APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Apparatuses and method for communication includes controlling one or more local area base stations and allocating resources of a common random access channel between the local area base stations, the resources including preambles and informing the local area base stations and user equipment within a given area about the allocation.

主权项

1. An apparatus for use in a communication system, the apparatus comprising circuitry configured to:
control a plurality of nodes; and allocate resources of a random access channel between the nodes; wherein the random access channel occurs at successive time instants, the random access channel comprises a plurality of occasions in time, and the random access channel resources comprise a plurality of preambles at each occasion in time; wherein one occasion in time of the plurality of occasions in time is allocated differently at a first time instant than the one occasion in time is allocated a second time instant.