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Communications device, base station, and communications method

US10484839B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2015
Grant dateNov 19, 2019
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W16/28
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communications apparatus, a base station, and a communications method. The communications apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to: group users in a 3D beam-forming space of a current cell into multiple space user groups; determine group configuration information of the users in the 3D beam-forming space of the current cell; notify a neighbor cell of the group configuration information of the users in the 3D beam-forming space of the current cell to assist inter-cell interference coordination, wherein the current cell is configured with an antenna array having multiple physical antennas to achieve 3D beam-forming.

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