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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, KR;
Hyun-Jeong Kang, Seoul, KR;
Tae-Soo Kwon, Vancouver, CA;
Ju Yong Lee, Daejeon, KR;
Han Young Yim, Daejeon, KR;
Tae-Young Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for improving a mobile problem caused by a narrow handover region in a boundary region between virtual cells constructed by a plurality of small base stations are provided. A plurality of Virtual Cells (VCs) include a plurality of Distributed Base Stations (DBSs) whose VCs cooperatively communicate with each other. An Intermediate Distributed Base Station (I-DBS) is located in a region where adjacent at least two VCs among the plurality of VCs are superimposed, and belongs to a different VC according to a time division scheme.