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Communication device and communication method for determining a combination of base stations used to communicate with a communication terminal

US9655032B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 22, 2012
Grant dateMay 16, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 30, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/085
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device that communicates with a plurality of base stations by Coordinated Multiple Point transmission and reception (CoMP), the base stations including at least a first base station and a second base station. The electronic device receives configuration information from the first base station, the configuration information indicating a first period of a first reference resource; and receives a second reference resource from the second base station during the first period. The first reference resource corresponds to a muted power Channel State Information-Reference Signal (CSI-RS) and the second reference resource corresponds to a non-muted power CSI-RS.

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