WO2014023568A1 - Commutation dynamique de la mise en forme de faisceau sens montant avec la transmission de données en multiflux sens descendant - Google Patents

Commutation dynamique de la mise en forme de faisceau sens montant avec la transmission de données en multiflux sens descendant Download PDF

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WO2014023568A1
WO2014023568A1 PCT/EP2013/065459 EP2013065459W WO2014023568A1 WO 2014023568 A1 WO2014023568 A1 WO 2014023568A1 EP 2013065459 W EP2013065459 W EP 2013065459W WO 2014023568 A1 WO2014023568 A1 WO 2014023568A1
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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, a system, and a computer program product related to multiflow. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus, a method, a system, and a computer program product for multiflow in combination with transmit diversity. Background of the invention
  • 3GPP Rel-1 1 is characterized by a number of new features that aim at improving at least one of the downlink and uplink performance.
  • Multiflow (MF) aims at improving the downlink.
  • MF is somewhat similar to the multi-carrier HSDPA, but is characterized by splitting the application level data into several flows and sending each flow from a particular sector that may belong to either the same or different base stations.
  • One or more of the cells are the (assisted) serving cells , the other cells are named assisting (serving) cells.
  • the group of (assisted) serving cells and group of assisting cells are characterized in that the cell timing within one group is the same (just as in multi-carrier), but the timing between the two groups typically will be different.
  • Multiflow does not require coordination of the packet schedulers taking part in the Multiflow transmission, thus simplifying the concept and enabling inter-site deployment. Uncoordinated transmission, however, may lead to situations where a UE receives two flows simultaneously from two base stations. To spatially separate and successfully decode the flows, the terminal must have a minimum of two receive antennas and interference-aware receiver chains.
  • Rel-1 1 has introduced so-called uplink transmit diversity (TxD) where a terminal possessing two transmit antennas can adjust its signals so that they arrive at the base station in a coherent manner.
  • TxD uplink transmit diversity
  • OLTD open- loop
  • CLTD closed-loop
  • MF and TxD features are completely independent, it is possible to assume the presence and simultaneous operation of both features, e.g. in the high-end chipsets.
  • a basic MF functionality e.g. SF-DC, wherein one carrier frequency is used from both multiflow cells, is based on DC-HSDPA, which is becoming more common even in the mobile phones, not only in the USB dongles.
  • TxD aims at improving the uplink performance, which is becoming quite crucial with applications sending content with rich media.
  • the link imbalance (the difference reception level of the HS- DPCCH as observed in the two cells participating in MF operation) will be limited as well, potentially not causing any problems.
  • MF gains are getting higher when the area is increased up to 6dB involving more UEs into the MF operation.
  • the link imbalance gets larger causing also the difference in observed HS-DPCCH level in the two cells getting larger and potentially leading to problems in correct reception of the HS-DPCCH in the cell with weaker link to the UE.
  • TxD feature and in particular CLTD, so that a UE steers its transmission signal towards a particular base station.
  • TxD feature In the absence of TxD, there is no active feedback from the network regarding the signal transmitted by a UE.
  • TxD feature If TxD feature is applied the way it is specified in 3GPP Rel. 1 1 , then it can improve the uplink performance from the viewpoint of the serving cell. This is an obvious advantage, especially accounting for the fact that it is the serving cell that receives data send over the uplink E- DCH channel. However, it does not improve the uplink channel performance from the viewpoint of the assisting base station, which also needs CQI and HARQ feedback messages, but rather may make the situation worse for it. In case of the large link imbalance, failing to receive correctly either CQI or HARQ messages by the assisting cell may lead to the worsen downlink performance and, as a result, compromise the whole MF operation.
  • One of the solutions to ensure the reliable reception of the uplink feedback channel at the assisting Node B is to boost the HS-DPCCH power on which CQI and HARQ messages are transmitted.
  • the penalty for this solution is that less power remains for the E-DCH channel.
  • MF is applied to UEs residing at the cell edge, it is important that the uplink performance remains at some minimum level and/or at the level comparable to the non-MF case so that downlink gains brought by MF are not diminished by loss in the uplink direction.
  • the network utilizes the TxD feature, in particular CLTD, and indicates which cell provides the feedback. With that approach network can ask the assisting cell to provide the feedback. However, at the moment this option is feasible only for the DCH uplink data channel.
  • an apparatus comprising deciding means adapted to meet a decision if any of a first cell device and a second cell device provides a feedback for an uplink transmit diversity of at least two antennas of a terminal, determining means adapted to determine, if it is decided that the feedback is to be provided, whether the first cell device or the second cell device or both provide the feedback; providing means adapted to provide the determination whether the first cell or the second cell provides the feedback to at least one of the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • the determining by the determining means may be based on a first report received from the first cell device and a second report received from the second cell device different from the first cell device, wherein the first report is related to a first quality of a first uplink or downlink from the first cell device to the terminal and the second report is related to a second quality of a second uplink or downlink from the second cell device to the terminal.
  • the deciding means may be adapted to decide that the first cell device provides the feedback if at least one of the following conditions is fulfilled:
  • the first cell device is configured as an assisting cell and a difference of the first quality and the second quality is larger than an imbalance threshold and there is a data transmission from the first cell device and the second cell device to the terminal;
  • the first cell device is configured as the assisting cell and a difference of the first quality and the second quality is larger than an imbalance threshold and more data are to be sent to the terminal by the first cell device than by the second cell device;
  • the first cell device is configured as a serving cell and less data than a downlink amount threshold are to be sent to the terminal by the second cell device, which is configured as an assisting cell;
  • the first cell device is configured as the serving cell and more data than an uplink amount threshold are to be sent by the terminal;
  • the first cell device has experienced less re-configurations than the second cell device.
  • the apparatus may further comprise controlling means adapted to disable the uplink transmit diversity if the deciding means decides that none of the first and second cell devices provides the feedback.
  • the apparatus may further comprise selecting means adapted to select one of the following criteria:
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device has a better or worse uplink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device has a better or worse downlink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device is configured as a serving cell in multiflow operation if the amount of UL data exceeds the predefined threshold
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device is configured as the serving cell and a block error rate lower than an error threshold is required for data to be transmitted in the uplink;
  • criterion providing means adapted to provide the selected criterion to at least one of the first cell device and the second cell device for transmitting to the terminal, if the determining means determines that both, the first cell device and the second cell device, provide the feedback.
  • an apparatus comprising deciding processor adapted to meet a decision if any of a first cell device and a second cell device provides a feedback for an uplink transmit diversity of at least two antennas of a terminal, determining processor adapted to determine, if it is decided that the feedback is to be provided, whether the first cell device or the second cell device or both provide the feedback; providing processor adapted to provide the determination whether the first cell or the second cell provides the feedback to at least one of the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • the determining by the determining processor may be based on a first report received from the first cell device and a second report received from the second cell device different from the first cell device, wherein the first report is related to a first quality of a first uplink or downlink from the first cell device to the terminal and the second report is related to a second quality of a second uplink or downlink from the second cell device to the terminal.
  • the deciding processor may be adapted to decide that the first cell device provides the feedback if at least one of the following conditions is fulfilled:
  • the first cell device is configured as an assisting cell and a difference of the first quality and the second quality is larger than an imbalance threshold and there is a data transmission from the first cell device and the second cell device to the terminal;
  • the first cell device is configured as the assisting cell and a difference of the first quality and the second quality is larger than an imbalance threshold and more data are to be sent to the terminal by the first cell device than by the second cell device;
  • the first cell device is configured as a serving cell and less data than a downlink amount threshold are to be sent to the terminal by the second cell device, which is configured as an assisting cell;
  • the first cell device is configured as the serving cell and more data than an uplink amount threshold are to be sent by the terminal;
  • the first cell device has experienced less re-configurations than the second cell device.
  • the apparatus may further comprise controlling processor adapted to disable the uplink transmit diversity if the deciding processor decides that none of the first and second cell devices provides the feedback.
  • the apparatus may further comprise selecting processor adapted to select one of the following criteria:
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device has a better or worse uplink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device has a better or worse downlink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device is configured as a serving cell in multiflow operation if the amount of UL data exceeds the predefined threshold
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device is configured as the serving cell and a block error rate lower than an error threshold is required for data to be transmitted in the uplink;
  • criterion providing processor adapted to provide the selected criterion to at least one of the first cell device and the second cell device for transmitting to the terminal, if the determining processor determines that both, the first cell device and the second cell device, provide the feedback.
  • an apparatus comprising selecting means adapted to select one of a first cell device and a second cell device different from the first cell device; determining means adapted to determine a beam forming parameter based on a feedback received from the selected one of the first cell device and the second cell device; controlling means adapted to control a signal generating means based on the beam forming parameter.
  • the apparatus may further comprise signal generating means adapted to generate, taking into account the beam forming parameter, a first signal and a second signal, wherein each of the first signal and the second signal corresponds to a same data, and the first signal and the second signal are to be transmitted together to the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • signal generating means adapted to generate, taking into account the beam forming parameter, a first signal and a second signal, wherein each of the first signal and the second signal corresponds to a same data, and the first signal and the second signal are to be transmitted together to the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • the selecting means may be adapted to select the one of the first cell device and the second cell device based on a semi-static indication received from at least one of the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • the selecting means may be adapted to select the one of the first cell device and the second cell device based on at least one of the following criteria:
  • the selected one has a better or worse uplink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • the selected one has a better or worse downlink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • the selected one is configured as a serving cell in multiflow operation and the amount of UL data exceeds the predefined threshold
  • the selecting means may be adapted to select one of the criteria based on a dynamic indication received from at least one of the first and second cell devices.
  • an apparatus comprising selecting processor adapted to select one of a first cell device and a second cell device different from the first cell device; determining processor adapted to determine a beam forming parameter based on a feedback received from the selected one of the first cell device and the second cell device; controlling processor adapted to control a signal generating processor based on the beam forming parameter.
  • the apparatus may further comprise signal generating processor adapted to generate, taking into account the beam forming parameter, a first signal and a second signal, wherein each of the first signal and the second signal corresponds to a same data, and the first signal and the second signal are to be transmitted together to the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • signal generating processor adapted to generate, taking into account the beam forming parameter, a first signal and a second signal, wherein each of the first signal and the second signal corresponds to a same data, and the first signal and the second signal are to be transmitted together to the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • the selecting processor may be adapted to select the one of the first cell device and the second cell device based on a semi-static indication received from at least one of the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • the selecting processor may be adapted to select the one of the first cell device and the second cell device based on at least one of the following criteria:
  • the selected one has a better or worse uplink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • the selected one has a better or worse downlink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • the selected one is configured as a serving cell in multiflow operation and the amount of UL data exceeds the predefined threshold
  • the selecting processor may be adapted to select one of the criteria based on a dynamic indication received from at least one of the first and second cell devices.
  • an apparatus comprising report providing means adapted to provide, to a controlling device , a report on a quality of an uplink or a downlink to a terminal device , wherein the report is received on an uplink or conceived from measurements on an uplink from at least two antennas of the terminal device; deciding means adapted to decide if a determination received from the controlling device is negative; feedback providing means adapted to provide, if the decision is not negative, on the downlink, a feedback to the terminal device, wherein the feedback is related to a transmit diversity of at least two antennas of the terminal device; prohibiting means adapted to prohibit that the feedback providing means to provide the feedback if the received decision is negative.
  • the apparatus may further comprise criterion providing means adapted to provide an indication of a criterion received from the controlling device to the terminal device, wherein the criterion is to be used by the terminal device to decide from which cell device the feedback is to be received.
  • the apparatus may further comprise indication providing means adapted to provide an indication received from the controlling device, wherein the indication indicates to the terminal device from which cell device the feedback is to be received.
  • an apparatus comprising report providing processor adapted to provide, to a controlling device, a report on a quality of an uplink or a downlink to a terminal device , wherein the report is received on an uplink or conceived from measurements on an uplink from at least two antennas of the terminal device; deciding processor adapted to decide if a determination received from the controlling device is negative; feedback providing processor adapted to provide, if the decision is not negative, on the downlink, a feedback to the terminal device, wherein the feedback is related to a transmit diversity of at least two antennas of the terminal device; prohibiting processor adapted to prohibit that the feedback providing processor to provide the feedback if the received decision is negative.
  • the apparatus may further comprise criterion providing processor adapted to provide an indication of a criterion received from the controlling device to the terminal device, wherein the criterion is to be used by the terminal device to decide from which cell device the feedback is to be received.
  • the apparatus may further comprise indication providing processor adapted to provide an indication received from the controlling device, wherein the indication indicates to the terminal device from which cell device the feedback is to be received.
  • a system comprising a controlling apparatus according to any of the first and second aspects; a terminal apparatus according to any of the third and fourth aspects; and a first cell apparatus according to any of the fifth and sixth aspects and a second cell apparatus according to any of the fifth and sixth aspects; wherein the first cell apparatus comprises the first cell device of the controlling apparatus and the first cell device of the terminal apparatus; the second cell apparatus comprises the second cell device of the controlling apparatus and the second cell device of the terminal apparatus; the controlling apparatus comprises the controlling device of the first cell apparatus and the controlling device of the second cell apparatus, wherein the controlling device of the first cell apparatus is the same as the controlling device of the second cell apparatus; the terminal apparatus comprises the terminal device of the first cell apparatus and the terminal device of the second cell apparatus, wherein the terminal device of the first cell apparatus is the same as the terminal device of the second cell apparatus; the determination received by at least one of the first and second cell devices comprises the determination provided by the controlling apparatus; and the feedback received by the terminal device comprises the feedback provided by at least one
  • a method comprising deciding if any of a first cell device and a second cell device provides a feedback for an uplink transmit diversity of at least two antennas of a terminal, determining, if it is decided that the feedback is to be provided, whether the first cell device or the second cell device or both provide the feedback; providing the determination whether the first cell or the second cell provides the feedback to at least one of the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • the determining may be based on a first report received from the first cell device and a second report received from the second cell device different from the first cell device, wherein the first report is related to a first quality of a first uplink or downlink from the first cell device to the terminal and the second report is related to a second quality of a second uplink or downlink from the second cell device to the terminal.
  • the deciding may be adapted to decide that the first cell device provides the feedback if at least one of the following conditions is fulfilled:
  • the first cell device is configured as an assisting cell and a difference of the first quality and the second quality is larger than an imbalance threshold and there is a data transmission from the first cell device and the second cell device to the terminal;
  • the first cell device is configured as the assisting cell and a difference of the first quality and the second quality is larger than an imbalance threshold and more data are to be sent to the terminal by the first cell device than by the second cell device;
  • the first cell device is configured as a serving cell and less data than a downlink amount threshold are to be sent to the terminal by the second cell device, which is configured as an assisting cell;
  • the first cell device is configured as the serving cell and more data than an uplink amount threshold are to be sent by the terminal;
  • the first cell device has experienced less re-configurations than the second cell device.
  • the method may further comprise controlling to disable the uplink transmit diversity if it is decided that none of the first and second cell devices provides the feedback.
  • the method may further comprise selecting one of the following criteria:
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device has a better or worse uplink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • one of the first cell device and the second cell device has a better or worse downlink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • ⁇ one of the first cell device and the second cell device has transmitted more data in the downlink in a recent period of time than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • • one of the first cell device and the second cell device has been retransmitting a packet in the downlink even though a successful reception of the packet is indicated; ⁇ one of the first cell device and the second cell device is configured as a serving cell in multiflow operation if the amount of UL data exceeds the predefined threshold; and • one of the first cell device and the second cell device is configured as the serving cell and a block error rate lower than an error threshold is required for data to be transmitted in the uplink; and
  • a method comprising selecting one of a first cell device and a second cell device different from the first cell device; determining a beam forming parameter based on a feedback received from the selected one of the first cell device and the second cell device; controlling a signal generating based on the beam forming parameter.
  • the method may further comprise generating, taking into account the beam forming parameter, a first signal and a second signal, wherein each of the first signal and the second signal corresponds to a same data, and the first signal and the second signal are to be transmitted together to the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • the selecting may be adapted to select the one of the first cell device and the second cell device based on a semi-static indication received from at least one of the first cell device and the second cell device.
  • the selecting may be adapted to select the one of the first cell device and the second cell device based on at least one of the following criteria:
  • the selected one has a better or worse uplink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • the selected one has a better or worse downlink quality than the other of the first cell device and the second cell device;
  • the selected one is configured as a serving cell in multiflow operation and the amount of UL data exceeds the predefined threshold
  • the selected one is configured as the serving cell and a block error rate lower than an error threshold is required for data to be transmitted in the uplink.
  • the selecting may be adapted to select one of the criteria based on a dynamic indication received from at least one of the first and second cell devices.
  • a method comprising providing, to a controlling device , a report on a quality of an uplink or a downlink to a terminal device , wherein the report is received on an uplink or conceived from measurements on an uplink from at least two antennas of the terminal device; deciding if a determination received from the controlling device is negative; providing, if the decision is not negative, on the downlink, a feedback to the terminal device, wherein the feedback is related to a transmit diversity of at least two antennas of the terminal device; prohibiting to provide the feedback if the received decision is negative.
  • the method may further comprise providing an indication of a criterion received from the controlling device to the terminal device, wherein the criterion is to be used by the terminal device to decide from which cell device the feedback is to be received.
  • the method may further comprise providing an indication received from the controlling device, wherein the indication indicates to the terminal device from which cell device the feedback is to be received.
  • a method comprising a controlling method according to the eighth aspect; a terminal method according to the ninth aspect; and a first cell method according to the tenth aspect and a second cell method according to the tenth aspect; wherein an apparatus performing the first cell method comprises the first cell device of the controlling method and the first cell device of the terminal method; an apparatus performing the second cell method comprises the second cell device of the controlling method and the second cell device of the terminal method; an apparatus performing the controlling method comprises the controlling device of the first cell method and the controlling device of the second cell method, wherein the controlling device of the first cell method is the same as the controlling device of the second cell method; an apparatus performing the terminal method comprises the terminal device of the first cell method and the terminal device of the second cell method, wherein the terminal device of the first cell method is the same as the terminal device of the second cell method; the determination received by at least one of the first and second cell devices comprises the determination provided by the apparatus performing the controlling method; and the feedback received by the terminal device comprises the feedback provided by
  • the method according to any of the eighth to eleventh aspects may be a method of multiflow operation.
  • a computer program product comprising a set of instructions which, when executed on an apparatus, is configured to cause the apparatus to carry out the method according to any one of the eighth to eleventh aspects.
  • the computer program product may be embodied as a computer-readable medium.
  • Multiflow performance may be enhanced.
  • the assisting cells get more reliably aware of the quality of their downlink signals/transmissions. Therefore, scheduling of multiflow can be accordingly adapted to improve the overall performance.
  • Fig. 1 shows an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 2 shows a method according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 3 shows an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig 4 shows a method according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig 5 shows an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 6 shows a method according to an embodiment of the invention
  • Fig. 7 shows a system according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • MF and TxD jointly benefit from each other.
  • MF multi-frequency retransmission
  • the uplink channel providing the feedback related to downlink data transmissions should be received reliably by all the cells participating in the downlink transmission.
  • failing to receive HSDPA ACK/NACK messages in the uplink direction may compromise the downlink performance. Notably this does not impact the uplink data channel as it is sufficient for one of the cells to receive the uplink data correctly as there is no cell-specific uplink data.
  • the uplink feedback channel for HSDPA in the case of Multiflow needs to provide cell-specific information to each cell transmitting HSDPA data in the downlink, hence this channel needs to be reliably received in all Node Bs under which the MF cells are in.
  • any of the cells - any cell of the assisted cell group, and any cell of the assisting cell group - may transmit the F-TPICH with its CLTD feedback for the UE.
  • the UE may be configured to select dynamically on its own any of the cells for employing that feedback or may be instructed by the network, which cell to select.
  • the uplink reports are provided to RNC from the NodeBs participating in the MF operation.
  • the uplink reports may be for example UL SIR and/or SIR error information and/or averaged CQI reports from the downlink transmission.
  • the RSCP values may be taken into account.
  • the cell may provide uplink performance indications to the RNC which may be conceived by measurements of the uplink performance by the cell.
  • the RNC may pursue one of a few different schemes:
  • the semi-static or the dynamic option it is preconfigured whether the semi-static or the dynamic option is used. According to other embodiments of the invention, it may be decided (e.g. by the RNC) which option is chosen.
  • the semi-static approach may be chosen e.g. when the configuration and channel dynamics are seen as slow, and/or the amount of CLTD feedback that can be saved in the semi-static case compared to the dynamic case is seen as important.
  • the dynamic approach where both cells are continuously transmitting the CLTD feedback may be chosen when the channel is seen as dynamic, e.g. because of fast changing propagation characteristics, or fast changing interference characteristics (bursty traffic), and/or the amount of CLTD feedback provided is not seen as important.
  • the choice between the approaches may be made also based on a comparison of their performances, e.g. the semi-static option may be configured first (as default), and, depending on the link performance, then the dynamic scheme may be employed.
  • RNC may for example:
  • the link imbalance may be considered as large if the link quality difference exceeds a certain threshold (such as 30% or 50% of the quality criterion of one cell).
  • the threshold may be preconfigured or may be configurable.
  • TxD configures TxD at the cell that has been experiencing less re-configurations than the other cell within a certain time frame, which is not necessarily always the serving cell. This is in particular useful in mixed macro and pico environment.
  • the feedback is transmitted by the selected cell only and not by the other cell(s).
  • RNC may disable TxD or Multiflow completely. E.g., if only a small amount, or no data is flowing though assisting cell, then the RNC may decide to deactivate Multiflow, or if the uplink link imbalance is high the TxD operation could be disabled instead of trying to optimize which of the links should be the one controlling the TxD operation.
  • serving cell stands for “assisted serving cell” and "assisting cell” stands for “assisting serving cell”.
  • both serving and assisting cells transmit continuously the feedback, typically over their respective F-TPICH channel. Then, the UE autonomously selects the F-TPICH and cell to follow based on predetermined and potentially pre-parametrized criteria.
  • the detection of which cell has the better uplink may be made by tracking the received uplink power control commands.
  • the cell sending more down commands is the one currently having the best uplink.
  • the detection of which cell has the better downlink may be made by comparing the CQI reports or CPICH measurements.
  • the network has a capability of specifying, to the UE, a cell to be followed by the UE for the CLTD feedback.
  • the choice of the cell may be made by the network, e.g. the RNC and the algorithms may potentially be implementation specific and not described in the standard specifications.
  • HSPA Rel-1 1 there is no choice because the UE has always to follow the serving HSPDA cell, except for a case where the downlink DCH channel is used. In this case, the network has to provide an explicit cell identifier since there is no concept of the serving cell.
  • the network provides the configuration for the F-TPICH feedback channel for all the cells, which a UE can potentially choose.
  • R2-122418 already aims at separation of the basic CLTD configuration from the F-TPICH channel capturing agreements from LS R1 -120859.
  • the IE below shows the proposed tabular for the F-TPICH configuration that may be provided for each radio link.
  • R2-122418 assumes that the content of that configuration info must be the same and must be provided only for the links from the same Node B, according to some embodiments of the invention, the content may be different.
  • a UE can choose which cell to follow with an assumption that the F-TPICH configuration is given for that cell.
  • Table 2 F-TPICH configuration according to 3GPP TS 25.31 1 v 1 1.2.0
  • this parameter may be signaled by the network to the terminal from a predefined list of different criteria, as exemplarily indicated hereinabove.
  • the parameter itself can reside in IE "Uplink CLTD Info FDD".
  • the UE may autonomously select one criterion.
  • the UE may have a default choice (e.g. the serving cell), and only if at least a certain number (e.g. 1 , 2, 3, ...) of criteria is fulfilled in favor of an assisting cell, this assisting cell is followed.
  • Fig. 1 shows an apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the apparatus 1 may be a controller such as a RNC.
  • Fig. 2 shows a method according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the apparatus according to Fig. 1 may perform the method of Fig. 2 but is not limited to this method.
  • the method of Fig. 2 may be performed by the apparatus of Fig. 1 but is not limited to being performed by this apparatus.
  • the apparatus 1 comprises deciding means 10, determining means 20, and providing means 30.
  • the deciding means 10 decides if any of multiple cells provides a feedback to a terminal having plural antennas in order to control an uplink transmit diversity of the plural antennas (S10). For example, the deciding may be based on a respective reports received from the plural cells, which are related to a respective quality of the downlink from the respective cell to the terminal. If it is decided that a feedback is to be given (i.e. for example, that transmit diversity is not to be disabled), based on the respective reports, the determining means 20 determines which of the plural cells provides the feedback (S20). The providing means 30 provides the decision to at least one of the plural cells (S30).
  • Fig. 3 shows an apparatus 2 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the apparatus 2 may be a terminal such as a user equipment.
  • Fig. 4 shows a method according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the apparatus according to Fig. 3 may perform the method of Fig. 4 but is not limited to this method.
  • the method of Fig. 4 may be performed by the apparatus of Fig. 3 but is not limited to being performed by this apparatus.
  • the apparatus 2 comprises selecting means 1 10, determining means 120, and controlling means 130.
  • the selecting means 1 10 selects one of plural cells (S1 10).
  • the determining means 120 determines a beam forming parameter based on a feedback received from the selected one of the plural cells (S120).
  • the controlling means 130 controls a signal generating means based on the beam forming parameter (S130).
  • the signal generating means may be suitable for generating, taking into account the beam forming parameter, a first signal and a second signal, wherein each of the first signal and the second signal corresponds to data to be transmitted to the plural cells.
  • Fig. 5 shows an apparatus 3, 4 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the apparatus 3, 4 may be a base station or a cell such as a NodeB or eNodeB.
  • Fig. 6 shows a method according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the apparatus according to Fig. 5 may perform the method of Fig. 6 but is not limited to this method.
  • the method of Fig. 6 may be performed by the apparatus of Fig. 5 but is not limited to being performed by this apparatus.
  • the apparatus 3, 4 comprises report providing means 210, deciding means 220, feedback providing means 230, and prohibiting means 240.
  • the report providing means 210 provides, to a controlling device such as an RNC, a report on a quality of a downlink to a terminal, wherein the report is received on an uplink from at least two antennas of the terminal (S210).
  • the deciding means 220 decides if a decision received from the controlling device is negative (S220).
  • the feedback providing means 230 may provide, on the downlink, a feedback on a performance of the uplink to the terminal, wherein the feedback is related to a transmit diversity of the at least two antennas of the terminal. If the decision is not negative, the feedback providing means 230 provides the feedback (S230). On the other side, if the deciding means 220 decides that a decision received from the controlling device is negative, the prohibiting means 240 prohibits that the feedback providing means 230 to provide the feedback (S240).
  • Fig. 7 shows a system according to embodiments of the invention.
  • the system comprises a controlling device 1 such as the one of Fig. 1 , a terminal device 2 such as the one of Fig. 3, and first and second cell devices 3, 4 such as the ones of Fig. 5.
  • the controlling device 1 is connected to each of the two cell devices 3, 4, and each of the two cell devices 3, 4 is connected to the terminal device 2.
  • the determination received by at least one of the first and second cell devices 3, 4 comprises the determination provided by the controlling apparatus 1 ; and the feedback received by the terminal device 2 comprises the feedback provided by at least one of the first and second cell devices 3, 4.
  • one or more of the following pieces of information may be exchanged between RNC, cell(s), and terminal (UE), respectively:
  • - RNC -> cell configures MF, reconfigures connections to new cells, e.g. because of serving cell change or new assisting cell etc.
  • - cell -> RNC provides DL channel quality reports (e.g. based on CQI);
  • Signalling between RNC and UE may typically happen as RRC signalling, via the cell (NodeB), without the NodeB reading the signalling.
  • one or more of the following activities may be performed by the network entities:
  • RNC may decide one or more of:
  • the Cell may perform one or more of the following actions:
  • the UE may perform one or more of the following actions:
  • Embodiments of the invention are described with respect to an UMTS/HSPA system. However, other embodiments may be implemented in LTE, LTE-A, WiFi, WiMax etc., and mixed systems thereof, if a functionalities comparable to multiflow and transmit diversity are implemented.
  • Multiflow is a feature of HSPA Rel. 11.
  • embodiments of the invention may be employed based on other features than multiflow such as multi-carrier HSDPA, as long as two cells send data corresponding to one data stream to the terminal.
  • a terminal may comprise any kind of terminal that may be connected to a base station of the respective RAT such as user equipment, mobile phone, PDA, laptop, smartphone etc.
  • a base station or cell may comprise any kind of base stations or cells of the respective RAT such as NodeB, eNodeB, pico cell, femto cell, wireless access point etc.
  • a Boolean parameter may be transmitted between entities such as network elements or components thereof either explicitly, i.e. by transmitting a value such as 1 and 0, or implicitly. In the latter case, presence and non-presence of a parameter in a message may be associated to one of the TRUE and FALSE values of the Boolean parameter, respectively.
  • exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide, for example a terminal such as a user equipment, or a component thereof, an apparatus embodying the same, a method for controlling and/or operating the same, and computer program(s) controlling and/or operating the same as well as mediums carrying such computer program(s) and forming computer program product(s).
  • exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide, for example a base station or a cell such as a NodeB or an eNodeB, or a component thereof, an apparatus embodying the same, a method for controlling and/or operating the same, and computer program(s) controlling and/or operating the same as well as mediums carrying such computer program(s) and forming computer program product(s). Still furthermore, it should thus be apparent that exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide, for example a controller such as an RNC, or a component thereof, an apparatus embodying the same, a method for controlling and/or operating the same, and computer program(s) controlling and/or operating the same as well as mediums carrying such computer program(s) and forming computer program product(s).
  • Implementations of any of the above described blocks, apparatuses, systems, techniques or methods include, as non limiting examples, implementations as hardware, software, firmware, special purpose circuits or logic, general purpose hardware or controller or other computing devices, or some combination thereof.

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Procédé comprenant les étapes consistant à décider si un dispositif quelconque parmi un dispositif d'une première cellule et un dispositif d'une deuxième cellule doit effectuer un retour d'information pour une diversité de transmission sens montant d'au moins deux antennes d'un terminal; déterminer, s'il est décidé qu'un retour d'information s'avère nécessaire, si le retour d'information doit être effectué par le dispositif de la première cellule, le dispositif de la deuxième cellule ou les deux; fournir le résultat de la détermination quant à savoir si le retour d'information doit être effectué par la première cellule ou la deuxième cellule à au moins un dispositif parmi le dispositif de la première cellule et le dispositif de la deuxième cellule.
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