Method and apparatuses for configuring a communication channel

摘要

There is provided a method for configuring a communication channel between a base station and a user equipment within a cellular network system. The cellular network system includes at least one cooperation area. The base station is assigned to the at least one cooperation area, and the user equipment is served by the base station. The method includes applying, by the base station, a vertical sectorization and thereby creating the at least one cooperation area, determining, by the base station, the location of the user equipment in relation to the at least one cooperation area, and configuring, by the base station, the communication channel between the base station and the user equipment by using coordinated multipoint processing, if the determined location of the user equipment corresponds to a predetermined location.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
configuring, by a network component, a communication channel between the network component and a user equipment within a cellular network system, the cellular network system comprising at least one cooperation area, wherein the network component is assigned to the at least one cooperation area, and wherein the user equipment is served by the network component, comprising
applying, by the network component, a vertical sectorization and thereby creating at least one cooperation area,determining, by the network component, the location of the user equipment in relation to the at least one cooperation area, andconfiguring, by the network component, the communication channel between the network component and the user equipment by using coordinated multipoint processing, if the determined location of the user equipment corresponds to a predetermined location, wherein the predetermined location corresponds to an overlap area between at least two cells of the at least one cooperation area being associated to the network component.