Patent Publication Number: US-7907588-B2

Title: Method of reducing a peak to average power ratio of a modulated signal

Description:
The invention is based on a priority application EP 06290615.1 which is hereby incorporated by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The invention relates to a method of reducing a peak to average power ratio of a modulated signal designated for transmission to a sector of a plurality of sectors in general. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Modulation techniques are commonly employed for transmitting signals in various communication systems. For example, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) has found its way to the high-speed wireless and mobile communication arena. It has been standardized for digital audio broadcast (DAB) in Europe, enabling the mobile reception of high-quality digital audio combined with data services. OFDM has also been adopted for wireless metropolitan and local area networks (WMANs and WLANs) to satisfy the high bit rate requirements of multimedia services and is officially included in the IEEE 802.11 and the IEEE 802.16 (WIMAX) standard. 
     In an OFDM system, the data is split into N streams, which are independently modulated on parallel closely spaced carrier frequencies or tones. In the applications mentioned above, typically 256 or more tones are used. Practical implementations use an Inverse Fast Fourier Transform (IFFT) to generate a sampled version of the composite time signal. The most distinct advantage of OFDM over single carrier modulation techniques is the easy mitigation of inter-symbol interference and fading, without having to resort to elaborate equalization. 
     However, high amplitude peaks occur in the composite time signal, when the signals from the different tones add constructively. Compared to the average signal power, the instantaneous power of these peaks is high, and consequently so is the peak to average power ratio. The occurrence of these peaks seriously hampers practical implementations due to for example peak power limitations in the signal processing chain and is generally considered as one of the major drawbacks of the employment of modulation techniques such as OFDM. 
     There is therefore a need for an improved method of reducing the peak to average power ratio of the composite time signal, for an improved wireless communication system, for a communication network component and for a computer program product comprising computer executable instructions for reducing the peak to average power ratio of the signal. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method of reducing a peak to average power ratio of a signal that is designated for transmission to a sector of a plurality of sectors, wherein the method comprises the step of selecting a first subset of radio resources from a given set of radio resources. The method in accordance with the invention further comprises the step of assigning a subset of radio resources from the remaining set of radio resources to each sector of the plurality of sectors, wherein a subset of radio resources which is assigned to a sector is at least approximately disjoint from a subset that is assigned to another sector of said plurality of sectors, and the step of generating the signal by combining data with the subset of radio resources that has been assigned to the sector and by employing the first subset of radio resources for peak to average power ratio reduction, wherein the data is designated for transmission to the sector. 
     The term sector refers in the context of this document to a geographic area in general. Furthermore, the term sector refers to a part or a subunit of a cell of a wireless communication network in particular. For example, a cell in a wireless communication network is a geographic area or region that is served by a base station. A base station comprises usually several transceivers. Each transceiver is mounted to the base station in a way so that it is able to serve a part of the cell. The cell is thus sectorized since different transceivers of the same base station serve different parts of the cell. 
     The first subset of radio resources is used for a reduction of the peak-to-average power ratio along with all subsets of radio resources. The subsets of radio resources that are assigned to the various sectors are disjoint or at least approximately disjoint from each other. Furthermore, the first subset of radio resources is also at least approximately disjoint from all other subsets of radio resources. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a first auxiliary signal is generated by combining the data with the subset of radio resources assigned to the sector. A second auxiliary signal is generated by combining the first subset of radio resources with auxiliary data. The signal is finally generated by a superposition of the first auxiliary signal and the second auxiliary signal, whereby the auxiliary data has been determined so that the peak to average power ratio of the signal is reduced or compensated with respect to the peak to average power ratio of the first auxiliary signal. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a first auxiliary signal is generated by modulating the subset of radio resources assigned to the sector with the data, wherein a second auxiliary signal is generated by modulating the first subset of radio resources with auxiliary data, and wherein the signal is generated by adding the first auxiliary signal and the second auxiliary signal, wherein the auxiliary data are chosen so that the peak-to-average power ratio of the signal is reduced relative to the peak-to-average power ratio of the first auxiliary signal. The data is thus combined with the subset of radio resources by modulating the data on the subset of radio resources. 
     The data are modulated on the subset of radio resources that has been assigned previously to the sector to which the data is destined to be transmitted, whereby the first auxiliary signal is generated. The second auxiliary signal is generated by modulating auxiliary data on the first subset of radio resources. The signal that is transmitted to the sector corresponds to the superposition of the first auxiliary signal and the second auxiliary signal. The auxiliary data have been chosen in a way that the peak-to-average power ratio of the signal is reduced with respect to the peak-to-average power ratio of the first auxiliary signal. The theoretically optimal value for the peak to average power ratio of the signal is one. In practice, a peak to average power ratio that lies in the range between the peak-to-average power ratio of the first auxiliary signal and one is achieved for the signal. 
     As mentioned, a first subset of radio resources is selected from the given set of radio resources and is employed for a reduction of the peak to average power ratio of all signals to be transmitted. In principle, a part of each subset of radio resources could be used for a reduction of the peak to average power ratio of signals that are generated by use of the corresponding subset of radio resources. However, the selection of a first subset of radio resources which is then employed for a peak to average power ratio of all signals that are to be transmitted leads typically to a reduction in the number of radio resources that are reserved for a peak to average power ratio reduction. Hence, more radio resources are available for the delivery of data. Thus the spectral efficiency and the range of the broadband wireless access system employing the method in accordance with the invention is enhanced. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the method further comprises the step of sending the signal to the sector. It is generally not possible to sharply separate adjacent sectors from each other. A signal that is sent to a sector might thus also be detectable in an adjacent sector. As mentioned before, the various subsets of radio resources are at least approximately disjoint from each other. The first subset of radio resources is however shared by all subsets of radio resources for a reduction of the peak to average power ratio of signals to be transmitted. The superposition of the signals in the air, e.g. the superposition of a signal sent to a sector with a signal sent to an adjacent sector, will have no negative consequence, since the first subset of radio resources is not used for transporting useful data and is therefore not decoded at the receiver. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the data is modulated on the subset of radio resources by use of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) and the first subset of radio resources is employed for a reduction of the peak to average power ratio of the generated signal. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the method in accordance with the invention is employed by a single base station, wherein the base station is serving each sector of the plurality of sectors. The term sector refers in this context to a subunit of a cell of a wireless communication network. The plurality of sectors constitute then the cell that is served by the base station. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the plurality of sectors relate to a plurality of cells of a wireless communication network, wherein each cell of the plurality of cells is served by a base station and each base station employs the first subset of radio resources for a reduction of the peak to average power ratio of the transmitted signals. A subset of the remaining radio resources is assigned to each sector of the plurality of sectors, whereof the various subsets are at least approximately disjoint from each other. The subset of radio resources which has been previously assigned to a sector is used as a carrier for data to be transmitted to the sector. The first subset of radio resources is shared by all subsets of radio resources which have been selected from the remaining set of radio resources and is furthermore used by more than one base station in order to reduce the peak to average power ratio of the signals to be transmitted. The superposition of the signals on these sub-carriers in the air will have no negative consequence, since the first subset of radio resources is not used for transporting useful data and is therefore not decoded at the receiver. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the plurality of cells are contiguous. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the given set of radio resources is a set of at least approximately orthogonal sub-carrier signals. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the given set of radio resources relates to a given set of codes as employed by the code division multiple access (CDMA) technique. The first subset of radio resources relates then to a first subset of codes and each subset of radio resources relates to a subset of codes. The subsets of codes are at least approximately disjoint from each other which means that the subsets of codes are orthogonal or at least approximately orthogonal with respect to each other. A first auxiliary signal is generated by modulating data which has been spread with the codes of the subset of codes on a carrier signal, whereby the subset of codes has been assigned previously to the sector to which the data shall be transmitted. A second auxiliary signal is generated by modulating auxiliary data that have been spread with the codes of the first subset of codes on the carrier signal. The signal is generated by adding the first auxiliary signal and the second auxiliary signal, whereby the auxiliary data has been chosen so that the peak to average power ratio of the signal is reduced with respect to the peak to average power ratio of the first auxiliary signal. 
     Each code comprised in a subset of codes can be represented by a code function g i,j (t), which is a function of the time t. The index i is used in order to indicate that the code function g i,j (t) is an element of the subset of codes which has been assigned to sector i, with i=1, 2, . . . , N (for the following, it is assumed that there are N sectors). The index j is used to distinguish the code functions of each subset of codes from each other. Let the index j be in the range between 1 and M. Thus, j=1, 2, . . . , M. There are thus M different code functions in a subset of codes, whereby each code function relates to a code. Typically, M varies from one subset of codes to another subset of codes. Thus, M is a function of i: M=M(i). 
     The index i=0 is used to indicate the code functions g 0,j (t) relating to the codes j=1, 2, . . . , M(i=0) of the first subset of codes (there are thus M(i=0) codes in the first subset of codes, with M(i=0)&gt;=1). For convenience, M(i=0) is taken to be equal to P; M(i=0)=P. 
     The time signals corresponding to the data to be transmitted can be written as d i,j (t), wherein i=1, 2, . . . , N and j=1, 2, . . . , M(i) as has been the case above. 
     When the data is supposed to be transmitted to the sector with i=k, then the “coded” signal s k (t)=d k,1 (t) g k,1 (t)+ . . . +d k,M (t) g k,M (t) is generated. The first auxiliary signal is then generated by a modulation of the “coded” signal s k (t) on a given carrier signal. 
     This first auxiliary signal could be transmitted directly to the sector k since the data is comprised in the first auxiliary signal. However in order to achieve a reduction of the peak to average ratio of the first auxiliary signal, a second auxiliary signal is generated that is added to the first auxiliary signal. 
     Auxiliary data is represented by the time signals a 0,j (t) with j=1, 2, . . . , P. A “coded” auxiliary data signal r k (t)=a 0,1 (t) g 0,1 (t)+ . . . +a 0,P (t) g 0,P (t) is then generated. The “coded” auxiliary data signal r k (t) is then modulated on the carrier signal, whereby the second auxiliary signal is produced. 
     The signal that is finally transmitted is then generated by a superposition of the first auxiliary signal and the second auxiliary signal. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, a first auxiliary signal is generated by spreading data with the codes of the subset of codes assigned to the sector to which the data shall be sent. A second auxiliary signal is generated by spreading auxiliary data with the codes of the first subset of codes. The signal is generated by adding the first auxiliary signal and the second auxiliary signal, whereby the auxiliary data has been chosen so that the peak to average power ratio of the signal is reduced with respect to the peak to average power ratio of the first auxiliary signal. The signal can then be modulated on a carrier frequency. 
     In another aspect the invention relates to a communication network component, wherein the communication network component serves a plurality of sectors, and wherein the communication network component comprises means for selecting a first subset of radio resources from a given set of radio resources, means for assigning a subset of radio resources from the remaining set of radio resources to each sector of the plurality of sectors, wherein a subset of radio resources which is assigned to a sector is at least approximately disjoint from a subset that is assigned to another sector of the plurality of sectors, and means for generating a signal by combining data with the subset of radio resources assigned to the sector and by employing the first subset of radio resources for a reduction of the peak to average power ratio of the signal, wherein the data is designated for transmission to the sector. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the communication network component comprises further means for generating a first auxiliary signal by combining the subset of radio resource assigned to the sector with the data, means for generation a second auxiliary signal by combining the first subset of radio resources with auxiliary data, and means for generating the signal by adding the first auxiliary signal and the second auxiliary signal, wherein the auxiliary data is chosen so that the peak-to-average power ratio of the signal is reduced relative to the peak-to-average power ratio of the first auxiliary signal. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the communication network component further comprises means for sending the signal. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the communication network component is an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) base station. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the communication network component is comprised in a communication network. The communication network is also denoted as communication system. The communication network employs for example the IEEE 802.16 (WIMAX) standard, the IEEE 802.11 (WLAN) standard, the DAB standard or the ADSL standard. 
     In another aspect the invention relates to a computer program product comprising computer executable instructions for reducing a peak to average power ratio of a signal comprising data, the data being designated for transmission to a sector of a plurality of sectors, the instructions being adapted to performing the step of selecting a first subset of radio resources from a given set of radio resources, the step of assigning a subset of radio resources from the remaining set of radio resources to each sector of the plurality of sectors, wherein a subset of radio resources which is assigned to a sector is at least approximately disjoint from a subset that is assigned to another sector of the plurality of sectors, and the step of generating the signal by combining the data with the subset of radio resources assigned to the sector and by employing the first subset of radio resources for a reduction of the peak to average power ratio of the signal. 
     In another aspect the invention relates to a wireless communication system comprising means for selecting a first subset of radio resources from a given set of radio resources, means for assigning a subset of radio resources from the remaining set of radio resources to each sector of the plurality of sectors, wherein a subset of radio resources which is assigned to a sector is at least approximately disjoint from a subset that is assigned to another sector of the plurality of sectors, means for generating a signal by combining data designated for transmission to a sector of the plurality of sectors with the subset of radio resources assigned to the sector and by employing the first subset of radio resources for peak to average power reduction, and means for sending the signal to the sector. 
     In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the wireless communication system comprises a plurality of base stations, wherein each base station serves a specific subset of sectors of the plurality of sectors, and wherein the first subset of radio resources is used for reduction of the peak to average ratio of each signal designated to be sent by one of the base stations. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       In the following preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in greater detail by way of example only, making reference to the drawings in which: 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing a wireless communication system serving a plurality of sectors, 
         FIG. 2  is a flow diagram depicting the basic steps performed by the method in accordance with the invention, 
         FIG. 3A  depicts schematically a set of radio resources, 
         FIG. 3B  illustrates how the set of radio resources is divided into various subsets of radio resources, 
         FIG. 3C  shows the case in which in each subset of radio resources a certain percentage of the sub-carriers is reserved for reduction of the peak to average power ratio, 
         FIG. 3D  shows the case in which the same carrier frequencies are allocated for peak to average power ratio reduction for all subsets of radio resources, and 
         FIG. 4  depicts three sectors that are served by a base station and schematically the generation of a signal designated for one of the three sectors. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       FIG. 1  is a block diagram  100  showing schematically a wireless communication system  102  serving a plurality of sectors consisting of sector  1   130 , sector  2   132 , sector  3   134 , and sector  4   136 , whereby a signal which is designated for sector  1   130  or sector  3   134  is transmitted by base station  1   138 , and whereby a signal which is designated for sector  2   132  or sector  4   136  is transmitted by base station  2   140 . The base stations  138  and  140  are comprised in the wireless communication systems  102 . 
     The wireless communication system  102  further comprises a communication network component  104 . The communication network component  104  comprises a microprocessor  106 , a storage device  108 , and a signal processing unit  110 . The signal processing unit  110  provides a set of radio resources  114 . 
     The microprocessor  106  executes a computer program product  112  which is loaded from the storage device  108  for example during the startup of the communication network component  104 . The computer program product  112  comprises computer executable instructions that are adapted to performing the method in accordance with the invention. 
     In operation, a first subset of radio resources  116  is selected from the set of radio resources  114  that is provided by the signal processing unit  110 . Furthermore a subset of radio resources such as subset of radio resources  1   118 , subset of radio resources  2   120 , subset of radio resources  3   122 , and subset of radio resources  4   124 , is assigned to each sector of the sectors  130 ,  132 ,  134  and  136 . The subsets of radio resources  118 ,  120 ,  122 , and  124  are at least approximately disjoint from each other. 
     For example, the subset of radio resources  1   118  is assigned to sector  1   130 , the subset of radio resources  2   120  is assigned to sector  2   132 , the subset of radio resources  3   122  is assigned to sector  3   134 , and the subset of radio resources  4   124  is assigned to sector  4   136 . 
     If data is destined for transmission to a sector, for example if data  126  shall be transmitted to sector  1   130 , then the subset of radio resources  1   118  is modulated with the data  126 , whereby a first auxiliary signal  142  is generated. The encircled x in  FIG. 1  and also in  FIG. 4  is used here in order to symbolize that a subset of radio resources is modulated with data. The first subset of radio resources  116  is employed for a reduction of the peak to average power ratio. The first subset of radio resources  116  is therefore modulated with auxiliary data  146 , whereby a second auxiliary signal  144  is generated. The first auxiliary signal  142  and the second auxiliary signal  144  are then superposed with each other, whereby the signal  128  is generated. The encircle plus is used in  FIG. 1  as well as in  FIG. 4  to indicate the superposition of the first and second auxiliary signal  142  and  144 . The first subset of radio resources  116  is modulated with the auxiliary data  146  in a way so that the high peak amplitudes in the signal  128  are reduced or even compensated with respect to the first auxiliary signal  142 . The signal  128  is then passed onto the base station  1   138  which transmits the signal to sector  1   130 . 
     If the data  126  shall be transmitted to sector  4 , then the data  126  is modulated with the subset of radio resources  4   124 , whereby the first subset of radio resources  116  is also employed for a reduction of the peak-to-average power ratio. 
     A set of radio resources can be a set of closely space carrier frequencies that are commonly employed in OFDM systems. Each subset of radio resources  118 ,  120 ,  122 , and  124  is at least approximately disjoint from each other. In the example given above each subset consists of a plurality of adjacent sub-carriers but in general the sub-carriers do not have to be adjacent to each other. According to the method in accordance with the invention one common subset of reserved sub-carriers, the first subset of radio resources  116 , is shared between all segments and the rest of the sub-carriers is divided into at least approximately disjoint subsets of carriers that are used for the transport of data to the various sectors. The usage of one common subset of reserved sub-carriers for a peak to average power ratio reduction of all signals that are generated by use of any subset of radio resources implies that the carriers used in the sectors  130  to  136  for the transport of data and for reducing the peak to average power ratio are no longer disjoint and that the intersection of the subsets is the set of reserved sub-carriers that are employed for a reduction of the peak to average power ratio. The superposition of the signals that are for example transmitted by base station  1   138  and base station  2   140  in the air will however have no negative consequence, since the first subset of radio resources  116  will not be decoded by a receiver. 
       FIG. 2  shows a flow diagram depicting the basic steps performed by the method in accordance with the invention. In step  202  a first subset of radio resources is selected from a given set of radio resources. In step  204  a subset of radio resources is assigned from the remaining set of radio resources to each sector of a plurality of sectors. A subset of radio resources which is assigned to a sector is at least approximately disjoint from a subset that is assigned to another sector of the plurality of sectors. In step  206  a signal is generated by combining data with the subset of radio resources that has been assigned to a sector and by employing the first subset of radio resources for reduction of the peak to average power ratio of the generated signal, whereby the data are destined for transmission to the sector. 
       FIG. 3A  depicts schematically a set of radio resources  302  as a line of circles. The set of radio resources  302  consists here of a set of equally spaced sub-carrier frequencies as employed for example in OFDM. Each circle symbolizes one sub-carrier frequency. Each sub-carrier frequency is addressed by a sub-carrier index which increases from left to right as indicated by the arrow. The line of circles is disrupted. The missing circle corresponds to the DC sub-carrier frequency which is not employed for modulation. 
       FIG. 3B  illustrates how the set of radio resources  302  can be divided into various subsets of radio resources  304 ,  306 , and  308  that are allocated for transmission of data to different sectors. As can be seen, the subsets of radio resources  304 ,  306 , and  308  do not need to consist of adjacent sub-carrier frequencies. 
       FIG. 3C  shows the case in which in each subset of radio resources  304 ,  306 , and  308  a certain percentage of the sub-carriers are reserved for reduction of the peak to average power ratio. In the subset of radio resources  304 , sub-carrier frequencies  310  and  312  are reserved for peak to average power ratio reduction as indicated by ‘R’ in the corresponding circles of  FIG. 3C . In the subset of radio resources  306 , sub-carrier frequencies  314  and  316  are reserved for peak to average power ratio reduction and correspondingly in the subset of radio resources  308 , sub-carrier frequencies  318  and  320  are reserved for reducing the peak to average power ratio. 
       FIG. 3D  shows the case in which the same carrier frequencies  322  and  324  are allocated for peak to average power ratio reduction for all subsets of radio resources  304 ,  306  and  308 . The sub-carrier frequencies  322  and  324  correspond to the first subset of radio resources. It is obvious from a comparison with  FIG. 3C  that some of the sub-carrier frequencies that have previously been used for peak to average power ratio reduction are now free for data transport. These are printed with bold lines in  FIG. 3D . As a consequence, the amount of usable radio resources increases, which results in higher throughput and better spectral efficiency. 
       FIG. 4  depicts schematically three sectors  416 ,  418 ,  420  of a cell  400  of a fixed or mobile wireless communication system and schematically the generation of a signal designated for one of the three sectors. The three sectors  416 ,  418  and  420  of the cell  400  are served by a base station  422 . 
     The set of radio resources  402  is divided into various subsets of radio resources  406 ,  408 , and  410  and into a first subset of radio resources  404 . 
     Each subset of radio resources  406 ,  408 , and  410  is assigned to a sector  416 ,  418 ,  420 . For example the subset of radio resources  406  is assigned to sector  416 , the subset of radio resources  408  is assigned to sector  418 , and the subset of radio resources  410  is assigned to sector  420 . 
     When data  412  is destined for transmission to a sector, then the corresponding subset of radio resources is used as data carrier and the first subset of radio resources  404  is used for peak-to-average power reduction. Auxiliary data  428  is modulated on the first subset of radio resources  404  so that the peaks in the signal  414  that is transmitted to the sector are compensated or reduced. 
     For example, if the data  412  shall be transmitted to sector  1   416 , then the data  412  is modulated on the subset of radio resources  406 , whereby a first auxiliary signal  424  is generated. The first subset of radio resources  404  is modulated with the auxiliary data  428  so that a second auxiliary signal  426  is generated. The signal  414  is then generated by a superposition of the first auxiliary signal  424  and the second auxiliary signal  426 . The peak-to-average power ratio of the signal  414  is reduced with respect to the first auxiliary signal  424  which holds the data to be transmitted. The so produced signal  414  is then transmitted by the base station  422  to sector  1   416 . 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                   
               
               
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                 100 
                 Block diagram 
               
               
                 102 
                 Wireless communication system 
               
               
                 104 
                 Communication network component 
               
               
                 106 
                 Microprocessor 
               
               
                 108 
                 Storage device 
               
               
                 110 
                 Signal processing unit 
               
               
                 112 
                 Computer program product 
               
               
                 114 
                 Set of radio resources 
               
               
                 116 
                 First subset of radio resources 
               
               
                 118 
                 Subset of radio resources 1 
               
               
                 120 
                 Subset of radio resources 2 
               
               
                 122 
                 Subset of radio resources 3 
               
               
                 124 
                 Subset of radio resources 4 
               
               
                 126 
                 Data 
               
               
                 128 
                 Signal 
               
               
                 130 
                 Sector 1 
               
               
                 132 
                 Sector 2 
               
               
                 134 
                 Sector 3 
               
               
                 136 
                 Sector 4 
               
               
                 138 
                 Base station 1 
               
               
                 140 
                 Base station 2 
               
               
                 142 
                 First auxiliary signal 
               
               
                 144 
                 Second auxiliary signal 
               
               
                 146 
                 Auxiliary data 
               
               
                 200 
                 Flow diagram 
               
               
                 302 
                 Set of radio resources 
               
               
                 304 
                 Subset of radio resources 
               
               
                 306 
                 Subset of radio resources 
               
               
                 308 
                 Subset of radio resources 
               
               
                 310 
                 Sub-carrier frequency 
               
               
                 312 
                 Sub-carrier frequency 
               
               
                 314 
                 Sub-carrier frequency 
               
               
                 316 
                 Sub-carrier frequency 
               
               
                 318 
                 Sub-carrier frequency 
               
               
                 320 
                 Sub-carrier frequency 
               
               
                 322 
                 Sub-carrier frequency 
               
               
                 324 
                 Sub-carrier frequency 
               
               
                 400 
                 Cell 
               
               
                 402 
                 Set of radio resources 
               
               
                 404 
                 First subset of radio resources 
               
               
                 406 
                 Subset of radio resources 1 
               
               
                 408 
                 Subset of radio resources 2 
               
               
                 410 
                 Subset of radio resources 3 
               
               
                 412 
                 Data 
               
               
                 414 
                 Signal 
               
               
                 416 
                 Sector 1 
               
               
                 418 
                 Sector 2 
               
               
                 420 
                 Sector 3 
               
               
                 422 
                 Base station 
               
               
                 424 
                 First auxiliary signal 
               
               
                 426 
                 Second auxiliary signal 
               
               
                 428 
                 Auxiliary data