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Radio base station apparatus, user terminal and radio communication method

US9265052B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 5, 2012
Grant dateFeb 16, 2016
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/045
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

To effectively improve the reception quality in a pico-base station, while preventing throughput of a macro-base station from significantly deteriorating, a macro-base station (M-BS) is provided with a beam generating section (35) that generates a directional beam to a macro-UE using antenna weights based on a beampattern assigned to the macro-UE existing in a macro-cell having a first coverage area, and a coordination section (36) that determines a beam pattern so that a beam pattern to the macro-UE existing in the macro-cell is a beam pattern that suppresses interference power to a pico-UE existing in a pico-cell, in assigning the beam pattern to the macro-UE existing in the macro-cell during a transmission period assigned to a pico-base station (P-BS) locally forming the pico-cell in the macro-cell.

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