Communication terminal apparatus, base station apparatus and communication method

A communication terminal apparatus for use in a radio communication system, in which the communication terminal apparatus selects a communication partner from one of a plurality of base station apparatuses that may be possible communication partners, based on reception qualities of known signals from the plurality of base station apparatuses, and in which a selected base station apparatus decides, upon a connection request from the communication terminal apparatus, a radio resource assignment and communication method for use in communication with the communication terminal apparatus, based on information representing the reception quality of the known signal transmitted by the selected base station apparatus, the communication terminal apparatus comprising:

• a reception quality measurer that measures the reception qualities of the known signals from the plurality of base station apparatuses, on a per base station apparatus basis;
• an averager that averages the measured reception qualities of the known signals, on a per base station apparatus basis;
• a selector that selects a base station apparatus to be the actual communication partner from the plurality of base station apparatuses and issues the connection request to the selected base station apparatus;
• and
• a transmitter that transmits to the selected base station apparatus the respective averaged information representing the reception quality of the known signal transmitted by the selected base station apparatus.

A communication method comprising:

• at a communication terminal apparatus:
• measuring reception qualities of known signals from a plurality of base station apparatuses that may be possible communication partners;
• selecting a base station apparatus to be an actual communication partner from the plurality of base station apparatuses based on the measured reception qualities of the known signals;
• issuing a connection request to the selected base station apparatus;
• and
• transmitting, to each of the plurality of base station apparatuses, information representing the respective measured reception quality for the base station apparatus;
• and
• at the selected base station apparatus:
• averaging the information, provided by the communication terminal apparatus, representing the measured reception quality;
• and
• deciding, upon the connection request from the communication terminal apparatus, a radio resource assignment and communication method for use in communication with the communication terminal apparatus based on the averaged information representing the measured reception quality.

A communication method comprising:

• at a communication terminal apparatus:
• measuring reception qualities of known signals from a plurality of base station apparatuses that may be possible communication partners;
• averaging, for each of the base station apparatuses, the measured reception quality of the respective known signal;
• selecting a base station apparatus to be an actual communication partner from the plurality of base station apparatuses based on the measured reception qualities of the known signals;
• and
• issuing a connection request and transmitting the respective averaged information representing the measured reception quality to the selected base station apparatus;
• and
• at the selected base station apparatus:
• deciding, upon receiving the connection request from the communication terminal apparatus, a radio resource assignment and communication method for use in communication with the communication terminal apparatus based on the transmitted averaged information representing the measured reception quality.