# US 9,438,392 B2 · Radio communication device, radio communication method, and radio communication system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,438,392 B2 - Document ID: US9438392B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/364,957 - Filed: 2012-11-09 - Published: 2014-11-06 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2012-01-26 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Hiroaki Takano - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9438392B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0035: {Resource allocation in a cooperative multipoint environment} - H04L 5/001: {the frequencies being arranged in component carriers} - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 48/18: Selecting a network or a communication service - H04B 7/024: Co-operative use of antennas of several sites, e.g. in co-ordinated multipoint or co-operative multiple-input multiple-output [MIMO] systems - H04L 5/005: {of common pilots, i.e. pilots destined for multiple users or terminals} - H04L 5/0057: {Physical resource allocation for CQI} - H04L 5/0078: {Timing of allocation} - H04W 16/32: Hierarchical cell structures - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract In a radio communication, a UE terminal uses a CSI-RS as a reference signal for point selection only in the case of a scenario 4, and uses a CRS as a reference signal for point selection in the cases of scenarios 1 to 3 other than the scenario 4. Through RRC signaling, an eNodeB notifies the UE terminal of the fact that the measurement of a specific cell ID will be performed using a CSI-RS, that is, a cell ID using a CSI-RS as a reference signal for point selection. The operations suppress overhead of reference signals and improve a point selection update frequency. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A radio communication device comprising: a subordinate base station information acquisition part configured to acquire information related to a number of terminals requiring a multi-point cooperative transmission and reception from base stations subordinate to the radio communication device; a transmission frequency control part configured to control a frequency of transmitting a reference signal by the base stations, for determining a cooperation group configured to perform the multi-point cooperative transmission and reception, based on the number of terminals requiring the multipoint cooperative transmission and reception; and a notification part configured to notify each base station of control information obtained by the transmission frequency control part. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The radio communication device according to claim 1, wherein the transmission frequency control part is configured to lengthen a cycle of transmitting the reference signal in an event of the number of terminals requiring the multi-point cooperative transmission and reception is small. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The radio communication device according to claim 1, wherein the subordinate base station information acquisition part is configured to acquire arrangement information of the base stations subordinate to the radio communication device, and wherein the transmission frequency control part is configured to control the frequency of transmitting the reference signal in accordance with density of the base stations subordinate to the radio communication device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The radio communication device according to claim 3, wherein the transmission frequency control part is configured to increase the frequency of transmitting the reference signal in an area in which the density of the base stations subordinate to the radio communication device is high. ### Claim 5 A radio communication device comprising: a reference signal measurement part configured to measure a reference signal transmitted from each base station to determine a cooperation group that performs multi-point cooperative transmission and reception for the radio communication device; and a measurement frequency control part configured to control a frequency of the measurement for each base station in the reference signal measurement part based on results of the measurement in the reference signal measurement part, wherein the frequency of measurement for a new base station that is not included in the cooperation group is increased in an event of a base station exhibiting a deterioration in communication quality is detected in the cooperation group. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The radio communication device according to claim 5, wherein based on the results of the measurement in the reference signal measurement part, the measurement frequency control part is configured to increase the measurement frequency for a base station in which a deterioration in communication quality is detected. ### Claim 7 A radio communication device comprising: a base station information acquisition part configured to acquire arrangement information of base stations that can be included in a cooperation group configured to perform multipoint cooperative transmission and reception for the radio communication device; a measurement frequency control part configured to control a frequency of measuring a reference signal from a base station based on the acquired base station arrangement information, to determine the cooperation group, wherein the frequency of measuring the reference signal is increased in an area in which density of the base stations that can be included in the cooperation group is high; and a reference signal measurement part configured to measure the reference signal from the base station in accordance with the frequency controlled by the measurement frequency control part. ### Claim 8 A radio communication device comprising: a carrier determination part configured to determine the importance of performing multi-point cooperative transmission and reception for each component carrier upon carrier aggregation; a transmission frequency control part configured to control a frequency of transmitting a reference signal for determining a cooperation group configured to perform multi-point cooperative transmission and reception in each component carrier based on results of the determination in the carrier determination part; and a notification part configured to notify each base station of control information obtained by the transmission frequency control part. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The radio communication device according to claim 8, wherein the transmission frequency control part is configured to increase the frequency of transmitting the reference signal in a component carrier of high importance of performing the multi-point cooperative transmission and reception. ### Claim 10 A radio communication device comprising: a transmission frequency control part configured to control a frequency of transmitting a reference signal for determining a cooperation group configured to perform multi-point cooperative transmission and reception in each component carrier in accordance with frequency upon carrier aggregation; and a notification part that is configured to notify each base station of control information obtained by the transmission frequency control part. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The radio communication device according to claim 10, wherein the transmission frequency control part is configured to increase the frequency of transmitting the reference signal in a component carrier of high frequency. ### Claim 12 A radio communication device comprising: a transmission frequency control part configured to control a frequency of transmitting a reference signal by base stations, for determining a cooperation group configured to perform multi-point cooperative transmission and reception in each component carrier, in accordance with arrangement in terms of frequency upon carrier aggregation; and a notification part that configured to notify each base station of control information obtained by the transmission frequency control part. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The radio communication device according to claim 12, wherein the transmission frequency control part is configured to allow the reference signal to be transmitted to only one of component carriers consecutively arranged in terms of frequency. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The radio communication device according to claim 12, wherein the transmission frequency control part is configured to allow the reference signal to be transmitted so that there is no overlap in terms of time and frequency in respective component carriers consecutively arranged in terms of frequency. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The radio communication device according to claim 1, wherein the subordinate base station information acquisition part is configured to acquire information related to a number of terminals that are in a radio link control-connected state with the respective base stations subordinate to the radio communication device, and wherein the transmission frequency control part is configured to control the frequency of transmitting the reference signal by the respective base stations subordinate to the radio communication device in accordance with the number of terminals that are in the radio link control-connected state. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The radio communication device according to claim 15, wherein the transmission frequency control part is configured to increase the frequency of transmitting the reference signal from a base station having a large number of terminals that are in the radio link control-connected state.