Radio communication for reducing the signaling amount in selecting a plurality of beams in pre-coding for enhancing throughput
US8654820B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/0417
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The signaling amount in selecting a plurality of beams is reduced in pre-coding to enhance throughput. When notification of a beam number is provided in a feedback signal from a user equipment to a radio base station, a superior beam number, having a high quality rank with small time variation, is bound up and fixed for a predetermined time period and notification of only a inferior beam number is provided within the predetermined time period. For example, to select three beams among six beams, first, notification of the superior two beam numbers (beam numbers ‘b’ and ‘c’) is provided. These beam numbers are fixed for a predetermined time period and then notification of only the inferior one beam number (beam number ‘e’) is provided within the predetermined time period. Thus, the signaling amount for providing beam number notification is reduced.
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