Patent ID: 9137671
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for use in a radio communication system, said radio communication system comprising at least three base stations, a first one of said at least three base stations hereinafter called first slave base station, a second one of said at least three base stations hereinafter called first master base station, and a third one of said at least three base stations hereinafter called second master base station, said method comprising: controlling a first part of a radio resource allocation domain at said first slave base station by said first master base station, wherein controlling said first part of said radio resource allocation domain by said first master base station includes allocating at least one first time period in a downlink frame of said first slave base station for said first slave base station to communicate with at least one associated mobile station, wherein said method further comprises: controlling at least a second part of said radio resource allocation domain at said first slave base station by said second master base station, wherein controlling said second part of said radio resource allocation domain by said second master base station includes allocating at least one second time period in said downlink frame of said first slave base station for said first slave base station to communicate with said at least one associated mobile station and wherein said first part and said at least second part of said radio resource allocation domain are actively controlled to be disjoined.