Communication system, method and computer program product therefor
AssigneeNational Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
InventorsKai-Ten FENG, Yung-Ting HUANG, Chun-Hao FANG, Li-Hsiang SHEN
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Abstract
A communication system includes a base station. The base station includes a plurality of distributed units (DUs), a central unit (CU) and a main processor. The main processor selects a mode corresponding to user equipment from a centralized control mode (CM) and a distributed control mode (DM) according to the current communication quality of the user equipment, wherein a functional split mode (FSM) includes the centralized control mode (CM) and the distributed control mode (DM).
Claims11
A communication system, comprising:
- a base station supporting a plurality of communication service types, wherein the base station includes:
- a plurality of distributed units for connecting with a plurality of user equipment;
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- a central unit connected with the distributed units;
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- a main processor executing a control mode selection procedure to select a functional split mode corresponding to a user equipment according to current communication quality requirement of the user equipment, wherein the functional split mode includes a centralized control mode and a distributed control mode;
- wherein, in the centralized control mode, the central unit allocates one or more distributed units corresponding to the user equipment and the central unit is responsible for communication scheduling of the user equipment and, in the distributed control mode, a distributed unit currently corresponding to the user equipment is responsible for communication scheduling of the user equipment.
A communication method executed in a communication system comprising a base station supporting a plurality of communication service types and including a plurality of distributed units for connecting with a plurality of user equipment, a central unit connected with the distributed units, and a main processor, wherein the communication method comprising the steps of:
- using the main processor to execute a control mode selection procedure to select a functional split mode corresponding to a user equipment according to current communication quality requirement of the user equipment, wherein the functional split mode includes a centralized control mode and a distributed control mode;
- wherein, in the centralized control mode, the central unit allocates one or more distributed units corresponding to the user equipment and the central unit is responsible for communication scheduling of the user equipment and, in the distributed control mode, a distributed unit currently corresponding to the user equipment is responsible for communication scheduling of the user equipment.
A non-transitory computer program product executed by a main processor of a communication system including a base station supporting a plurality of communication service types and including a plurality of distributed units for connecting with a plurality of user equipment, a central unit connected with the distributed units, and a main processor, wherein the non-transitory computer program product comprises:
- an instruction causing the main processor to execute a control mode selection procedure to select a functional split mode corresponding to a user equipment according to current communication quality requirement of the user equipment, wherein the functional split mode includes a centralized control mode and a distributed control mode;
- wherein, in the centralized control mode, the central unit allocates one or more distributed units corresponding to the user equipment and the central unit is responsible for communication scheduling of the user equipment and, in the distributed control mode, a distributed unit currently corresponding to the user equipment is responsible for communication scheduling of the user equipment.
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