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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Yuta Sagae, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Yoshino, Yokosuka, JP;
Yuta Sagae, Kawasaki, JP;
Hitoshi Yoshino, Yokosuka, JP;
NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A base station apparatus includes a distribution unit configured to distribute control information on a per-segmented area basis, the segmented area resulting from segmentation of a coverage area into multiple segmented areas, a storage unit configured to store the control information corresponding to the segmented areas, and a determination unit configured to determine a distribution method for each of the segmented areas. The determination unit determines one of a distribution method of periodically distributing the control information corresponding to the segmented areas in the coverage area in charge of the base station apparatus and a distribution method of distributing the control information corresponding to a segmented area requested by a terminal apparatus in response to the requesting by the terminal apparatus.