Method of reducing feedback load and feedback overhead in a multi-cell cooperative network and related communication device
US8565688B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 17, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/0026
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of reducing an amount of channel information fed back by a mobile device in a wireless communication system to a plurality of transmission points of the wireless communication system is disclosed. the method comprises measuring signal quality between the mobile device and the plurality of transmission points; determining a set of the plurality of transmission points, if the signal quality is in one of a plurality of quality regions; and feeding back the channel information to the set of the plurality of transmission points, wherein the channel information is related to a plurality of channels between the mobile device and the set of the plurality of transmission points.
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