Patent ID: 9215634
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless communication system including a mobile station and a base station that wirelessly communicates with the mobile station, the wireless communication system comprising: an area determination unit that determines, based on position information of the mobile station, which of a plurality of areas the mobile station is positioned, the plurality of areas being obtained by dividing a cell managed by the base station; and a neighbour cell information notification unit that notifies the mobile station of neighbour cell information associated with the area where the mobile station is positioned, wherein the base station comprises the area determination unit and the neighbour cell information notification unit, wherein the determination by the area determination unit includes determination of an area that is obtained by three-dimensionally subdividing the cell, wherein the area determination unit determines, based on area centers of the plurality of areas notified from the base station in advance, the area including the area center closest to a position of the mobile station as an area where the mobile station is positioned, and wherein the neighbour cell information notification unit comprises: