JP2002027534A - Base station apparatus of radio communication system and timing adjustment method - Google Patents

Base station apparatus of radio communication system and timing adjustment method

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JP2002027534A
JP2002027534A JP2000206110A JP2000206110A JP2002027534A JP 2002027534 A JP2002027534 A JP 2002027534A JP 2000206110 A JP2000206110 A JP 2000206110A JP 2000206110 A JP2000206110 A JP 2000206110A JP 2002027534 A JP2002027534 A JP 2002027534A
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Satoru Ito
哲 伊藤
Akitaka Tomabechi
明孝 苫米地
Takaaki Fujii
隆明 藤井
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically control the transmission timing of up-frame and down-frame between the respective base station apparatus, in order to enable simultaneously transmitting and receiving of plural stations in radio communication system constituted of main station equipment and a plurality of base station apparatuses which are connected in a tree type. SOLUTION: A base station apparatus 3 is provided with a GPS receiving means 11, a radio transmission timing calculating means 12, a radio transmission delay means 13 and a radio transmitting and receiving means 14. The radio transmission timing calculating means 12 measures the GPS time designated by the main station equipment 1 and the delay time until the down-frame having a number which is designated in the same way by the main station equipment reaches a self station, and set a time wherein the delay time of the self station is subtracted from the maximum delay time corresponding to the delay time of the most distant base station apparatus, in the radio transmission delay means 13. Thereby simultaneous transmission of a plurality of stations is performed.

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【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、一つの本部局装置
にツリー状に接続された複数の基地局装置を有する無線
通信システムにおいて、複局同時送受信を可能とする基
地局装置及びタイミング調整方法に関するものである。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a base station apparatus and a timing adjustment method capable of simultaneously transmitting and receiving multiple stations in a wireless communication system having a plurality of base station apparatuses connected in a tree to one head office apparatus. It is about.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】一つの本部局装置にツリー状にリンク接
続された複数の基地局装置から同時刻に無線信号を送信
する複局同時送信を可能とする場合、GPS(Global P
ositioning System )の時刻に同期させて送信する方法
がある(例えば、特開平8−307932号公報)。
2. Description of the Related Art When a plurality of base stations connected in a tree-like manner to one head office apparatus at the same time to enable multi-station simultaneous transmission for transmitting radio signals at the same time, a GPS (Global Positioning System) is used.
There is a method of transmitting data in synchronization with the time of an ositioning system (for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H8-307932).

【0003】また、一つの移動局装置から発信された電
波を複数の基地局装置で受信する場合、リンク間の上り
伝送遅延を制御することによって、複数の基地局装置に
よるダイバーシチ受信(サイトダイバーシチ)を可能と
することができる。
When a plurality of base stations receive radio waves transmitted from one mobile station, diversity reception (site diversity) by the plurality of base stations is controlled by controlling uplink transmission delay between links. Can be made possible.

【0004】なお、ここでいうツリー状とは、本部局装
置を最上位とする有階位網であり、ある基地局装置に着
目した場合、その上位局は1つであるのに対し、下位局
はn(1≦n)局あり、下位方路にのみ分岐が可能な網
をいう。
[0004] The tree-like structure referred to here is a multi-level network in which the head office device is the highest order. When focusing on a certain base station device, the number of the upper station is one, while that of the lower station is one. There are n (1 ≦ n) stations, which means a network that can branch only to a lower route.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかし、従来のよう
に、GPS時刻に従属同期して無線送信する場合、GP
S時刻と同じ1秒周期のパルス信号を基地局装置内で発
生させる必要があり、相応のGPS観測時間や同期維持
手段が必要であった。
However, as in the prior art, when radio transmission is performed in synchronization with the GPS time, the GP
It was necessary to generate a pulse signal having the same one-second cycle as the S time in the base station apparatus, and a corresponding GPS observation time and synchronization maintaining means were required.

【0006】また、複局同時受信によるサイトダイバー
シチを行うにあたり、スター型の上り回線のタイミング
の補正方法をそのままツリー状でトーナメント方式を行
うシステムに適用すると、余計な処理時間を生じたり、
基地局装置の増設やリンク回線の経路変更の際に、基地
局装置の配置や遅延時間が大きく変化した場合、多大な
設定コストを生じるという課題があった。
In addition, when performing site diversity by simultaneous reception of multiple stations, if a star-type uplink timing correction method is applied to a system that performs a tournament system in a tree form as it is, extra processing time may occur.
When the base station device is added or the route of the link line is changed, if the arrangement or the delay time of the base station device greatly changes, there is a problem that a great setting cost is generated.

【0007】また、基地局装置をツリー状に接続するシ
ステムでは、下りは分配するだけでよいが、上りは方路
がトーナメント式に絞られるため、もし移動局装置から
送信された上りフレームが複数存在した場合、多重化で
きなければどの方路から到達した上りフレームを上位局
に中継するかを選択する必要があるが、このとき少しで
も先に到達した上りフレームを選択して中継する方法で
は、本部局装置に近い基地局装置で受信した上りフレー
ムの方が中継されやすくなるため、下位局でより良好な
状態で受信された上りフレームを本部局へ中継できなく
なるという課題があった。
In a system in which the base station devices are connected in a tree shape, only the distribution is required for the downlink, but for the uplink, the route is narrowed down in a tournament manner. If there is, if it is not possible to multiplex, it is necessary to select from which route to relay the upstream frame arriving to the upper station, but at this time, the method of selecting the upstream frame arriving even earlier and relaying it However, since an upstream frame received by a base station device close to the head office device is more likely to be relayed, there is a problem that an upstream frame received in a better condition by a lower station cannot be relayed to the head office.

【0008】本発明は、このような従来の課題を解決す
るためになされたもので、複局同時送受信を実現するう
えで、基地局装置間のタイミング調整を自動化し、定期
的なタイミング補正や基地局装置の増設を容易にすると
共に、良好な回線品質を確立することができる無線通信
システムの基地局装置及びタイミング調整方法を提供す
るものである。
The present invention has been made to solve such a conventional problem, and in realizing simultaneous multi-station transmission / reception, the timing adjustment between base station apparatuses is automated, so that the periodic An object of the present invention is to provide a base station apparatus and a timing adjustment method for a wireless communication system capable of easily adding a base station apparatus and establishing good channel quality.

【0009】[0009]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明の無線通信システ
ムの基地局装置は、本部局装置とツリー状に接続された
複数の基地局装置間で一定周期のフレーム単位でディジ
タル信号を伝送する無線通信システムにおいて、本部局
装置と基地局装置は、無線通信システム全てに対し同時
刻を認識できる信号を受信する基準信号受信手段と、無
線送信タイミング算出手段と、無線送信遅延手段と、無
線送信手段とを備え、無線送信タイミング算出手段は、
基準信号受信手段から得られた基準信号と本部局装置か
ら送出される下りフレームの到達時間の差を測定して本
部局装置へ通知し、本部局装置から報知される時間差の
最大値以上の一定値から測定した時間差を減じた値を送
信遅延手段における遅延時間とすることで、無線送信手
段が複局同時送信を行う構成を有する。
According to the present invention, there is provided a radio communication system comprising a base station apparatus for transmitting a digital signal in a fixed cycle frame unit between a head office apparatus and a plurality of base station apparatuses connected in a tree shape. In a communication system, a headquarters apparatus and a base station apparatus include a reference signal receiving unit that receives a signal that can recognize the same time for all wireless communication systems, a wireless transmission timing calculating unit, a wireless transmission delay unit, and a wireless transmitting unit. Wherein the wireless transmission timing calculating means comprises:
The difference between the reference signal obtained from the reference signal receiving means and the arrival time of the downlink frame transmitted from the head office device is measured and reported to the head office device, and the time difference reported from the head office device is equal to or greater than the maximum value of the time difference. The wireless transmission unit performs multi-station simultaneous transmission by setting a value obtained by subtracting the measured time difference from the value as a delay time in the transmission delay unit.

【0010】この構成により、各基地局装置は本部局装
置から一斉通知された最大遅延時間から自局の遅延時間
を減じた値を自局の遅延時間と設定することにより、本
部局装置から送出された下りフレームを、この遅延時間
分遅延させた後に無線送信することで全ての基地局装置
から同時刻に送信する複局同時送信を行うことができる
こととなる。
With this configuration, each base station device sets a value obtained by subtracting the delay time of its own station from the maximum delay time notified simultaneously from the head office device as the delay time of its own station, so that each base station device transmits the value from the head office device. By wirelessly transmitting the downlink frame that has been delayed by this delay time, multi-station simultaneous transmission can be performed at the same time from all base station apparatuses.

【0011】本発明の無線通信システムの基地局装置
は、本部局装置とツリー状に接続された複数の基地局装
置間で一定周期のフレーム単位でディジタル信号を伝送
する無線通信システムにおいて、基地局装置は、移動局
装置からの電波を受信する無線受信手段と、無線送受信
手段からの受信方路および下位局が接続されている下位
方路からの上りフレームを各方路別に遅延制御する遅延
補正手段と、各方路からの上りフレームタイミングを同
期させるために遅延補正手段の遅延時間を制御するフレ
ーム同期比較手段と、遅延補正手段で遅延した各方路の
フレームを選択して上位局に転送する方路選択手段とを
備え、移動局装置の送信波が複数の基地局装置で同時に
受信された場合に、その複数の上りフレームが下位方路
のある基地局装置において合流時にタイミングを揃える
ことで複局同時受信を行う構成を有する。
A base station of a wireless communication system according to the present invention is a base station in a wireless communication system for transmitting a digital signal in a frame unit of a fixed period between a head office and a plurality of base stations connected in a tree. The apparatus includes: a wireless receiving unit that receives a radio wave from the mobile station device; and a delay correction unit that delay-controls a receiving route from the wireless transmitting / receiving unit and an upstream frame from a lower route to which a lower station is connected for each route. Means, frame synchronization comparing means for controlling the delay time of the delay correction means for synchronizing the upstream frame timing from each path, and selecting the frame of each path delayed by the delay correction means and transferring it to the upper station. When the transmission wave of the mobile station device is received simultaneously by a plurality of base station devices, the plurality of uplink frames are transmitted to a base station device having a lower route. Having a configuration in which multiple stations simultaneously received by aligning the timing at confluence with are.

【0012】この構成により、移動局装置の送信波が複
数の基地局装置で同時に受信された場合に、その複数の
上りフレームが下位方路のある基地局装置において合流
時にタイミングを揃えることで複局同時受信が実現でき
ることとなる。
[0012] With this configuration, when transmission waves of the mobile station apparatus are received simultaneously by a plurality of base station apparatuses, the plurality of uplink frames are synchronized at the time of merging at the base station apparatus having a lower route so as to be duplicated. Station simultaneous reception can be realized.

【0013】本発明の無線通信システムのタイミング調
整方法は、本部局装置とツリー状に接続された複数の基
地局装置間で一定周期のフレーム単位でディジタル信号
を伝送する無線通信システムにおいて、複数の基地局装
置はそれぞれ任意の基準時刻と下りフレーム到着時刻と
の時間差を測定し、複数の基地局装置のなかで下位方路
のない基地局装置は測定した時間差を遅延情報として本
部局装置に通知し、本部局装置は通知された遅延情報の
なかの最大値を複数の基地局装置へ報知し、複数の基地
局装置は報知された遅延情報の最大値から自局で測定し
た時間差を減じた値を無線送信遅延時間としてそれぞれ
設定し、複数の基地局装置は本部局装置から送出された
フレームを無線送信遅延時間分遅延させた後に送信する
ことで複局同時送信を行うものである。
A timing adjusting method for a wireless communication system according to the present invention is directed to a wireless communication system for transmitting a digital signal in a frame unit of a fixed cycle between a head office apparatus and a plurality of base station apparatuses connected in a tree shape. The base station apparatus measures the time difference between the arbitrary reference time and the downstream frame arrival time, and among the plurality of base station apparatuses, the base station apparatus having no lower route notifies the head office apparatus of the measured time difference as delay information. Then, the headquarters apparatus notifies the maximum value of the notified delay information to the plurality of base station apparatuses, and the plurality of base station apparatuses subtract the time difference measured by the own station from the notified maximum value of the delay information. The value is set as the wireless transmission delay time, and the plurality of base station apparatuses transmit the frame transmitted from the head office apparatus after delaying the wireless transmission delay time, thereby transmitting the multi-station simultaneously. And performs.

【0014】この方法により、各基地局装置は本部局装
置から一斉通知された遅延情報の最大値から自局の遅延
時間を減じた値を自局の遅延時間と設定することによ
り、本部局装置から送出された下りフレームを、この遅
延時間分遅延させた後に無線送信するので、全ての基地
局装置から同時刻に送信できる複局同時送信ができるこ
ととなる。
According to this method, each base station device sets a value obtained by subtracting the delay time of the own station from the maximum value of the delay information broadcasted simultaneously from the head office device as the delay time of the own station device. Is transmitted wirelessly after delaying the downlink frame transmitted from the base station apparatus by this delay time, so that multi-station simultaneous transmission that can be transmitted at the same time from all base station apparatuses can be performed.

【0015】本発明の無線通信システムのタイミング調
整方法は、下位方路のない基地局装置が本部局装置に遅
延情報を通知する際に、遅延情報に自局の基地局IDを
付加して上位方路に転送し、下位方路を有する基地局装
置は下位方路のない基地局装置から基地局ID付き遅延
情報を受けると、これらに自局の基地局IDを付加して
上位方路に転送するものである。
According to the timing adjusting method for a wireless communication system of the present invention, when a base station apparatus having no lower route notifies the head office apparatus of the delay information, the base station ID of its own station is added to the delay information to obtain a higher order. When the base station apparatus having the lower path receives the delay information with the base station ID from the base station apparatus having no lower path, the base station apparatus adds the base station ID of the own station to the base station apparatus and transmits the information to the upper path. To transfer.

【0016】この方法により、本部局装置が遅延情報を
得る際に、同時に基地局装置のトポロジーを認識するこ
とが可能となる。
According to this method, when the head office device obtains the delay information, it becomes possible to simultaneously recognize the topology of the base station device.

【0017】本発明の無線通信システムのタイミング調
整方法は、複数の基地局装置はGPSから得られた位置
情報を自局の基地局IDと共に遅延情報に付加して本部
局装置へ転送し、本部局装置は地図データと照合するこ
とにより、地理的な位置関係も含めた接続状態図を構築
するものである。
In the timing adjusting method for a wireless communication system according to the present invention, a plurality of base station devices add the position information obtained from the GPS together with the base station ID of the own station to the delay information and transfer the information to the head office device. The station device constructs a connection state diagram including a geographical positional relationship by collating with the map data.

【0018】この方法により、各基地局装置は本部局装
置に通知する遅延情報にGPSの位置情報を加えて送る
ことにより、本部局装置は地理的な位置関係も含めた接
続状態を認識することができることとなる。
According to this method, each base station device adds the GPS position information to the delay information to be notified to the head office device and sends the information, so that the head office device recognizes the connection state including the geographical positional relationship. Can be done.

【0019】本発明の無線通信システムのタイミング調
整方法は、本部局装置とツリー状に接続された複数の基
地局装置間で一定周期のフレーム単位でディジタル信号
を伝送する無線通信システムにおいて、下位方路を有す
る基地局装置は各下位方路および自局の無線受信手段で
受信した上りフレームタイミングおよびそのフレーム番
号を比較し、同一のフレーム番号のフレームタイミング
が一致するように各下位方路に設けた遅延補正手段を調
整し、任意または予め優先度を定めた方路の上りフレー
ムを選択して上位局に中継することで複局同時受信を行
う。
The timing adjustment method for a wireless communication system according to the present invention is directed to a wireless communication system for transmitting a digital signal in a frame unit of a fixed period between a head office device and a plurality of base station devices connected in a tree shape. The base station apparatus having a path compares the upstream frame timing and its frame number received by each lower path and its own radio receiving means, and provides each lower path so that the frame timing of the same frame number matches. The delay correction means is adjusted, and an uplink frame on an arbitrary or predetermined route is selected and relayed to an upper station to perform multi-station simultaneous reception.

【0020】この方法により、複数の基地局装置で移動
局装置の送信波が受信された場合、その上りフレームが
本部局装置に到達するまでにタイミングを揃えられるた
め、複局同時受信が実現することとなる。
According to this method, when a plurality of base station apparatuses receive the transmission wave of the mobile station apparatus, the timing is adjusted until the upstream frame reaches the head office apparatus, so that multi-station simultaneous reception is realized. It will be.

【0021】本発明の無線通信システムのタイミング調
整方法は、下位方路からの上りフレームと自局の無線受
信手段で受信したフレームとを比較して選択する際に、
回線品質が最良と推定された方路の上りフレームを上位
局に中継するものである。
According to the timing adjusting method for a wireless communication system of the present invention, when an uplink frame from a lower route is compared with a frame received by a wireless receiving unit of the own station and selected,
This relays the upstream frame of the route whose line quality is estimated to be the best to the upper station.

【0022】この方法により、複局同時受信が可能な状
態において、受信した基地局装置が上りフレームに受信
品質情報を付加し、上りフレームに含まれる受信品質情
報を比較して受信品質の良い上りフレームを選択し、上
位局に中継することで、ある移動局装置からの送信波が
複数の基地局装置で同時に受信された場合に、より受信
品質の良い基地局装置で受信した上りフレームが自動的
に選ばれるサイトダイバーシチが可能となるものであ
る。
According to this method, in a state in which multi-station simultaneous reception is possible, the receiving base station apparatus adds reception quality information to the uplink frame, compares the reception quality information included in the uplink frame, and compares the reception quality information with the uplink frame. By selecting a frame and relaying it to an upper station, when a transmission wave from a certain mobile station device is received simultaneously by a plurality of base station devices, an uplink frame received by a base station device having higher reception quality is automatically transmitted. This allows for site diversity to be selected.

【0023】[0023]

【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の実施の形態につい
て、図面を用いて説明する。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

【0024】(実施の形態1)図1は、本発明が適用さ
れる無線通信システムの構成図で、一つの本部局装置1
に複数の基地局装置2〜7が専用のディジタルリンク回
線によりツリー状に接続された構成を示している。ま
た、基地局装置2〜7は移動局装置8〜9との間で無線
交信を行うための無線送受信手段を備えており、本部局
装置1および基地局装置2〜7はGPS衛星装置10か
らの電波を受信するGPS受信手段を備えている。そし
て、通信方式として一定周期のフレーム単位でディジタ
ル信号を伝送するTDMA(Time Division Multiple A
ccess )方式を用いている。
(Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a radio communication system to which the present invention is applied.
1 shows a configuration in which a plurality of base station apparatuses 2 to 7 are connected in a tree shape by a dedicated digital link line. Further, the base station devices 2 to 7 are provided with wireless transmission / reception means for performing wireless communication with the mobile station devices 8 to 9, and the head office device 1 and the base station devices 2 to 7 are transmitted from the GPS satellite device 10. GPS receiving means for receiving the radio wave of Then, as a communication system, a TDMA (Time Division Multiple A
ccess) method.

【0025】また、この無線通信システムは、具体的に
は本部局装置1の下位に基地局装置2および基地局装置
7が接続され、基地局装置2の下位に基地局装置3およ
び基地局装置6が接続され、基地局装置3の下位に基地
局装置4および基地局装置5が接続されている。各基地
局装置を結ぶリンク回線は上位局に対する従属同期(こ
れを網同期という)とし、リンク回線による伝送遅延に
ついては網同期後は変動しないものとする。
In this radio communication system, specifically, the base station device 2 and the base station device 7 are connected below the head office device 1, and the base station device 3 and the base station device 3 are connected below the base station device 2. 6 are connected, and the base station apparatus 4 and the base station apparatus 5 are connected below the base station apparatus 3. The link line connecting each base station device is slave-synchronized with the upper station (this is called network synchronization), and the transmission delay by the link line does not change after network synchronization.

【0026】また、基地局装置2〜7および移動局装置
8〜9間の下り無線回線周波数にはF1、上り無線回線
周波数にはF2が割当てられており、下りF1に同期し
て上りF2が送信される。上りおよび下り回線の信号は
フレーム単位で連続的に伝送され、無線送受信手段にお
いては下りフレームに同期して上りフレームが送出され
る。なお、基地局リンク間の上下方向のフレーム同期は
既に確立(下りおよび上り回線の伝送フレームのビット
内容が読み出せる状態をさす)しているものとする。
Further, F1 is assigned to the downlink radio channel frequency between the base station devices 2 to 7 and the mobile station devices 8 to 9, and F2 is assigned to the uplink radio channel frequency. The uplink F2 is synchronized with the downlink F1. Sent. Uplink and downlink signals are continuously transmitted in frame units, and the wireless transmission / reception means transmits uplink frames in synchronization with the downlink frames. It is assumed that the vertical frame synchronization between the base station links has already been established (it indicates a state in which the bit contents of the downlink and uplink transmission frames can be read).

【0027】下り回線においては、各基地局装置2〜7
は上位局からの信号を下位方路の基地局に分配するとと
もに無線で送信する。このとき、例えば基地局装置4か
ら移動局装置8への送信波F1(4−8)と、基地局装
置5から移動局装置8への送信波F1(5−8)のタイ
ミングがある程度ずれると、F1(4−8)とF1(5
一8)は互いに干渉波となり、移動局装置8では正常に
受信できなくなる可能性があるため、F1(4−8)と
F1(5一8)の送信タイミングを同一にしなければな
らない。そのためには、上位局からの信号を下位方路に
送出したタイミングでは無線送信を行わず、下りの伝送
遅延を考慮し、最も下位の基地局装置に到達するまで無
線送信を遅延させることにより、複数の基地局が同じ信
号を同時刻に送信することができる。このように複数の
基地局装置から同一のタイミングで送信波F1を送信す
ることを複局同時送信という。
In the downlink, each of the base station apparatuses 2 to 7
Distributes the signal from the upper station to the base station on the lower route and transmits it wirelessly. At this time, if the timing of the transmission wave F1 (4-8) from the base station apparatus 4 to the mobile station apparatus 8 and the transmission wave F1 (5-8) from the base station apparatus 5 to the mobile station apparatus 8 deviate to some extent, for example. , F1 (4-8) and F1 (5
The transmission timings of F1 (4-8) and F1 (5-18) must be the same, since (1-8) becomes an interference wave with each other and may not be able to be received normally by the mobile station device 8. For this purpose, radio transmission is not performed at the timing when a signal from the upper station is transmitted to the lower route, and in consideration of downlink transmission delay, by delaying radio transmission until reaching the lowest base station device, A plurality of base stations can transmit the same signal at the same time. Such transmission of the transmission wave F1 from a plurality of base station apparatuses at the same timing is referred to as multi-station simultaneous transmission.

【0028】上り回線においては、各基地局装置2〜7
は下位局で受信した上り信号または自局で受信した上り
信号を上位局へ中継する。ここで、移動局装置9から上
り信号F2が送信された場合、基地局装置5で受信した
上り信号をF2(9−5)、基地局装置6で受信した上
り信号をF2(9−6)とすると、それぞれ基地局装置
で受信したタイミングが同一だったとしても、その上位
局である基地局装置2においては、各ルート毎の伝送遅
延の差によりF2(9−5)とF2(9−6)の到達タ
イミングがずれる可能性がある。このように到達タイミ
ングがずれた場合において、基地局装置2がF2(9−
5)とF2(9−6)を同一の上り信号F2として認識
できる状態を複局同時受信という。
In the uplink, each of the base station apparatuses 2 to 7
Relays the uplink signal received by the lower station or the uplink signal received by the own station to the upper station. Here, when the uplink signal F2 is transmitted from the mobile station device 9, the uplink signal received by the base station device 5 is F2 (9-5), and the uplink signal received by the base station device 6 is F2 (9-6). Then, even if the timings received by the base station apparatuses are the same, the base station apparatus 2 which is the higher-order station has F2 (9-5) and F2 (9-) due to the difference in transmission delay for each route. The arrival timing of 6) may be shifted. When the arrival timing is shifted in this way, the base station apparatus 2 sets the F2 (9-
A state in which 5) and F2 (9-6) can be recognized as the same uplink signal F2 is called multi-station simultaneous reception.

【0029】この無線通信システムでは、複局同時送信
と複局同時受信を実現するうえで、少ないコストで基地
局装置間のタイミングの調整を自動化し、定期的なタイ
ミング補正や基地局装置の増設を容易にするとともに、
良好な回線品質を確立するようにしている。
In this radio communication system, in order to realize multi-station simultaneous transmission and multi-station simultaneous reception, timing adjustment between base stations is automated at low cost, and periodic timing correction and expansion of base stations are performed. To facilitate
Try to establish good line quality.

【0030】図2は、複局同時送信を実現する基地局装
置の構成を示すブロック図で、基地局装置3を例に示し
ている。なお、他の基地局装置2および4〜7も同一の
構成を有している。
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a base station apparatus for realizing simultaneous transmission of multiple stations, and shows the base station apparatus 3 as an example. The other base station devices 2 and 4 to 7 have the same configuration.

【0031】この基地局装置3は、基準信号受信手段と
してGPS衛星装置10からの電波を受信するGPS受
信手段11と、基準信号に対して本部局装置1から送出
された下りフレームが到達するまでの時間差を測定する
無線送信タイミング算出手段12と、複局同時送信を行
うために無線送信タイミングを遅延させる無線送信遅延
手段13と、移動局装置との間で無線送受信を行う無線
送受信手段14と、自局の無線送受信手段14または下
位局からの上りフレームのいずれかを選択して上位局へ
送る方路選択手段16とを備えている。
The base station apparatus 3 has a GPS signal receiving means 11 for receiving a radio wave from the GPS satellite apparatus 10 as a reference signal receiving means, and a base station apparatus 1 for receiving the reference signal until the downstream frame transmitted from the head office apparatus 1 arrives. Wireless transmission timing calculating means 12 for measuring the time difference between the wireless communication apparatuses, wireless transmission delay means 13 for delaying the wireless transmission timing in order to perform multi-station simultaneous transmission, and wireless transmitting / receiving means 14 for performing wireless transmission / reception with the mobile station apparatus. And a route selecting means 16 for selecting either the wireless transmitting / receiving means 14 of the own station or the upstream frame from the lower station and sending it to the upper station.

【0032】上位局である基地局装置2からのフレーム
はGPS時刻補正手段12および無線送信遅延手段13
に供給され、さらに下位局の基地局装置4、5に転送さ
れる構成となっている。
The frame from the base station apparatus 2 which is the upper station is transmitted to the GPS time correction means 12 and the radio transmission delay means 13
And transmitted to the base station apparatuses 4 and 5 as lower stations.

【0033】次に、図3に示す説明図を参照しながら、
本実施の形態による無線通信システムの複局同時送信の
タイミング調整方法について説明する。
Next, referring to the explanatory diagram shown in FIG.
A method for adjusting the timing of simultaneous transmission of multiple stations in the wireless communication system according to the present embodiment will be described.

【0034】まず、本部局装置1は、図3(a)〜
(b)に示すように、GPS衛星装置10から受信した
GPS信号より得られた任意のUTC時刻(以下、GP
S時刻、という)tと、その△t〈0〉秒後に送出する
下りフレーム番号nと、1フレームの長さa秒とから、
GPS時刻t+x秒の直後に本部局装置1から送出する
予定の下りフレーム番号mを算出し、各基地局装置i
(i=2,3,…,7)に測定予定時刻としてt+x、
測定フレーム番号としてmを通知する。
First, the head office device 1 is configured as shown in FIGS.
As shown in (b), an arbitrary UTC time (hereinafter, GP time) obtained from a GPS signal received from the GPS satellite device 10
S time), a down frame number n to be transmitted after Δt <0> seconds, and a frame length a seconds,
Immediately after the GPS time t + x seconds, a downlink frame number m to be transmitted from the head office device 1 is calculated, and each base station device i
(I = 2, 3,..., 7), t + x,
Notify m as the measurement frame number.

【0035】ただし、測定予定時刻t+xは、t+x秒
よりも前に全ての基地局装置が本部局装置1から測定予
定時刻t+xと測定フレーム番号mの通知を受信して測
定準備できるのに必要十分な時間とし、測定フレーム番
号mは、 m=n+int{(x−Δt〈0〉)/a} となる。
However, the scheduled measurement time t + x is necessary and sufficient for all the base station apparatuses to receive the notification of the measurement scheduled time t + x and the measurement frame number m from the head office apparatus 1 before t + x seconds and prepare for measurement. And the measurement frame number m is m = n + int {(x-Δt <0>) / a}.

【0036】次に、基地局装置iに具備した無線送信タ
イミング算出手段12は、図3(c)に示すように、G
PS時刻がt+xとなった時点から、下りフレームが自
局に到達するまでの時間差Δt〈i〉を測定し、さらに
下位方路に基地局装置がない末端の基地局装置4〜7の
測定結果を本部局装置1へ通知する。
Next, as shown in FIG. 3C, the radio transmission timing calculating means 12 provided in the base station device i
The time difference Δt <i> from when the PS time reaches t + x until the downstream frame reaches its own station is measured, and the measurement results of the terminal base stations 4 to 7 having no base station on the lower route To the head office device 1.

【0037】本部局装置1は、通知された遅延時間Δt
〈i〉から最大値Δt〈max〉を求めて各基地局装置
iへ通知する。
The headquarters apparatus 1 transmits the notified delay time Δt
From <i>, the maximum value Δt <max> is calculated and reported to each base station apparatus i.

【0038】各基地局装置iの無線送信タイミング算出
手段12は、通知された最大値Δt〈max〉から自局
の遅延時間Δt〈i〉を減じた値以上の値を自局の無線
送信遅延手段13の遅延時間として設定する。これによ
り、図3(d)と図3(e)に示すように、本部局装置
1からの下りフレームは、各基地局装置iの無線送信遅
延手段13で「Δt〈max〉−Δt〈i〉」遅延され
た後に、無線送受信手段14から送信されるため、最遠
端の基地局装置の無線送信タイミングに基地局装置iの
無線送信タイミングが揃えられ、全ての基地局装置から
複局同時送信がされることとなる。
The wireless transmission timing calculation means 12 of each base station apparatus i calculates a value equal to or greater than the value obtained by subtracting the delay time Δt <i> of the own station from the notified maximum value Δt <max>. The delay time of the means 13 is set. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 3D and 3E, the downstream frame from the headquarters apparatus 1 receives “Δt <max> −Δt <i” at the wireless transmission delay unit 13 of each base station apparatus i. >> After the delay, the radio transmission / reception means 14 transmits the radio transmission timing, so that the radio transmission timing of the base station apparatus i is aligned with the radio transmission timing of the farthest base station apparatus, and the multi-station simultaneous transmission from all base station apparatuses is performed. It will be sent.

【0039】なお、本実施の形態では、GPS時刻と下
りフレーム到着時刻の差とから遅延時間Δt〈i〉を算
出したが、本部局装置1と全ての基地局装置に同時刻で
あることを通知できる電波や光などの信号でありさえす
れば、本部局装置1から各基地局装置へ測定予定時刻と
測定フレーム番号を通知するという手順に変わりがない
ため、GPS電波の代用とすることができる。例えばG
PSに近いシステムとしては、低軌道周回衛星位置情報
システムがあるが、光ビーコンのようなものでも代用可
能である。
In this embodiment, the delay time Δt <i> is calculated from the difference between the GPS time and the downstream frame arrival time. However, it is assumed that the headquarter apparatus 1 and all base station apparatuses have the same time. As long as it is a signal such as a radio wave or light that can be notified, the procedure of notifying the base station device of the scheduled measurement time and the measurement frame number to each base station device remains unchanged. it can. For example, G
As a system close to the PS, there is a low orbit satellite position information system, but a system such as an optical beacon can be substituted.

【0040】(実施の形態2)図4は、各基地局装置i
は、自局の下位局がないとき、本部局装置1から自局ま
での下り伝送遅延時間の測定結果「Ei」を本部局装置
1への上りフレームに載せて通知するが、このとき測定
結果を中継する基地局装置が測定結果に自局の基地局I
Dである「00i」を付加して上りフレームに載せる場
合の実施の形態を示す構成図である。図中、「( )」
は各方路における上りフレームの伝送単位、「/」は方
路の分岐を示す記号とする。
(Embodiment 2) FIG. 4 shows each base station apparatus i
When there is no lower station of the own station, the measurement result “Ei” of the downlink transmission delay time from the head office apparatus 1 to the own station is notified in an upstream frame to the head office apparatus 1 and notified. The base station device that relays the
FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram illustrating an embodiment in which “00i”, which is D, is added to an upstream frame. In the figure, "()"
Is a transmission unit of an upstream frame in each route, and “/” is a symbol indicating a branch of the route.

【0041】この例では、基地局装置4〜7が末端とな
るので、基地局装置4〜7の遅延情報E4〜E7に、そ
れぞれ自局の基地局IDである004〜007を付加し
て上位局へ送信する状態を示している。
In this example, the base station apparatuses 4 to 7 are located at the end, and the base station IDs 004 to 007 of the base stations are added to the delay information E4 to E7 of the base station apparatuses 4 to 7, respectively. It shows a state of transmitting to a station.

【0042】下位方路を有する基地局装置2〜3では、
下位方路から基地局ID付きの遅延情報が上って来た場
合、自局の基地局IDを追加して上り回線に転送する
が、下位方路が複数ある基地局装置2〜3の場合は、全
ての方路からの遅延情報が揃うまで待ってから上位局へ
伝送する。
In the base station apparatuses 2 and 3 having lower routes,
When the delay information with the base station ID comes from the lower route, the base station ID of the own station is added and transferred to the uplink, but in the case of the base station apparatuses 2 to 3 having a plurality of lower routes. Waits for delay information from all routes to be collected before transmitting to the upper station.

【0043】例えば基地局装置2は、リンクL2からの
遅延情報003(004E4/005E5)と、リンク
L5からの遅延情報006E6の両方が揃ってから、0
02((003(004E4/005E5))/006
E6)をリンクL1に送出することになる。
For example, the base station apparatus 2 sets the delay information 003 (004E4 / 005E5) from the link L2 and the delay information 006E6 from the link L5 to 0,
02 ((003 (004E4 / 005E5)) / 006
E6) is transmitted to the link L1.

【0044】このように動作することにより、本部局装
置1においては遅延情報を得ると同時に全基地局装置の
トポロジー(接続状態)を認識でき、また下位方路が複
数ある基地装置においてはIDなどの情報が衝突したり
重複しないように制御することが可能となる。
By operating in this manner, the headquarters apparatus 1 can obtain delay information and simultaneously recognize the topology (connection state) of all base station apparatuses. In a base apparatus having a plurality of lower routes, IDs and the like can be obtained. Can be controlled so that the information does not collide or overlap.

【0045】ここで、本部局装置1に伝送される情報
と、各リンクL1〜L6を伝送される情報とを整理して
示しておく。
Here, information transmitted to the head office apparatus 1 and information transmitted through the links L1 to L6 will be summarized and shown.

【0046】本部局装置:001((002((003(0
04E4/005E5)))/006E6)/007E7) L1:002((003(004E4/005E5))/0
06E6) L2:003(004E4/005E5) L3:004E4 L4:007E7 L5:006E6 L6:005E5 また、各基地局装置iは本部局装置1に通知する遅延情
報にGPS受信手段12から得られた位置情報を加えて
送ることにより、本部局装置1は地理的な位置関係も含
めた接続状態を認識することができる。従って、例えば
基地局装置の設置に際して、得られた位置情報を元に地
図上にプロットすることができるため、基地局間の距離
や設置場所の周辺地形などの確認が容易となる。
Headquarters device: 001 ((002 ((003 (0
04E4 / 005E5))) / 006E6) / 007E7) L1: 002 ((003 (004E4 / 005E5)) / 0
06E6) L2: 003 (004E4 / 005E5) L3: 004E4 L4: 007E7 L5: 006E6 L6: 005E5 Also, each base station apparatus i has position information obtained from the GPS receiving means 12 in delay information to be notified to the head office apparatus 1. The head office device 1 can recognize the connection state including the geographical positional relationship by sending the information. Therefore, for example, when the base station device is installed, it can be plotted on a map based on the obtained position information, so that it is easy to confirm the distance between the base stations and the topography around the installation location.

【0047】(実施の形態3)図5は、複局同時受信を
実現するための基地局装置の構成を示すブロック図であ
る。なお、基地局装置3を例に示しているが、他の基地
局装置2および4〜7も同一の構成を有している。
(Embodiment 3) FIG.5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a base station apparatus for realizing multi-station simultaneous reception. Although the base station device 3 is shown as an example, the other base station devices 2 and 4 to 7 have the same configuration.

【0048】この基地局装置3は、無線送受信手段14
と、無線送受信手段14からの受信方路および下位局が
接続されている下位方路からの上りフレームのタイミン
グを同期させるためのフレーム同期比較手段17と、フ
レーム同期比較手段17によって遅延時間が制御される
各ノード別に具備した遅延補正手段18と、無線送受信
手段14からの受信方路および下位局からのフレームを
選択して上位局に転送する方路選択手段16とを備えて
いる。
The base station device 3 includes a radio transmitting / receiving means 14
A frame synchronization comparing means 17 for synchronizing the timing of an upstream frame from a lower route to which a receiving route from the wireless transmitting / receiving means 14 and a lower station are connected, and a delay time controlled by the frame synchronization comparing device 17. And a route selecting unit 16 for selecting a receiving route from the wireless transmitting / receiving unit 14 and a frame from the lower station and transferring the frame to the upper station.

【0049】次に、図6に示す説明図を参照しながら、
本実施の形態による無線通信システムの複局同時受信の
タイミング調整方法について説明する。なお、図中に示
すA1〜A4、B1〜B4、C1〜C4は、図5に同一
符号で示す位置の信号の発生タイミングを表している。
Next, referring to the explanatory diagram shown in FIG.
A method for adjusting the timing of simultaneous reception of multiple stations in the wireless communication system according to the present embodiment will be described. A1 to A4, B1 to B4, and C1 to C4 shown in the drawing represent the generation timings of the signals at the positions indicated by the same reference numerals in FIG.

【0050】まず、本部局装置1で生成され各基地局装
置iに同報される下りフレームA1は、無線送信遅延手
段13で遅延され、無線送受信手段14から無線信号A
2として送信される。また、フレームA1はリンク回線
を通り下位局である基地局装置4、5にフレームB1、
C1として到達する。
First, the downlink frame A1 generated by the head office apparatus 1 and broadcast to each base station apparatus i is delayed by the radio transmission delay means 13 and transmitted from the radio transmission / reception means 14 to the radio signal A.
Sent as 2. Further, the frame A1 passes through the link line and is transmitted to the base station devices 4 and 5, which are lower stations, by the frame B1
Reach as C1.

【0051】無線基地局4に到達したフレームB1は、
無線送信遅延手段13で遅延され、無線送受信手段14
から無線信号B2として送信される。無線基地局5に到
達したフレームC1も、無線送信遅延手段13で遅延さ
れ、無線送受信手段14から無線信号C2として送信さ
れる。このとき、無線基地局3〜5の各無線送信遅延手
段13の遅延時間を、前述のように設定しておくことに
より、無線信号A2〜C2を複局同時送信することがで
きる。
The frame B 1 arriving at the radio base station 4 is
Delayed by the wireless transmission delay means 13,
Is transmitted as a radio signal B2. The frame C1 arriving at the wireless base station 5 is also delayed by the wireless transmission delay unit 13 and transmitted from the wireless transmission / reception unit 14 as a wireless signal C2. At this time, by setting the delay time of each wireless transmission delay unit 13 of each of the wireless base stations 3 to 5 as described above, the wireless signals A2 to C2 can be simultaneously transmitted in multiple stations.

【0052】一方、複局同時送信が可能な状態で、任意
の下りフレームが無線送受信手段14に到達した時点よ
り一定時間後に上りフレーム同期信号を発生させる。こ
の上りフレーム同期信号に含まれるフレーム番号は、任
意の下りフレームに含まれるフレーム番号と対応させれ
ば、各基地局で同一に設定できる。
On the other hand, in a state where multi-station simultaneous transmission is possible, an uplink frame synchronization signal is generated a fixed time after a given downlink frame arrives at the radio transmitting / receiving means 14. If the frame number included in the uplink frame synchronization signal is made to correspond to the frame number included in an arbitrary downstream frame, it can be set identically at each base station.

【0053】次に、各基地局装置iに具備したフレーム
同期比較手段17は、各下位方路から到達した上りフレ
ームA3〜C3から同じフレーム番号を含むものを比較
し、一番到着が遅い方路の上りフレームに合わせて他の
上りフレームが揃うように遅延時間を算出する。
Next, the frame synchronization comparing means 17 provided in each base station device i compares the upstream frames A3 to C3 arriving from each lower route including those having the same frame number, and The delay time is calculated so that another upstream frame is aligned with the upstream frame of the road.

【0054】このように方路毎に算出した遅延時間を各
々の方路に具備した遅延補正手段18に設定することに
より、遅延補正手段18を通過した上りフレームA4〜
C4のフレーム同期信号の位置が一致するようになる。
通過した上りフレームA4〜C4は方路選択手段16に
より予め一定のルールで優先度が決められた方路の上り
フレームが選択され、上位局に中継される。
By setting the delay time calculated for each route in the delay correcting means 18 provided for each route, the upstream frames A4 to A4 passing through the delay correcting means 18 are set.
The position of the frame synchronization signal of C4 becomes coincident.
As for the upstream frames A4 to C4 that have passed, the upstream frame of the route whose priority is determined in advance by the predetermined rule by the route selection means 16 is selected and relayed to the upper station.

【0055】このように動作することにより、最下位局
から順に遅延補正手段18の遅延時間が決定し、上りフ
レームが合流する基地局装置において上りフレームのタ
イミングが揃えられるため、最後に本部局装置1の遅延
補正手段18の設定が終わった時点で、複局同時受信が
実現する。
By operating in this manner, the delay time of the delay correction means 18 is determined in order from the lowest station, and the timing of the upstream frame is aligned in the base station device where the upstream frame joins. When the setting of one delay correction means 18 is completed, multi-station simultaneous reception is realized.

【0056】また、複局同時受信が可能な状態におい
て、受信した基地局装置が上りフレームに受信品質情報
(受信入力レベルや同期ワードの相関値など)を付加
し、基地局装置に具備した方路選択手段16が上りフレ
ームに含まれる受信品質情報を比較して、受信品質の良
い上りフレームを選択し、上位局に中継するようにして
もよい。
Further, in a state where multi-station simultaneous reception is possible, the receiving base station may add reception quality information (such as a reception input level or a synchronization word correlation value) to an uplink frame and provide the base station with the reception quality information. The route selection unit 16 may compare the reception quality information included in the uplink frame, select an uplink frame having good reception quality, and relay the frame to the upper station.

【0057】例えば、移動局装置9の送信波が基地局装
置5と基地局装置6に受信され(それぞれ順にF2(9
−5)、F2(9−6)と呼ぶ)、F2(9一6)の受
信品質の方が良い場合、基地局装置3では基地局装置4
からの上りフレームにはF2が含まれないため、F2
(9−5)が上位局である基地局装置2に中継される
が、基地局装置2ではF2(9−6)とF2(9−5)
の受信品質情報を比較し、F2(9−6)が本部局装置
1に中継される。
For example, the transmission wave of the mobile station device 9 is received by the base station device 5 and the base station device 6 (F2 (9
-5), F2 (9-6)) and F2 (9-16), if the reception quality is better, the base station apparatus 3
Since F2 is not included in the upstream frame from
(9-5) is relayed to the base station apparatus 2 which is an upper station, but the base station apparatus 2 performs F2 (9-6) and F2 (9-5).
The F2 (9-6) is relayed to the head office apparatus 1.

【0058】このように方路選択手段16が上りフレー
ムに含まれる受信品質情報を比較することにより、ある
移動局装置からの送信波が複数の基地局装置で同時に受
信された場合に、より受信品質の良い基地局装置で受信
した上りフレームが自動的に選ばれるサイトダイバーシ
チが可能となる。
As described above, the route selecting means 16 compares the reception quality information included in the uplink frame, so that when a transmission wave from a certain mobile station device is received simultaneously by a plurality of base station devices, the reception is further improved. Site diversity in which an uplink frame received by a high-quality base station apparatus is automatically selected becomes possible.

【0059】以上のように本実施の形態によれば、下り
回線においては各基地局装置の無線送信タイミングをG
PS時刻を参照して補正することで複局同時送信が可能
となり、上り回線においては補正された無線送信タイミ
ングに同期した上りフレームが基地局装置を経由して合
流する毎に一番遅い上りフレームタイミングに揃えられ
た後に選択されることで、複局同時受信が可能となるも
のである。
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the radio transmission timing of each base station apparatus is set to G on the downlink.
By making corrections with reference to the PS time, multi-station simultaneous transmission becomes possible. In the uplink, the slowest uplink frame is synchronized each time an uplink frame synchronized with the corrected wireless transmission timing merges via the base station apparatus. By being selected after the timing is adjusted, multi-station simultaneous reception becomes possible.

【0060】[0060]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように、本発明は各基地局
装置において本部局装置から一斉通知された遅延情報の
最大値から自局の遅延時間を減じた値を自局の遅延時間
と設定することにより、基地局装置間のタイミング調整
を自動化し、本部局装置から送出された下りフレーム
を、この遅延時間分遅延させた後に無線送信することで
全ての基地局装置から同時刻に送信する複局同時送信が
可能な無線通信システムの基地局装置を提供できるもの
である。
As described above, according to the present invention, in each base station apparatus, a value obtained by subtracting the delay time of the own station from the maximum value of the delay information broadcast from the head office apparatus is set as the delay time of the own station. By doing so, the timing adjustment between the base station devices is automated, and the downstream frame transmitted from the head office device is transmitted by radio transmission after being delayed by this delay time, so that all the base station devices transmit at the same time. An object of the present invention is to provide a base station apparatus of a wireless communication system capable of simultaneously transmitting multiple stations.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明が適用される無線通信システムの構成図FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a wireless communication system to which the present invention is applied;

【図2】図1に示す基地局装置の構成図FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a base station apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

【図3】複局同時送信のためのタイミング調整方法を示
す説明図
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a timing adjustment method for simultaneous transmission of multiple stations.

【図4】遅延情報に自局IDを付加して上位局へ送信す
る無線通信システムの構成図
FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a wireless communication system that adds its own station ID to delay information and transmits the information to an upper station;

【図5】図1に示す基地局装置の構成図FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a base station apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

【図6】複局同時受信のためのタイミング調整方法を示
す説明図
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a timing adjustment method for simultaneous reception of multiple stations.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 本部局装置 2、3、4、5、6、7 基地局装置 8、9 移動局装置 10 GPS衛星装置 11 GPS受信手段 12 無線送信タイミング算出手段 13 無線送信遅延手段 14 無線送受信手段 15 スイッチ手段 16 方路選択手段 17 フレーム同期比較手段 18 遅延補正手段 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Head office apparatus 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Base station apparatus 8, 9 Mobile station apparatus 10 GPS satellite apparatus 11 GPS receiving means 12 Radio transmission timing calculation means 13 Radio transmission delay means 14 Radio transmission / reception means 15 Switch means 16 route selection means 17 frame synchronization comparison means 18 delay correction means

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (72)発明者 藤井 隆明 神奈川県横浜市港北区綱島東四丁目3番1 号 松下通信工業株式会社内 Fターム(参考) 5K033 CC01 DA16 DA19 5K042 AA02 CA01 DA15 EA01 FA11 LA13 NA04 5K067 AA23 BB04 CC04 DD17 DD25 EE02 EE10 EE16 EE72 5K072 AA22 BB13 BB18 BB25 CC15 DD20 EE24 FF08  ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Takaaki Fujii 3-1 Tsunashima Higashi 4-chome, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture F-term in Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd. 5K033 CC01 DA16 DA19 5K042 AA02 CA01 DA15 EA01 FA11 LA13 NA04 5K067 AA23 BB04 CC04 DD17 DD25 EE02 EE10 EE16 EE72 5K072 AA22 BB13 BB18 BB25 CC15 DD20 EE24 FF08

Claims (7)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 本部局装置とツリー状に接続された複数
の基地局装置間で一定周期のフレーム単位でディジタル
信号を伝送する無線通信システムにおいて、 前記本部局装置と前記基地局装置は、 前記無線通信システム全てに対し同時刻を認識できる信
号を受信する基準信号受信手段と、 無線送信タイミング算出手段と、 無線送信遅延手段と、 無線送信手段とを備え、 前記無線送信タイミング算出手段は、前記基準信号受信
手段から得られた基準信号と前記本部局装置から送出さ
れる下りフレームの到達時間の差を測定して本部局装置
へ通知し、前記本部局装置から報知される前記時間差の
最大値以上の一定値から前記測定した時間差を減じた値
を前記送信遅延手段における遅延時間とすることで、前
記無線送信手段が複局同時送信を行うことを特徴とする
無線通信システムの基地局装置。
1. A wireless communication system for transmitting a digital signal in a frame unit of a fixed period between a plurality of base station apparatuses connected to a head office apparatus and a plurality of base station apparatuses in a tree shape, wherein the head office apparatus and the base station apparatus are: Reference signal receiving means for receiving a signal capable of recognizing the same time for all wireless communication systems, wireless transmission timing calculating means, wireless transmission delay means, and wireless transmitting means, wherein the wireless transmission timing calculating means The difference between the reference signal obtained from the reference signal receiving means and the arrival time of the downstream frame transmitted from the head office device is measured and notified to the head office device, and the maximum value of the time difference reported from the head office device is notified. By setting a value obtained by subtracting the measured time difference from the above constant value as the delay time in the transmission delay means, the wireless transmission means can perform multi-station simultaneous transmission. A base station apparatus for a wireless communication system.
【請求項2】 本部局装置とツリー状に接続された複数
の基地局装置間で一定周期のフレーム単位でディジタル
信号を伝送する無線通信システムにおいて、 前記基地局装置は、 移動局装置からの電波を受信する無線受信手段と、 前記無線送受信手段からの受信方路および下位局が接続
されている下位方路からの上りフレームを各方路別に遅
延制御する遅延補正手段と、 前記各方路からの上りフレームタイミングを同期させる
ために前記遅延補正手段の遅延時間を制御するフレーム
同期比較手段と、 前記遅延補正手段で遅延した前記各方路のフレームを選
択して上位局に転送する方路選択手段とを備え、 前記移動局装置の送信波が前記複数の基地局装置で同時
に受信された場合に、その複数の上りフレームが下位方
路のある前記基地局装置において合流時にタイミングを
揃えることで複局同時受信を行うことを特徴とする無線
通信システムの基地局装置。
2. A radio communication system for transmitting a digital signal in a frame unit of a fixed period between a plurality of base station apparatuses connected to a headquarter station apparatus and a tree, wherein the base station apparatus includes a radio wave from a mobile station apparatus. Wireless receiving means for receiving, a delay correction means for delay-controlling a receiving route from the wireless transmitting / receiving means and an upstream frame from a lower route to which a lower station is connected for each route, and Frame synchronization comparing means for controlling the delay time of the delay correction means in order to synchronize the upstream frame timing, and selecting a frame of each of the routes delayed by the delay correction means and transferring the frame to the upper station. Means, when the transmission wave of the mobile station device is received simultaneously by the plurality of base station devices, the plurality of uplink frames to the base station device with a lower route A base station apparatus for a wireless communication system, wherein multi-station simultaneous reception is performed by adjusting timing at the time of merging.
【請求項3】 本部局装置とツリー状に接続された複数
の基地局装置間で一定周期のフレーム単位でディジタル
信号を伝送する無線通信システムにおいて、 前記複数の基地局装置はそれぞれ任意の基準時刻と下り
フレーム到着時刻との時間差を測定し、 前記複数の基地局装置のなかで下位方路のない基地局装
置は測定した時間差を遅延情報として前記本部局装置に
通知し、 前記本部局装置は前記通知された遅延情報のなかの最大
値を前記複数の基地局装置へ報知し、 前記複数の基地局装置は報知された前記遅延情報の最大
値から自局で測定した時間差を減じた値を無線送信遅延
時間としてそれぞれ設定し、 前記複数の基地局装置は前記本部局装置から送出された
フレームを前記無線送信遅延時間分遅延させた後に送信
することで複局同時送信を行うことを特徴とする無線通
信システムのタイミング調整方法。
3. A wireless communication system for transmitting a digital signal in a frame unit of a fixed period between a head office device and a plurality of base station devices connected in a tree-like manner, wherein each of the plurality of base station devices has an arbitrary reference time. And measuring the time difference between the downlink frame arrival time and the base station device without a lower route among the plurality of base station devices, notifies the headquarters device of the measured time difference as delay information, The maximum value of the notified delay information is notified to the plurality of base station devices, and the plurality of base station devices subtract a time difference measured by the own station from the notified maximum value of the delay information. Each of the plurality of base station devices is set as a wireless transmission delay time, and the plurality of base station devices transmit a frame transmitted from the head office device after delaying the wireless transmission delay time by the wireless transmission delay time, thereby simultaneously transmitting multiple stations. The timing adjustment method of a wireless communication system and performing.
【請求項4】 前記下位方路のない基地局装置が前記本
部局装置に前記遅延情報を通知する際に、前記遅延情報
に自局の基地局IDを付加して上位方路に転送し、下位
方路を有する前記基地局装置は前記下位方路のない基地
局装置から基地局ID付き遅延情報を受けると、これら
に自局の基地局IDを付加して上位方路に転送すること
を特徴とする請求項3に記載の無線通信システムのタイ
ミング調整方法。
4. When the base station device without the lower route notifies the head office device of the delay information, the base station device adds its own base station ID to the delay information and transfers the delay information to an upper route. Upon receiving the base station ID-added delay information from the base station device having no lower route, the base station device having the lower route adds the base station ID of the own station to the delay information and transfers the information to the upper route. The timing adjustment method for a wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein
【請求項5】 前記複数の基地局装置はGPSから得ら
れた位置情報を前記自局の基地局IDと共に前記遅延情
報に付加して前記本部局装置へ転送し、前記本部局装置
は地図データと照合することにより、地理的な位置関係
も含めた接続状態図を構築することを特徴とする請求項
4に記載の無線通信システムのタイミング調整方法。
5. The plurality of base station apparatuses add position information obtained from a GPS together with the base station ID of the own station to the delay information and transfer the delay information to the head office apparatus. The method according to claim 4, wherein a connection state diagram including a geographical positional relationship is constructed by collating with a connection state diagram.
【請求項6】 本部局装置とツリー状に接続された複数
の基地局装置間で一定周期のフレーム単位でディジタル
信号を伝送する無線通信システムにおいて、 下位方路を有する基地局装置は各下位方路および自局の
無線受信手段で受信した上りフレームタイミングおよび
そのフレーム番号を比較し、 同一のフレーム番号のフレームタイミングが一致するよ
うに各下位方路に設けた遅延補正手段を調整し、 任意または予め優先度を定めた方路の上りフレームを選
択して上位局に中継することで複局同時受信を行うこと
を特徴とする無線通信システムのタイミング調整方法。
6. In a wireless communication system for transmitting digital signals in a frame unit of a fixed cycle between a headquarters apparatus and a plurality of base station apparatuses connected in a tree-like manner, a base station apparatus having a lower route is connected to each lower station. Comparing the upstream frame timing and the frame number received by the wireless receiving means of the local station and the local station, and adjusting the delay correcting means provided in each lower path so that the frame timings of the same frame number coincide with each other. A timing adjustment method for a wireless communication system, wherein multi-station simultaneous reception is performed by selecting an upstream frame of a route having a predetermined priority and relaying the frame to an upper station.
【請求項7】 前記下位方路からの上りフレームと前記
自局の無線受信手段で受信したフレームとを比較して選
択する際に、回線品質が最良と推定された方路の上りフ
レームを上位局に中継することを特徴とする請求項6に
記載の無線通信システムのタイミング調整方法。
7. When comparing an uplink frame from the lower route with a frame received by the radio receiving means of the own station and selecting the same, an uplink frame of a route whose line quality is estimated to be the best is selected as an upper frame. The method according to claim 6, wherein the timing is relayed to a station.
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