Patent ID: 8599751
Filing Date: 2013-12-03
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A control method of a control apparatus for a multi-cell communication system comprising a plurality of cells, the method comprising: determining, for each cell among the plurality of cells, one or more cell edge terminals and one or more inner cell terminals from among terminals included in each respective cell; selecting a first base station corresponding to a first cell from among the plurality of cells and a second base station corresponding to a second cell from among the plurality of cells, the first base station being selected to serve cell edge terminals and inner cell terminals included in the first cell, and the second base station being selected to serve only inner cell terminals included in the second cell; and obtaining, from each of the terminals comprised in each of the cells, quantized index information with respect to each of channels to the base stations and information associated with a norm of each of the channels, wherein the selecting comprises selecting the first base station and the second base station based on the quantized index information and information associated with the norm of each of the channels.