| 摘要 |
A scheme for improved throughput in a communication system by combining non-time-coincident macro diversity with timeslot re-use, enabling the benefits of macro diversity to be achieved without substantial impact on the receiver architecture or design. This allows for a significant increase in throughput when transmitting to users close to a cell edge, whilst avoiding any significant increase in UE receiver ( 900 ) complexity. It is also extremely beneficial to broadcast services in cellular-like deployments in which large increases in broadcast rate may be achieved whilst maintaining the same broadcast coverage. Preferably, fully non-time-coincident macro-diversity is utilised, but partially-non-time-coincident macro diversity may alternatively be utilised. Preferably, timeslot re-use of order N with macro diversity of order M, where M and N are equal, is utilised, although different values of N and M may alternatively be utilised. |
