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Base station apparatus, wireless communication system, and communication method for uplink coordinated multi-point transmission and reception with intra-phy split base station architecture

US9948483B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2015
Grant dateApr 17, 2018
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W52/42
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A base station apparatus is provided with at least one remote unit apparatus each including at least one antenna, and a central unit apparatus connected to each remote unit apparatus via a transmission path. The antenna provided in the remote unit apparatus receives a transmission signal wirelessly transmitted from at least one wireless terminal each including at least one antenna. The remote unit apparatus includes a channel estimation unit that estimates channel information between the antenna of the wireless terminal and the antenna of the remote unit apparatus, using a reception signal received by the antenna provided in the remote unit apparatus, a likelihood calculation unit that calculates likelihood of each transmission signal included in the reception signal, for each antenna provided in the remote unit apparatus, using the channel information estimated by the channel estimation unit, and an inter-unit transmission unit that transmits likelihood information calculated by the likelihood calculation unit to the central unit apparatus. The central unit apparatus is provided with an inter-unit receiving unit that receives the likelihood information transmitted from the inter-u…

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