Communication system

A communication system comprising:

• a plurality of base stations;
• and
• mobile subscriber stations located respectively in areas corresponding to the plurality of base stations,
• wherein each mobile subscriber station in each area transmits a channel estimation signal to each base station corresponding to the area and to base stations corresponding to areas contiguous to the area, and each of the base stations transmits data to the mobile subscriber stations using a transmission beam that is directed to the mobile subscriber stations in the corresponding area and is not directed to adjacent mobile subscriber stations in the areas contiguous to the corresponding area, the data being transmitted by the base stations to the mobile subscriber stations on the basis of
• the channel estimation signal received from the mobile subscriber station in an area corresponding to the base station, and
• the channel estimation signals received from the adjacent mobile subscriber stations in the areas contiguous to the area corresponding to the base station that are outside of the area corresponding to the base station,
• wherein the base station obtains information about transmission timings at which data is transmitted to the mobile subscriber station and the adjacent mobile subscriber stations so as to find out whether the adjacent mobile subscriber stations simultaneously receive data which the base station transmits to the mobile subscriber station, and if the base station finds out the simultaneous data reception, the base station transmits the data to the mobile subscriber station, using a transmission beam that is directed to the mobile subscriber station and is not directed to the adjacent mobile subscriber stations.

A communication system comprising:

• a plurality of base stations;
• and
• mobile subscriber stations located respectively in areas corresponding to the plurality of base stations,
• wherein each mobile subscriber station in each area transmits a channel estimation signal to each base station corresponding to the area and to base stations corresponding to areas contiguous to the area, and each of the base stations transmits data to the mobile subscriber stations using a transmission beam that is directed to the mobile subscriber station and is not directed to adjacent mobile subscriber stations, on the basis of the channel estimation signal received from the mobile subscriber station in an area corresponding to the base station and the channel estimation signals received from the adjacent mobile subscriber stations in areas contiguous to the area corresponding to the base station, and
• wherein, when an interference amount at the adjacent mobile subscriber station exceeds a predetermined threshold value, the base station transmits the data, using the transmission beam that is directed to the mobile subscriber station and is not directed to the adjacent mobile subscriber station.

A base station for a communication system that includes a plurality of said base stations and mobile subscriber stations located respectively in areas corresponding to the plurality of said base stations, each mobile subscriber station in each area transmitting a channel estimation signal to each said base station corresponding to the area and to base stations corresponding to areas contiguous to the area, wherein:

• said base station transmits data to the mobile subscriber stations using a transmission beam that is directed to the mobile subscriber stations in the corresponding area and is not directed to adjacent mobile subscriber stations in the areas contiguous to the corresponding area, the data being transmitted by the base station to the mobile subscriber stations on the basis of
• the channel estimation signal received from the mobile subscriber station in an area corresponding to said base station,
• the channel estimation signals received from the adjacent mobile subscriber stations in the areas contiguous to the area corresponding to said base station that are outside of the area corresponding to said base stations, and
• an interference amount at the adjacent mobile subscriber stations in the areas contiguous to the area corresponding to the base station.