Patent ID: 9584273
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method, by a coordinated multiple-point (CoMP) scheduling device connected with a plurality of base stations, for determining a CoMP cluster in a wireless communication system supporting CoMP transmission and reception, the method comprising: receiving, from each of the plurality of base stations, information on a plurality of terminals served by the plurality of base stations; determining the CoMP cluster based on the received information on the plurality of terminals, wherein the CoMP cluster includes a set of base stations among the plurality of base stations; and transmitting, to the set of base stations included in the CoMP cluster, identification information of a set of terminals included in the CoMP cluster among the plurality of terminals, wherein the information on the plurality of terminals includes at least one of the identification information of the set of terminals, capability, quality of service (QoS), a channel state value between the plurality of terminals and each base station neighboring to the plurality of terminals, and enhanced Physical Downlink Control CHannel (ePDCCH) set configuration information of the plurality of terminals.