Base station synchronization for a single frequency network

A base station in a network including a plurality of base stations for synchronous macro-diversity transmission, the base station comprising:

• a receiving module configured to receive a macro-diversity region message having at least one packet of macro-diversity region data, a time reference, and a frame offset;
• a control module configured to determine a frame from a plurality of frames based on the frame offset and the time reference, and to insert the at least one packet of macro-diversity region data into the determined frame;
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• a transmitting module configured to transmit, in synchronization with the plurality of base stations, the determined frame including the at least one packet of macro-diversity region data.

A system for synchronous transmission of a macro-diversity region by a plurality of base stations, the system comprising:

• a first base station comprising:
• a first receiving module configured to receive macro-diversity region data, a time reference, and a frame offset;
• a first control module configured to determine a frame from a plurality of frames based on the frame offset and the time reference, and to insert the macro-diversity region data into the determined frame;
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• a first transmitting module configured to transmit the determined frame including the macro-diversity region data;
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• a second base station comprising:
• a second receiving module configured to receive the macro-diversity region data, the time reference, and the frame offset;
• a second control module configured to determine a second frame from a plurality of second frames based on the frame offset and the time reference, and to insert the macro-diversity region data into the determined second frame;
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• a second transmitting module configured to transmit the determined second frame including the macro-diversity region data.

A base station comprising:

• a receiving module configured to receive macro-diversity region data, a time reference, and a frame offset;
• a control module configured to determine a downlink frame from a plurality of frames based on the frame offset and the time reference, and to insert the macro-diversity region data into the downlink frame;
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• a transmitting module configured to transmit the downlink frame including the macro-diversity region data synchronously with a plurality of base stations.