provided.

Abstract: A mobile communication system where a base station and a user equipment communicates on multiple aggregated carriers is disclosed. In the mobile communication system, the base station notifies to the user equipment information which is relevant to inclusion of an information field indicating scheduling carrier in downlink control information format by using radio resource control signaling, and the user equipment receives, from the base station, downlink control information in the downlink control information format according to the information which is relevant to inclusion of the information field indicating scheduling carrier.

Abstract: The present invention provides a relay collaborative cellular mobile communication system and a communication method of the system. In the method, all relay stations or a base station and relay stations in a cell (i) measure all uplink signals such as uplink reference signals and random-access signals from user devices for obtaining reception qualities of uplink signals of the user devices at the sites and (ii) feed back measurement results to the base station. The base station determines a transmission route of a user device based on the measurement results. A site in a transmission route processes schedule control information and then transmits the information to the user device for performing, based on lumped scheduling of the base station, a downlink reception, an uplink transmission, an uplink retransmission, or a downlink retransmission.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a channel reconstruction method for a downlink multi-antenna-multi-base-station with inconsistent antenna configuration. Firstly, a serving base station configures a user equipment. If antenna configuration of the multi-antenna-multi-base-station system is inconsistent, virtual antennas are introduced to a base station with fewer antennas in the system. A user equipment selects and feeds back indices of the virtual antennas and reconstructs channels of the multi-antenna-multi-base-station system to generate a consistent antenna configuration. Finally, the multi-antenna-multi-base-station system transmits a signal to the user equipment by adopting a transmission pre-processing scheme of the consistent antenna configuration. The present invention provides also a serving base station, a cooperative base station and a user equipment for realizing the channel reconstruction method.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for allowing transparent transmission and non-transparent transmission of a relay node to coexist. That is, a frequency-division multiplex system is employed so that a transparent transmission mode is used in one operating carrier frequency bandwidth whereas a non-transparent transmission mode is used in another operating carrier frequency bandwidth. In addition, according to the frequency-division multiplex system, the transparent transmission mode is used for a plurality of subframes whereas the non-transparent transmission mode is used for another plurality of subframes. The method for allowing transparent transmission and non-transparent transmission of a relay node to coexist makes it possible to effectively reduce a cost of a system.

Abstract: The present invention provides a precoding method for use in a wireless communications system. According to the precoding method of the present invention, a serving base station and cooperative communication base stations employ an identical precoding matrix so as to weight transmission signals and then transmit them. The weighting stands for multiplication of results of overall precoding or each layer precoding process by weight values at the serving base station and the cooperative communication base stations. A user device corresponding to the serving base station and the cooperative communication base stations receives a signal which is obtained by an operation in which the serving base station and the cooperative communication base stations perform an identical precoding process and additively combine results of overall precoding or each layer precoding process with one another.