METHOD FOR SETTING SUB-FRAMES, MACRO-CELL, MOBILE TERMINAL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for setting subframes, a macro base station, a mobile terminal and a communication system. The method for setting subframes in a macro base station comprising: receiving, from a micro base station, information that indicates main carrier and auxiliary carrier used by a mobile terminal at cell edge of the micro base station; and setting limited blank subframes on a carrier corresponding to the auxiliary carrier and used by the macro base station, according to the information; wherein the limited blank subframe is a subframe having a control area which can be used for transmitting control information, and a data area in which only a part of subcarriers can be used for transmitting data.