Base station and scheduling method

Abstract

A base station (100) includes: a scheduling unit (106) configured to use, for a particular radio bearer, any one of a persistent scheduling in which data addressed to a mobile station (200) is transmitted at a predetermined timing, and a non-persistent scheduling in which a transmission opportunity is assigned to data addressed to a mobile station having a favorable reception condition; a control information generating unit (110) configured to generate control information to be used in the persistent scheduling; a control information notifying unit (112) configured to notify, to the mobile station, the control information; and a switching notifying unit (112) configured to notify, to the mobile station (200), that a scheduling to be used for the particular bearer should be switched from the non-persistent scheduling to the persistent scheduling, wherein the scheduling unit (106) is configured to switch the scheduling to be used for the particular radio bearer, from the non-persistent scheduling to the persistent scheduling, based on a reception condition of the control information in the mobile station (200).

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.