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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2014
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa, JP;
Haibo Xu, Beijing, CN;
Yuantao Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Yanling Lu, Beijing, CN;
Weiwei Wang, Beijing, CN;
Ningjuan Chang, Beijing, CN;
FUJITSU LIMITED, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for determining a starting symbol of a physical downlink shared channel; wherein, a Pico base station transmits information indicating a PDSCH starting symbol of the Pico base station to a Macro base station, the Macro base station transmits the information indicating a PDSCH starting symbol to a terminal, and the terminal determines the PDSCH starting symbol in accordance with the information indicating a PDSCH starting symbol. With the embodiments of the present invention, the terminal within a serving range of the Pico base station resulted from a high offset value will not incorrectly decode a PCFICH due to interference of the Macro base station, thereby making the terminal determine a demarcation symbol between a PDCCH and a PDSCH, further increasing the coverage of the Pico base station, and realizing load balancing of the Macro base station and Pico base station.