Patent Publication Number: US-8971430-B2

Title: Receiving device, base station and wireless communication terminal

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a receiving device, a base station, and a wireless communication terminal. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     At present, communication systems that adopt LTE (Long Term Evolution) and WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) based on OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) have appeared. As for the location form of base stations of such a communication system, a low-output microcell base station is arranged between cells that are unable to be covered by a high-output macrocell base station. 
     In this case, if a terminal exists at an edge of a cell of a macrocell base station, the terminal transmits high-level power to the macrocell base station. Accordingly, radio waves of the terminal become interference waves, and the interference waves deteriorate uplink performance (reception characteristics) of the microcell base station and downlink performance (reception characteristics) of the terminal in the cell of the microcell base station. For example, if frequency deviation (Doppler shift) occurs in an OFDM signal which is output by the terminal due to high-speed movement of the terminal (or reflection of radio waves for fixed communication by an object that moves at high speed), the OFDM signal becomes the interference waves to deteriorate the reception characteristics of the microcell base station and the reception characteristics of the terminal in the cell of the microcell base station. 
     In order to solve this problem, Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2001-119333 discloses a moving object communication system which corrects an amount of Doppler shift of a transmission wave by calculating a moving speed of the mobile station, a latitude and a longitude using a GPS satellite, obtaining an angle between the mobile station and a base station based on the moving speed, the latitude and the longitude, calculating the amount of Doppler shift of the transmission wave from the angle, and performing fine adjustment of the transmission wave of the mobile station based on the result of the calculation. 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Meanwhile, although the related art as described above can suppress the generation of interference waves due to the Doppler shift by correcting the Doppler shift, the interference waves are generated by various causes in addition to the Doppler shift. Accordingly, in the related art, if the interference waves are generated by causes except for the Doppler shift, it is not possible to suppress deterioration of the reception characteristics due to the interference waves. Specifically, if an offset frequency becomes 1/2 times of a subcarrier frequency interval, the interference waves and the subcarrier have correlation, and thus the reception characteristics are most severely deteriorated (for example, see  FIG. 9A ). 
     Accordingly, the present invention has been made in consideration of the above-described situations, and an object of the present invention is to suppress deterioration of the reception characteristics due to interference waves. 
     From the above-described view point, according to a first aspect of the present invention, a receiving device that receives a wireless signal based on a multicarrier communication method using a plurality of subcarriers includes a communication unit, which subtracts a frequency of an intended wave subcarrier from a frequency of interference waves if the interference waves are present in a reception signal, divides the result of the subtraction by a frequency interval of the subcarrier, sets the remainder of the division as an offset frequency, and thus changes reception frequency setting based on the offset frequency. 
     The receiving device may receive the wireless signal from a transmitting device, and the communication unit may calculate the offset frequency, change the reception frequency setting based on the offset frequency, and transmit an instruction to change a transmission frequency based on the offset frequency to the transmitting device. 
     In the receiving device, the communication unit may detect the interference waves of the reception signal if an error rate of the reception signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and calculate the offset frequency if the interference waves are present in the reception signal. 
     In the receiving device, the error rate may be a FER (Frame Error Rate). 
     According to a second aspect of the present invention, a base station that receives a wireless signal based on a multicarrier communication method using a plurality of subcarriers includes a communication unit, which subtracts a frequency of an intended wave subcarrier from a frequency of interference waves if the interference waves are present in a reception signal, divides the result of the subtraction by a frequency interval of the subcarrier, sets the remainder of the division as an offset frequency, and thus changes reception frequency setting based on the offset frequency. 
     The base station may receive the wireless signal from a terminal, and the communication unit may calculate the offset frequency, change the reception frequency setting based on the offset frequency, and transmit an instruction to change a transmission frequency based on the offset frequency to the transmitting device. 
     In the base station, the communication unit may detect the interference waves of the reception signal if an error rate of the reception signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and calculate the offset frequency if the interference waves are present in the reception signal. 
     In the base station, the error rate may be a FER (Frame Error Rate). 
     According to a third aspect of the present invention, a wireless communication terminal that receives a wireless signal based on a multicarrier communication method using a plurality of subcarriers includes a communication unit, which subtracts a frequency of an intended wave subcarrier from a frequency of interference waves if the interference waves are present in a reception signal, divides the result of the subtraction by a frequency interval of the subcarrier, sets the remainder of the division as an offset frequency, and thus changes reception frequency setting based on the offset frequency. 
     The wireless communication terminal may receive the wireless signal from a base station, and the communication unit may calculate the offset frequency, change the reception frequency setting based on the offset frequency, and transmit an instruction to change a transmission frequency based on the offset frequency to the base station. 
     In the wireless communication terminal, the communication unit may detect the interference waves of the reception signal if an error rate of the reception signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value, and calculate the offset frequency if the interference waves are present in the reception signal. 
     In the wireless communication terminal, the error rate may be a FER (Frame Error Rate). 
     According to the present invention, the communication unit subtracts the frequency of the intended wave subcarrier from the frequency of the interference waves if the interference waves are present in the reception signal, divides the result of the subtraction by the frequency interval of the subcarrier, sets the remainder of the division as the offset frequency, and thus changes the reception frequency setting based on the offset frequency. As described above, through changing the reception frequency setting based on the offset frequency, the signal that has no correlation with the interference waves can be received, and thus the deterioration of the reception characteristics due to the interference waves can be suppressed due to demodulating the signal. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a system configuration diagram illustrating a wireless communication system S provided with a microcell base station A according to a first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a functional block diagram of a microcell base station A according to the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 3  is a functional block diagram of a terminal C according to the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 4  is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the microcell base station A according to the first embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 5  is a system configuration diagram illustrating a wireless communication system S′ provided with a terminal C′ according to a second embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 6  is a functional block diagram of a terminal C′ according to the second embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 7  is a functional block diagram of a microcell base station A′ according to the second embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 8  is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the terminal C′ according to the second embodiment of the invention. 
         FIG. 9A  is a diagram illustrating an example in which interference waves and a subcarrier have correlation with each other, and  FIG. 9B  is a diagram illustrating the change of reception frequency setting based on an offset frequency according to a receiving device according to the invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     First Embodiment 
     Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 4 . 
     A wireless communication system S is a communication system that adopts an OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) method, and as shown in  FIG. 1 , includes a microcell base station A according to the first embodiment, a macrocell base station B, and terminals C and D. 
     The microcell base station A is a low-output base station to cover a cell gap between a high-output macrocell base station B and another macrocell base station (not illustrated). The microcell base station A forms a cell CL 1  and communicates with a terminal C that is located in the cell CL 1 . 
     The macrocell base station B is a high-output base station. The macrocell base station B forms a cell CL 2  and communicates with a terminal D that is located in the cell CL 2 . 
     The terminal C is located in the cell CL 1  of the microcell base station A, and communicates with the microcell base station A to perform audio communication or data communication. 
     The terminal D is located in the cell CL 2  of the macrocell base station B, and communicates with the macrocell base station B to perform audio communication or data communication. 
     The functional configuration of the microcell base station will be described with reference to  FIG. 2 . 
     The microcell base station A is configured by a receiving unit  1 , a transmitting unit  2 , and a control unit  3 . The receiving unit  1 , the transmitting unit  2 , and the control unit  3  configure a communication unit according to a first embodiment. 
     The receiving unit  1  is configured by an antenna  1   a,  an amplifier  1   b,  a mixer  1   c,  a frequency adjustment unit  1   d,  an A/D converter  1   e,  and a demodulation processing unit  1   f.    
     The antenna  1   a  outputs a reception signal that is received therethrough to the amplifier  1   b.    
     The amplifier  1   b  amplifies the reception signal input from the antenna  1   a  and outputs the amplified reception signal to the mixer  1   c.    
     The mixer  1   c  performs frequency conversion (down-conversion) of the reception signal to an IF reception signal having an IF frequency by mixing the reception signal input from the amplifier  1   b  and a local signal input from the frequency adjustment unit  1   d,  and outputs the IF reception signal to the A/D converter  1   e.    
     The frequency adjustment unit  1   d  generates a local signal for IF frequency conversion and outputs the local signal to the mixer  1   c.  The frequency adjustment unit  1   d  is configured by a reference pulse generator  1   d - 1 , a counter  1   d - 2 , a phase comparator  1   d - 3 , a loop filter  1   d - 4 , and a local signal oscillator  1   d - 5 . 
     The reference pulse oscillator  1   d - 1  is configured by a quartz vibrator or a ceramic vibrator, and generates a reference pulse signal based on periodic vibration of the vibrator to output the reference pulse signal to the phase comparator  1   d - 3 . 
     The counter  1   d - 2  divides the local signal input from the local signal oscillator  1   d - 5  based on a frequency division ratio that is set in a register by the control unit  3 , and outputs the divided pulse signal to the phase comparator  1   d - 3 . 
     The phase comparator  1   d - 3  generates a phase difference pulse signal based on a phase difference between the reference pulse signal input from the reference pulse oscillator  1   d - 1  and the pulse signal input from the counter  1   d - 2 , and outputs the phase difference pulse signal to the loop filter  1   d - 4 . 
     The loop filter  1   d - 4  outputs a voltage signal that is obtained by integrating the phase difference pulse signal input from the phase comparator  1   d - 3  to the local signal oscillator  1   d - 5 . 
     The local signal oscillator  1   d - 5  generates the local signal for IF frequency conversion having a frequency based on the voltage signal input from the loop filter  1   d - 4  to output the local signal to the mixer  1   c.    
     The A/D converter  1   e  converts the IF reception signal input from the mixer  1   c  into a digital IF reception signal to output the digital IF reception signal to the demodulation processing unit  1   f.    
     The demodulation processing unit if performs a demodulation process based on an OFDM method or SC-FDMA method, such as a Fourier transform process, digital demodulation process, and a parallel-serial conversion process, with respect to the digital IF reception signal input from the A/D converter  1   e , and outputs the demodulated signal to the control unit  3  as a baseband reception signal. The demodulation processing unit if detects the interference waves included in the digital IF reception signal during the Fourier transform processing, and notifies the control unit  3  of the frequency of the interference waves. Further, the demodulation processing unit  1   f  detects a FER (Frame Error Rate) of the reception signal based on the digital IF reception signal, and notifies the control unit  13  of the FER. 
     The transmitting unit  2  is configured by a transmission circuit unit  2   a  and an antenna  2   b.    
     The transmission circuit unit  2   a  modulates the baseband transmission signal input from the control unit  3  and outputs a modulated signal to the antenna  2   b  as a transmission signal. 
     The antenna  2   b  transmits the transmission signal input from the transmission circuit unit  2   a  to an outside. The control unit  3  is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an interface circuit that performs an input/output of signals with the respective units. The control unit  3  controls the overall operation of the microcell base station. A based on control programs stored in the ROM and the reception signal received by the receiving unit  1 . On the other hand, the control programs stored in the ROM include an interference suppression program for a base station, and the control unit  3  suppresses the deterioration of the reception characteristics due to the interference waves based on the interference suppression program for the base station. 
     Next, the functional configuration of the terminal C will be described with reference to  FIG. 3 . 
     The terminal C is configured by a receiving unit  11 , a transmitting unit  12 , and a control unit  13 . The receiving unit  11  is configured by an antenna  11   a  and a reception circuit unit  11   b.    
     The antenna  11   a  outputs the reception signal received therethrough to the reception circuit unit  11   b.    
     The reception circuit unit  11   b  demodulates the reception signal under the control of the control unit  13  and outputs the demodulated signal to the control unit  13  as a baseband reception signal. 
     The transmitting unit  12  is configured by a modulation processing unit  12   a,  a D/A converter  12   b,  a mixer  12   c,  a frequency adjustment unit  12   d,  an amplifier  12   e , and an antenna  12   f.    
     The modulation processing unit  12   a  performs a modulation process based on an OFDM method or SCFDM method, such as a serial-parallel conversion process, a digital modulation process, and a Fourier transform process, with respect to the baseband transmission signal input from the control unit  13 , and outputs the modulated signal to the D/A converter  12   b  as a digital IF transmission signal. 
     The D/A converter  12   b  converts the digital IF transmission signal input from the mixer  12   c  into an analog IF transmission signal, and outputs the analog IF transmission signal to the mixer  12   c  as the IF transmission signal. 
     The mixer  12   c  performs frequency conversion (up-conversion) of the IF transmission signal to an RF transmission signal having an RF frequency by mixing the IF transmission signal input from the D/A converter  12   b  and the local signal input from the frequency adjustment unit  1   d,  and outputs the transmission signal to the amplifier  12   c.    
     The frequency adjustment unit  12   d  generates a local signal for RF frequency conversion and outputs the local signal to the mixer  12   c.  The frequency adjustment unit  12   d  is configured by a reference pulse generator  12   d - 1 , a counter  12   d - 2 , a phase comparator  12   d - 3 , a loop filter  12   d - 4 , and a local signal oscillator  12   d - 5 . 
     The reference pulse oscillator  12   d - 1  is configured by a quartz vibrator or a ceramic vibrator, and generates a reference pulse signal based on periodic vibration of the vibrator to output the reference pulse signal to the phase comparator  12   d - 3 . 
     The counter  12   d - 2  divides the local signal input from the local signal oscillator  12   d - 5  based on a frequency division ratio that is set in a register by the control unit  3 , and outputs the divided pulse signal to the phase comparator  12   d - 3 . 
     The phase comparator  12   d - 3  generates a phase difference pulse signal based on a phase difference between the reference pulse signal input from the reference pulse oscillator  12   d - 1  and the pulse signal input from the counter  12   d - 2 , and outputs the phase difference pulse signal to the loop filter  12   d - 4 . 
     The loop filter  12   d - 4  outputs a voltage signal that is obtained by integrating the phase difference pulse signal input from the phase comparator  12   d - 3  to the local signal oscillator  12   d - 5 . 
     The local signal oscillator  12   d - 5  generates the local signal for RF frequency conversion having a frequency based on the voltage signal input from the loop filter  12   d - 4  to output the local signal to the mixer  12   c.    
     The amplifier  12   e  amplifies the transmission signal input from the mixer  12   c  and outputs the amplified transmission signal to the antenna  12   f.    
     The antenna  12   f  transmits the transmission signal input from the amplifier  12   e  to an outside. 
     The control unit  13  is configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an interface circuit that performs an input/output of signals with the respective units. The control unit  13  controls the overall operation of the terminal C based on control programs stored in the ROM and the reception signal received by the receiving unit  11 . On the other hand, the control programs stored in the ROM include an interference suppression program for a terminal, and the control unit  13  suppresses the deterioration of the reception characteristics due to the interference waves based on the interference suppression program for the terminal. 
     Next, the operation of the microcell base station A according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 4 . 
     First, if the receiving unit  1  receives the reception signal from the terminal C, the control unit  3  of the microcell base station A controls the demodulation processing unit  1   f  to detect the FER of the reception signal and determines whether the FER of the reception signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value based on the notification from the demodulation processing unit if (step S 1 ). 
     If “NO” is determined in step S 1 , that is, if the FER does not exceed the threshold value, the control unit  3  waits for the next reception signal in step S 1 . If “YES” is determined in step S 1 , that is, if the FER exceeds the threshold value, the control unit  3  controls the demodulation processing unit if to detect the interference waves and determines whether the interference waves are present based on the notification from the demodulation processing unit if (step S 2 ). 
     If “NO” is determined in step S 2 , that is, if the interference waves are not present in the reception signal, the control unit  3  transmits an instruction to perform handover to the terminal C (step S 3 ). If “YES” is determined in step S 2 , that is, if the interference waves are present in the reception signal, the control unit  3  subtracts the frequency fc (center frequency) of an intended wave subcarrier from the frequency fa of interference waves, divides the result of the subtraction by a frequency interval of the subcarrier, and calculates the remainder of the division as an offset frequency Δfa (step S 4 ). 
     That is, the offset frequency Δfa is calculated based on the following equation (1).
 
[Equation 1]
 
Δ fa=|fa−fc| mod  fs   (1)
 
     For example, as shown in  FIG. 9A , in the case where the frequency interval of the subcarrier is 15 kHz, in step S 4 , a value, which is obtained by subtracting the frequency of the intended wave subcarrier from the frequency of the interference waves, is divided by 15 kHz, and the remainder that is 7.5 kHz becomes the offset frequency. On the other hand, in the case where the offset frequency (7.5 kHz) becomes ½of the frequency interval (15 kHz) of the subcarrier, the reception characteristics are most severely deteriorated. 
     Return to  FIG. 4 , after step S 4 , the control unit  3  changes the reception frequency setting of the receiving unit  1  based on the offset frequency (step S 5 ). For example, if the offset frequency is 7.5 kHz as shown in  FIG. 9A , the reception frequency setting of the subcarrier is shifted by 7.5 kHz as shown in  FIG. 9B , that is, the reception frequency setting of the subcarrier is heightened by 7.5 kHz. On the other hand, the control unit  3  changes the reception frequency setting by changing the setting of the register of the counter  12   d - 2 . 
     Referring again to  FIG. 4 , the control unit  3  controls the transmitting unit  2  to transmit the instruction to change the transmission frequency based on the offset frequency to the terminal C (step S 6 ). If the receiving unit  11  receives the instruction from the microcell base station A, the control unit  13  of the terminal C changes the transmission frequency of the transmitting unit  12  based on the offset frequency. For example, if the offset frequency is 7.5 kHz as shown in  FIG. 9A , the transmission frequency of the subcarrier is shifted by 7.5 kHz as shown in  FIG. 9B , that is, the transmission frequency of the subcarrier is heightened by 7.5 kHz. Additionally, the control unit  13  changes the transmission frequency by changing the setting of the register of the counter  12   d - 2 . 
     Referring again to  FIG. 4 , after step  56 , the control unit  3  determines whether the FER of the subsequent reception signal exceeds the predetermined threshold value based on the notification from the modulation processing unit if (step S 7 ). If “YES” is determined in step S 7 , that is, if the FER of the reception signal exceeds the threshold value, the control unit  3  determines that the reception signal has not been improved and transmits an instruction to perform handoff to the terminal C in step S 3 . If “NO” is determined in step S 7 , that is, if the FER of the reception signal does not exceed the threshold value, the control unit  3  maintains the communication state with the terminal C (step S 8 ). 
     As described above, in the microcell base station A according to the first embodiment, the demodulation processing unit if detects the interference waves from the digital IF reception signal, and the control unit  3  subtracts the frequency of the intended wave subcarrier from the frequency of the interference waves, divides the result of the subtraction by the frequency interval of the subcarrier, sets the remainder of the division as the offset frequency, and thus changes the reception frequency setting of the receiving unit  1  based on the offset frequency. Accordingly, the reception frequency setting is changed based on the offset frequency, and even if the frequency deviation (Doppler shift) occurs in the transmission signal due to high-speed movement of the terminal D to cause the interference waves with respect to the microcell base station A, the signal that has no correlation with the interference waves can be received, and thus the deterioration of the reception characteristics due to the interference waves can be suppressed through demodulating the signal. Further, in the microcell base station A, since the operation process to be performed is only the calculation of the offset frequency, the processing is simplified, and the development cost can be reduced. 
     Second Embodiment 
     Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 5 to 8 . In the drawing and in the following description, the same reference numerals are given to the constituent elements that are common in the first embodiment, and the duplicate description of the contents as described according to the first embodiment may be omitted. 
     A wireless communication system S′ according to the second embodiment is a communication system that adopts an OFDM method, and as shown in  FIG. 5 , includes a microcell base station A′ according to the second embodiment, a macrocell base station B′, and terminals C′ and D′. The microcell base station A′ is a low-output base station that covers a cell gap between a high-output macrocell base station B′ and another macrocell base station (not illustrated). The microcell base station A′ forms a cell CL 1 ′ and communicates with a terminal C′ that is located in the cell CL 1 ′ in the OFDM method or the like. The macrocell base station B′ is a high-output base station. The macrocell base station B′ forms a cell CL 2 ′ and communicates with a terminal D′ that is located in the cell CL 2 ′ in the OFDM method or the like. 
     The functional configuration of the terminal C′ will be described with reference to  FIG. 6 . 
     The terminal C′ is configured by a receiving unit  101 , a transmitting unit  102 , and a control unit  103 . The receiving unit  101 , the transmitting unit  102 , and the control unit  103  configure a communication unit according to a second embodiment. 
     The receiving unit  101  is configured by an antenna  101   a,  an amplifier  101   b,  a mixer  101   c,  a frequency adjustment unit  101   d,  an A/D converter  101   e,  and a demodulation processing unit  101   f.    
     The frequency adjustment unit  101   d  generates a local signal for IF frequency conversion and outputs the local signal to the mixer  101   c.  The frequency adjustment unit  101   d  is configured by a reference pulse generator  101   d - 1 , a counter  101   d - 2 , a phase comparator  101   d - 3 , a loop filter  101   d - 4 , and a local signal oscillator  101   d - 5 . 
     The transmitting unit  102  is configured by a transmission circuit unit  102   a  and an antenna  102   b . The transmission circuit unit  102   a  modulates the baseband transmission signal input from the control unit  103  and outputs a modulated signal to the antenna  102   b  as a transmission signal. The antenna  102   b  transmits the transmission signal input from the transmission circuit unit  102   a  to an outside. 
     The control unit  103  is configured by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an interface circuit that performs an input/output of signals with the respective units. The control unit  103  controls the overall operation of the terminal C′ based on control programs stored in the ROM and the reception signal received by the receiving unit  101 . On the other hand, the control programs stored in the ROM include an interference suppression program for a terminal, and the control unit  103  suppresses the deterioration of the reception characteristics due to the interference waves based on the interference suppression program for the terminal. 
     Next, the functional configuration of the microcell base station A′ will be described with reference to  FIG. 7 . 
     The microcell base station A′ is configured by a receiving unit  111 , a transmitting unit  112 , and a control unit  113 . The receiving unit  111  is configured by an antenna  111   a  and a reception circuit unit  111   b.  The antenna  111   a  outputs the reception signal received therethrough to the reception circuit unit  111   b.  The reception circuit unit  111   b  demodulates the reception signal under the control of the control unit  113  and outputs the demodulated signal to the control unit  113  as a baseband reception signal. 
     The transmitting unit  112  is configured by an OFDM modulation processing unit  112   a,  a D/A converter  112   b,  a mixer  112   c,  a frequency adjustment unit  112   d,  an amplifier  112   e,  and an antenna  112   f.    
     The frequency adjustment unit  112   d  generates a local signal for RF frequency conversion and outputs the local signal to the mixer  112   c.  The frequency adjustment unit  112   d  is configured by a reference pulse generator  112   d - 1 , a counter  112   d - 2 , a phase comparator  112   d - 3 , a loop filter  112   d - 4 , and a local signal oscillator  112   d - 5 . 
     The control unit  113  is configured by a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an interface circuit that performs an input/output of signals with the respective units. The control unit  113  controls the overall operation of the microcell base station A′ based on control programs stored in the ROM and the reception signal received by the receiving unit  111 . On the other hand, the control programs stored in the ROM include an interference suppression program for a base station, and the control unit  113  suppresses the deterioration of the reception characteristics of the terminal C′ due to the interference waves based on the interference suppression program for the base station. 
     Next, the operation of the terminal C′ according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 8 . 
     First, if the receiving unit  101  receives the reception signal from the microcell base station A′, the control unit  103  of the terminal C′ controls the demodulation processing unit  101   f  to detect the FER of the reception signal and determines whether the FER of the reception signal exceeds a predetermined threshold value based on the notification from the demodulation processing unit  101   f  (step S 101 ). 
     If “NO” is determined in step S 101 , that is, if the FER does not exceed the threshold value, the control unit  103  waits for the next reception signal in step S 101 . If “YES” is determined in step S 101 , that is, if the FER exceeds the threshold value, the control unit  103  controls the demodulation processing unit  101   f  to detect the interference waves and determines whether the interference waves are present based on the notification from the demodulation processing unit  101   f  (step S 102 ). 
     If “NO” is determined in step S 102 , that is, if the interference waves are not present in the reception signal, the control unit  103  urges the macrocell base station B′ to perform handover (step S 103 ). 
     If “YES” is determined in step S 102 , that is, if the interference waves are present in the reception signal, the control unit  103  subtracts the frequency fc (center frequency) of an intended wave subcarrier from the frequency fa of interference waves, divides the result of the subtraction by a frequency interval of the subcarrier, and calculates the remainder of the division as an offset frequency Δfa (step S 104 ). 
     That is, the offset frequency Δfa is calculated based on the following equation (1).
 
[Equation 2]
 
Δ fa=|fa−fc| mod  fs    (1)
 
     After step S 104 , the control unit  103  changes the reception frequency setting of the receiving unit  101  based on the offset frequency (step S 105 ). After step S 105 , the control unit  103  controls the transmitting unit  2  to transmit an instruction to change the transmission frequency based on the offset frequency to the microcell base station A′ (step S 106 ). 
     Referring again to  FIG. 8 , after step S 106 , the control unit  103  determines whether the FER of the reception signal exceeds the predetermined threshold value based on the notification from the modulation processing unit  101   f  (step S 107 ). If “YES” is determined in step S 107 , that is, if the FER of the reception signal exceeds the threshold value, the control unit  103  determines that the reception signal has not been improved and transmits an instruction to perform handoff to the macrocell base station B′ in step S 103 . If “NO” is determined in step S 107 , that is, if the FER of the reception signal does not exceed the threshold value, the control unit  103  maintains the communication state with the microcell base station A′ (step S 108 ). 
     As described above, in the terminal C′ according to this embodiment, the demodulation processing unit  101   f  detects the interference waves from the digital IF reception signal, and the control unit  103  subtracts the frequency of the intended wave subcarrier from the frequency of the interference waves, divides the result of the subtraction by the frequency interval of the subcarrier, sets the remainder of the division as the offset frequency, and thus changes the reception frequency setting of the receiving unit  101  based on the offset frequency. Accordingly, the reception frequency setting is changed based on the offset frequency, and even if the frequency deviation (Doppler shift) occurs in the transmission signal due to high-speed movement of the terminal D′ to cause the interference waves with respect to the terminal C′, the signal that has no correlation with the interference waves can be received, and thus the deterioration of the reception characteristics due to the interference waves can be suppressed through demodulating the signal. Further, in the terminal C′, since the operation process to be performed is only the calculation of the offset frequency, the processing is simplified, and the development cost can be reduced. 
     Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described as above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but, for example, the following modifications may be considered. (1) Although the reception frequency setting is heightened by the offset frequency according to the embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto. The reception frequency setting may be lowered by the value that is obtained by subtracting the offset frequency from the frequency interval of the subcarrier. 
     (2) Although the error rate of the reception signal is determined based on the FER according to the embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the error rate of the reception signal may be determined based on a BER (Bit Error Rate), and if the BER exceeds a predetermined threshold value, step S 2  may be performed. 
     (3) Although the present invention is applied to the base station that communicates in the OFDM method according to the embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, in a wireless communication system in which the downlink communication is of an OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access) type and the uplink communication is of SC-FDMA (Single Carrier Frequency Division Multiple Access) type, the present invention may be applied thereto if the base station and the terminal function as the receiving devices. 
     As described above, although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and corrections are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-119405 filed on May 25, 2010 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2010-119406 filed on May 25, 2010 in the Japan Patent Office, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
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     S, S′: wireless communication system, A, A′: microcell base station, B, B′: macrocell base station, C, C′, D, D′: terminal, CL 1 , CL 1 ′, CL 2 , CL 2 ′: cell,  1 ,  101 : receiving unit,  1   a ,  101   a : antenna,  1   b,    101   b : amplifier,  1   c,    101   c : mixer,  1   d,    101   d : frequency adjustment unit,  1   d - 1 ,  101   d - 1 : reference frequency oscillator,  1   d - 2 ,  101   d - 2 : counter,  1   d - 3 ,  101   d - 3 : phase comparator,  1   d - 4 ,  101   d - 4 : loop filter,  1   d - 5 ,  101   d - 5 : local signal oscillator,  1   e,    101   e : A/D converter,  1   f,    101   f : demodulation processing unit,  2 ,  102 : transmitting unit,  2   a,    102   a : transmission circuit unit,  2   b,    102   b : antenna,  3 ,  103 : control unit,  11 ,  111 : receiving unit,  11   a,    111   a : antenna,  11   b,    111   b : reception circuit unit,  12 ,  112 : transmitting unit,  12   a,    112   a : modulation processing unit,  12   b,    112   b : D/A converter,  12   c,    112   c : mixer,  12   d,    112   d : frequency adjustment unit,  12   d - 1 ,  112   d - 1 : reference frequency oscillator,  12   d - 2 ,  112   d - 2 : counter,  12   d - 3 ,  112   d - 3 : phase comparator,  12   d - 4 ,  112   d - 4 : loop filter,  12   d - 5 ,  112   d - 5 : local signal oscillator,  12   e,    112   e : amplifier,  12   f,    112   f : antenna,  13 ,  113 : control unit,