Method of performing network listening for RU in cloud-radio access network structure base station
US11477658B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 7, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 7, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/085
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a method of performing network listening (NL) for a radio unit (RU) in a Cloud-Radio Access Network (C-RAN) structure base station in which a certain RU distinguishes and automatically detects signals of neighboring RUs through NL in a C-RAN structure base station to thereby enable optimization and automation of configuration setting of multiple cells and multiple RUs. The method of performing NL for a RU in a base station having a structure of a C-RAN, performed between a C-RAN base station body and a RU in the C-RAN supporting multiple cells and multiple RUs, includes the steps of: (a) searching for, by the C-RAN base station body, RU configuration (a cell-RU combination) information constructed therein to instruct an RU that is to perform NL to perform the NL while instructing a RU using the same physical cell identifier (PCI) as the RU that is to perform the NL to turn off a radio frequency (RF) transmit (Tx) output thereof during performance of the NL of the RU that is to perform NL; (b) performing, by the RU instructed to perform the NL, the NL with a RF transmit (Tx) output thereof turned off; (c) turning on, by the RU instructed to perform the NL, the RF transmi…
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