Radio communications system, radio network controller and base station

A radio network controller implemented in a radio communications system which transmits identical downlink information to each of a plurality of cells by using downlink common channels, the radio network controller comprising:

• a calculating unit configured to calculate, for each of the plurality of cells, a first timing offset that is a difference between a time when the radio network controller transmits the identical downlink information and a time when a base station transmits the identical downlink information to each of the plurality of cells, and a second timing offset that is a difference between the time when the base station transmits the identical downlink information to each of the plurality of cells and a transmission timing of a cell unique frame transmitted from the base station to each of the plurality of cells;
• and
• a transmission timing controlling unit for transmitting the identical downlink information to each of the plurality of cells are calculated based on the first timing offset and the second timing offset, which are calculated for each of the plurality of cells wherein
• the calculation unit is configured to calculate a delay time by using BFN_MFN timing offset, which is a sum of the BFN_SFN timing offset and the SFN_MFN timing offset, and RFN_BFN timing offset, and to control the SFN_MFN timing offset, which is a difference between the transmission timing of the cell unique frame (SFN) and the transmission timing of the cell common frame (MFN), based on the delay time, thus receiving and combining the downlink common channel from the plurality of cells at a mobile station.

A method for radio communications in which identical downlink information is transmitted to each of a plurality of cells using downlink common channels, the method comprising:

• calculating, at a radio network controller, for each of the plurality of cells, a first timing offset that is a difference between a time when the radio network controller transmits the identical downlink information and a time when a base station transmits the identical downlink information to each of the plurality of cells;
• calculating, at the radio network controller, a second timing offset that is a difference between the time when the base station transmits the identical downlink information to each of the plurality of cells and a transmission timing of a cell unique frame transmitted from the base station to each of the plurality of cells;
• and
• calculating transmission timings for transmitting the identical downlink information to each of the plurality of cells based on the first timing offset and the second timing offset, which are calculated for each of the plurality of cells, wherein
• the calculating calculates a delay time by using BFN_MFN timing offset, which is a sum of the BFN_SFN timing offset and the SFN_MFN timing offset, and RFN_BFN timing offset, and controls the SFN_MFN timing offset, which is a difference between the transmission timing of the cell unique frame (SFN) and the transmission timing of the cell common frame (MFN), based on the delay time, thus receiving and combining the downlink common channel from the plurality of cells at a mobile station.