RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD AND BASE STATION

摘要

Provided is a radio communication method employed in a base station having plural antenna elements. The method includes the steps of: setting an inner zone and an outer zone by dividing a cell formed by the base station into two; determining whether a mobile station is located in the inner zone or the outer zone on the basis of a predetermined criterion; notifying the mobile station located in the inner zone of control information, including information on channel allocation and a communication method, through a broadcast channel; and notifying the mobile station located in the outer zone of control information through a dedicated channel by beamforming using the plural antenna elements.