WO2003073648A1 - Radio apparatus, radio communication system, spatial path control method, and spatial path control program - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a wireless device, a wireless communication system, a spatial path control method, and a spatial path control program, and more particularly, to multiplexing between a wireless terminal and a wireless base station via a plurality of paths formed by spatial division.
- the present invention relates to a wireless device that can communicate, a wireless communication system, a spatial path control method, and a spatial path control program.
- PHS Personal Handyphone System
- a PDMA (Path Division Multiple Access) method has been proposed that allows mobile wireless terminal devices (terminals) of multiple users to be spatially multiplexed connected to a wireless base station (base station) via multiple paths.
- the PDMA scheme currently employs adaptive array technology.
- Adaptive array processing is based on a signal received from a terminal, calculates a weight vector composed of reception coefficients (weights) for each antenna of the base station, and performs adaptive control to obtain a signal from a desired terminal. This is a process for accurately extracting the signal.
- signals going up from the antenna of each user terminal are received by the array antenna of the base station, separated and extracted with the reception directivity, and the downlink signal from the base station to the terminal is received.
- the signal is transmitted from the array antenna with the transmission directivity to the terminal antenna.
- Such adaptive array processing is a well-known technique. For example, “Chapter 3 MM SE” on page 35 to page 49 of “Adaptive signal processing by array antenna” by Nobuyoshi Kikuma (Science and Technology Publishing) This is described in detail in ⁇ Adaptive Array ''. Here, description of the operation principle is omitted.
- FIG. 7A shows one terminal 2 of one antenna connected to a PDMA base station via one of a plurality of paths formed by space division in such a PDMA mobile communication system (PHS).
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a state of connection to 1. More specifically, PDMA base station 1 receives a signal coming from one antenna 2a of terminal 2 by array antenna 1a, and performs reception directivity by the above-described adaptive array processing. Separated and extracted with the property. On the other hand, the array antenna 1a of the PDMA base station 1 transmits a downlink signal with the transmission directivity directed to one antenna 2a of the terminal 2, and the terminal 2 performs adaptive array processing. No, the downlink signal is received by the antenna 2a.
- FIG. 7B is a timing chart schematically showing an example of channel assignment in this case.
- users 1 to 4 are time-division multiplexed in each time slot divided in the time axis direction at the same frequency, and in each slot, one user passes through one path in the spatial direction. Is assigned.
- an MIMO (ulti Input Multi Output) method has been proposed in which multiplex communication is performed between one terminal having a plurality of antennas and a PDMA base station via a plurality of spatial paths of the same frequency and the same time slot. ing.
- FIG. 8A shows that in such a MIMO mobile communication system (PHS), one terminal 12 of four antennas is connected to PDMA through a plurality of (for example, four) paths formed by space division.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram schematically showing a state where the base station 11 is spatially multiplexed.
- PDMA base station 11 receives uplink signals from each of four antennas 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d of terminal 12 at array antenna 11a.
- the data is separated and extracted with the signal directivity by the above-mentioned adaptive array processing.
- the transmission directivity is directed to each of the four antennas 12 a, 12 b, 12 c, and 12 d of the terminal 12.
- the downlink signal is transmitted, and the terminal 12 receives the corresponding downlink signal at each antenna without performing the adaptive array processing.
- FIG. 8B is a timing chart schematically showing the mode of channel allocation in this case.
- users 1 to 4 are time-division multiplexed in each time slot divided in the time axis direction at the same frequency, and in each slot, the same user is transmitted through four paths in the spatial direction. Are multiplexed and assigned.
- one-user multiple-path communication is performed using some of the plurality of spatial paths in the same slot in the PDMA method, and the remaining paths are used simultaneously.
- One-user, one-pass communication as shown in 7A and 7B may be performed.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B a specific method of transmitting and receiving a signal of the MIMO method as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B is disclosed in detail in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 11-32030.
- the MIMO scheme shown in Figs. 8A and 8B employs a single-user multiple-path scheme.For example, if there are events that need to be controlled simultaneously for multiple paths, separate paths are required for each of the multiple paths. At the same time, control messages related to events to be controlled on the corresponding path are transmitted between the terminal and the base station.
- an object of the present invention is to improve the efficiency of a control message for controlling events related to a plurality of paths between a terminal and a base station in a mobile communication system that communicates by a one-user multiple-path method such as the MIMO method.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a wireless device, a wireless communication system, a spatial path control method, and a spatial path control program that enable efficient and reliable transmission. Disclosure of the invention
- a wireless device capable of forming a plurality of spatial paths and communicating with a single other wireless device includes a message forming unit and a path selecting unit.
- the message forming means forms a control message for collectively transmitting individual control messages in a plurality of spatial paths through one path. No ,.
- the data selection means selects a spatial path having the best communication quality as a spatial path for transmitting a control message, based on information on communication qualities of a plurality of spatial paths.
- the wireless device further includes an operation selection unit that selects a communication operation of the selected spatial path based on information on communication quality of the selected spatial path.
- the operation selecting means selects an operation for increasing the transmission power of the selected spatial path.
- the operation selecting means selects an operation for changing the modulation scheme when the selected spatial path can support a plurality of modulation schemes.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of the mobile communication system.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of the mobile communication system.
- the base station is an adaptive array base station forming a plurality of spatial paths.
- the message selection means forms a control message for collectively transmitting individual control messages in a plurality of spatial paths in one path.
- the path selection means selects a spatial path having the best communication quality as a spatial path for transmitting a control message, based on information on the communication quality of the plurality of spatial paths.
- the operation selecting means includes a first operation for increasing the transmission power of the selected spatial path and a second operation for changing the modulation scheme of the selected spatial path based on the information on the communication quality of the selected spatial path. Select one of
- the operation selecting means selects the second operation when the selected spatial path can support a plurality of modulation schemes.
- the operation selecting means selects the first operation when the reception error rate in the selected spatial path exceeds a predetermined threshold.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of the mobile communication system.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of the mobile communication system.
- the base station is an adaptive array base station forming a plurality of spatial paths.
- a wireless communication system capable of performing communication by forming a plurality of spatial paths between a first wireless device and a second wireless device, comprising: Each of the wireless device and the second wireless device includes a message forming unit and a path selecting unit.
- the message forming means forms a control message for collectively transmitting individual control messages in a plurality of spatial paths through one path. No ,.
- the data selection means selects a spatial path having the best communication quality as a spatial path for transmitting a control message, based on information on communication qualities of a plurality of spatial paths.
- each of the first wireless device and the second wireless device further includes operation selecting means for selecting a communication operation of the selected spatial path based on information on communication quality of the selected spatial path.
- the operation selecting means selects an operation for increasing the transmission power of the selected spatial path.
- the operation selecting means selects an operation for changing the modulation scheme when the selected spatial path can support a plurality of modulation schemes.
- one of the first wireless device and the second wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of the mobile communication system, and the other is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of the mobile communication system.
- the base station is an adaptive array base station forming a plurality of spatial paths.
- a spatial path control method in a wireless device capable of forming a plurality of spatial paths with a single other wireless device and performing communication includes: Forming a control message to transmit individual control messages collectively on one path, and transmitting a control message with the best communication quality based on information on the communication quality of multiple spatial paths And selecting as a spatial path to perform.
- the method further includes the step of selecting a communication operation of the selected spatial path based on information on communication quality of the selected spatial path.
- an operation of increasing the transmission power of the selected spatial path is selected.
- the step of selecting a communication operation selects an operation of changing a modulation scheme when the selected spatial path can support a plurality of modulation schemes.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of the mobile communication system.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of the mobile communication system.
- a spatial path control method in a wireless device capable of forming a plurality of spatial paths with a single other wireless device and performing communication includes: Forming a control message to transmit individual control messages collectively on one path, and transmitting a control message with the best communication quality based on information on the communication quality of multiple spatial paths Selecting a spatial path to perform transmission, and performing a first operation to increase the transmission power of the selected spatial path based on information about the communication quality of the selected spatial path, and modulating the selected spatial path. Selecting one of the second operations for changing the method.
- the step of selecting an operation selects a second operation when the selected spatial path can support a plurality of modulation schemes.
- the step of selecting an operation selects the first operation when a reception error rate in the selected spatial path exceeds a predetermined threshold.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of the mobile communication system.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of the mobile communication system.
- the base station is an adaptive array base station forming a plurality of spatial paths.
- a spatial path control program in a wireless device capable of forming and communicating with a single other wireless device by forming a plurality of spatial paths includes: Forming a control message for transmitting the individual control messages in the spatial path in one batch at one time, and the spatial path with the best communication quality based on the information on the communication quality of the multiple spatial paths. Selecting as a spatial path for transmitting the control message.
- the method further comprises causing the computer to execute a step of selecting a communication operation of the selected spatial path based on information on a communication quality of the selected spatial path.
- an operation of increasing the transmission power of the selected spatial path is selected.
- the step of selecting a communication operation selects an operation of changing a modulation scheme when the selected spatial path can support a plurality of modulation schemes.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of the mobile communication system.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of the mobile communication system.
- the base station is an adaptive array base station forming a plurality of spatial paths.
- a spatial path control program in a wireless device capable of forming and communicating with a single other wireless device by forming a plurality of spatial paths includes: Forming a control message for transmitting individual control messages in one spatial path collectively in one path, and determining a spatial path having the best communication quality based on information on communication quality of a plurality of spatial paths. Selecting a spatial path for transmitting a control message; and a first operation for increasing a transmission power of the selected spatial path based on information on communication quality of the selected spatial path and a selected spatial path. Selecting any one of the second operations for changing the modulation method of the above.
- the step of selecting an operation selects a second operation when the selected spatial path can support a plurality of modulation schemes.
- the step of selecting an operation selects the first operation when a reception error rate in the selected spatial path exceeds a predetermined threshold.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a base station of a mobile communication system
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of the mobile communication system.
- the wireless device is a wireless device in a mobile terminal device of a mobile communication system.
- the single other wireless device is a wireless device at a base station of a mobile communication system.
- the base station is an adaptive array base station forming a plurality of spatial paths.
- control messages for a plurality of spatial paths are collectively transmitted as one control message via one path. Therefore, since the control message is configured to be transmitted through one selected path having good communication quality, the control message is transmitted to the receiving side. Can be improved.
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a PDMA base station according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a terminal supporting MIMO according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of a terminal that supports MIM ⁇ according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the PDMA base station according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing details of the first operation of the spatial path control according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing details of the second operation of the spatial path control according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- 7A and 7B are conceptual diagrams schematically showing a conventional one-user one-pass connection mode.
- FIGS. 8A and 8B are conceptual diagrams schematically showing a connection mode of a one-user four-pass system by the MIMO system.
- FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a PDMA base station compatible with the MIMO system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- a received signal radio wave received from a terminal (not shown) via a plurality of spatial paths by an array antenna including n antennas A 1 to An is amplified and frequency converted by an RF circuit 20.
- predetermined signal processing such as, for example, it is given to a digital signal processor (DSP) 26 as a received signal.
- DSP digital signal processor
- the functions of the demodulation circuit 21, the FER counter 22, the control circuit 23, and the modulation circuit 25 are implemented by software by the base station DSP 26. .
- the received signal provided to DSP 26 is provided to demodulation circuit 21 and subjected to a predetermined demodulation process.
- the demodulated signal is supplied to a FER counter 22 for detecting a frame error rate (FER).
- the FER counter 22 counts the number of errors in the signal frame for each path, and stores the resulting FER in the memory 24 as one of communication quality information elements for evaluating communication quality.
- the demodulated signal from which the number of errors is counted by the FER counter 22 is supplied to the control circuit 23, which communicates with the memory 24, and transmits the communication quality information of the uplink signal such as FER stored in the memory 24.
- the downstream spatial path control by the spatial path control method of the present invention described later is executed.
- the well-known adaptive array processing executed by the PDMA base station is executed in software by the DSP 26, but is executed by the control circuit 23 for convenience of illustration.
- the demodulated signal output from the control circuit 23 is provided to a modem (not shown).
- a transmission signal supplied from a modem (not shown) is subjected to a predetermined modulation process by a modulation circuit 25 via a control circuit 23, and is then supplied to an RF circuit 20.
- FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of a MIMO-compatible user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the received signal radio waves received respectively by n antennas a l to a n from P DMA base station (not shown) via n spatial paths, in RF circuit 30, amplification, frequency conversion, etc.
- the signal is supplied to the DSP 36 as a received signal.
- the functions of the demodulation circuit 31, the FER counter 32, the control circuit 33, and the modulation circuit 35 are implemented by software using the DSP 36 of the terminal. You.
- the received signal provided to DSP 36 is provided to demodulation circuit 31 to be subjected to a predetermined demodulation process.
- the demodulated signal is supplied to a FER counter 32 that detects FER.
- the FER counter 32 counts the number of errors in the signal frame for each path, and stores the resultant FER in the memory 34 as one of communication quality information elements for evaluating communication quality.
- the demodulated signal from which the number of errors has been counted by the FER counter 32 is supplied to the control circuit 33, which communicates with the memory 34 and refers to the communication quality information of the downlink signal such as FER stored in the memory 34. Then, uplink spatial path control is performed by the spatial path control method of the present invention described later.
- this terminal does not normally perform adaptive array reception.
- the demodulated signal output from the control circuit 33 is provided to a modem (not shown).
- a transmission signal supplied from a modem (not shown) is subjected to a predetermined modulation process by a modulation circuit 35 via a control circuit 33, and is then supplied to an RF circuit 30.
- the RF circuit 30 performs a known transmission process on the signal for each path, and transmits the signal to the PDMA base station via the corresponding spatial path via the antennas a1 to an.
- the former performs adaptive array reception, while the latter does so. It differs only in that no adaptive array reception is performed, and other configurations and functions are common.
- the terminal also has multiple antennas, Using these as an array antenna to enable adaptive array reception on the terminal side can be easily realized by software using DSP36.
- control messages for controlling an event corresponding to each of a plurality of paths have been transmitted separately for each path.
- control messages for a plurality of paths are packed into one. Is transmitted between the terminal and the base station via one path, and among the multiple paths, the path with the highest communication quality is selected, and control messages for the multiple paths are batched through that path. And send it.
- the receiving terminal or base station can control the contents of the control message that is packed and transmitted via one path, even if the associated control message is not transmitted separately for each path. Therefore, necessary control for each path can be performed.
- FIG. 3 illustrates the basic operation of the MIMO-compatible user terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2, that is, the terminal operation when an uplink control message is transmitted from the terminal to the base station. It is a flowchart. The operation shown in FIG. 3 is executed in software by the DSP 36 of the terminal shown in FIG.
- step S1 the terminal creates an uplink control message for collectively transmitting control messages of multiple paths to be transmitted to the base station through one path.
- step S2 it is detected whether or not a path multiplexing operation is being performed with the base station. If path multiplexing is not detected, the process is terminated as it is. If path multiplexing is detected, the process proceeds to step S3 to determine a path for transmitting an uplink control message.
- step S3 the path having the highest communication quality is selected from the paths multiplexed.
- the base station measures the downlink communication quality in addition to the downlink communication quality measured by the terminal. It is also desirable for the sending terminal to know the uplink communication quality.
- the terminal independently measures information related to the communication quality of the downlink of the multiple paths. In practice, it is unlikely that the uplink communication quality greatly differs from the downlink communication quality.Therefore, it is also possible to substitute the uplink communication quality with the downlink communication quality measured by the terminal. It is possible. .
- the information on the communication quality may include various elements such as a downlink reception error measured by the terminal F ERR counter 32 in FIG. 2 and a downlink MSE (Mean Square Error). These elements are stored in the memory 34 of the terminal in FIG. In step S3, based on the information on the uplink communication quality given from these base stations and the information on the downlink communication quality measured on the terminal side, the best communication quality among the multiplexed paths is determined. Select the path as the path for transmitting the uplink control message.
- a downlink reception error measured by the terminal F ERR counter 32 in FIG. 2 and a downlink MSE (Mean Square Error). These elements are stored in the memory 34 of the terminal in FIG.
- step S3 based on the information on the uplink communication quality given from these base stations and the information on the downlink communication quality measured on the terminal side, the best communication quality among the multiplexed paths is determined. Select the path as the path for transmitting the uplink control message.
- step S4 the operation of the spatial path for increasing the possibility of the control message reaching the base station on the path determined in step S3 is determined.
- step S4 the first operation or step of step S5
- step S4 It is determined which of the second operations of S6 to proceed.
- the operation determination method in step S4 will be described later.
- step S5 transmission power control for increasing the transmission power of the path for transmitting the control message among the multiple paths is executed.
- step S6 the modulation method of the path for transmitting the control message is changed so as to lower the modulation factor of the path among the multiple paths. Details of these first and second operations will be described later.
- step S4 Before describing the details of the first and second operations, a method of determining the operation in step S4 will be described with a specific example.
- the operation of the spatial path for increasing the possibility of the control message reaching the base station via the selected path is determined based on the information on the communication quality.
- the first example of the operation determination (selection) method in step S4 is that the spatial path selected for transmitting the control message corresponds to a plurality of modulation schemes, that is, both the terminal and the base station. Whether it supports multiple modulation schemes A method of making an operation decision based on the communication quality information can be considered.
- step S6 select the second operation (change of modulation scheme) in step S6. If not, select the first operation in step S5. Select (Transmission power control). In the second operation, lowering the degree of modulation lowers the communication speed of the path, but increases the resistance to 1 "error and increases the certainty that the control message will reach the base station.
- a second example of the operation determination (selection) method in step S4 is whether or not the reception error rate of the spatial path selected for transmitting the control message exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
- a method of making an operation decision based on the communication quality information is considered.
- the first operation transmission power control
- the second operation change of the modulation method
- the reason why the second operation is not selected when the reception error rate is larger than the threshold value is that negotiation with the base station for changing the modulation scheme fails due to a reception error, and another modulation scheme is used. This is because there is a possibility that migration is not possible.
- this second operation is an example, and depending on the reception error threshold that is set, if the threshold is exceeded, the second operation is selected to lower the modulation factor and the selected Control may be performed so as to increase resistance to reception errors of the path.
- FIG. 4 describes the basic operation of the PDMO base station supporting MIMO according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1, that is, the terminal operation when a downlink control message is transmitted from the base station to the terminal.
- FIG. 4 The operation shown in FIG. 4 is executed by software by the DSP 26 of the base station shown in FIG.
- step S11 the base station creates a downlink control message for transmitting the control messages of multiple paths to be transmitted to the terminal collectively on one path.
- step SI2 it is detected whether or not a path multiplexing operation is being performed with the terminal. If path multiplexing is not detected, the process ends as it is. If path multiplexing is detected, the process proceeds to step S13 to determine a path for transmitting a downlink control message.
- step S13 the path having the highest communication quality is selected from the paths multiplexed.
- the terminal measures It is desirable that the transmission-side base station also grasps the downlink communication quality to be performed.
- the base station independently measures information related to the uplink communication quality of multiple paths. In practice, it is unlikely that the uplink communication quality greatly differs from the downlink communication quality.Therefore, substitute the downlink communication quality with the uplink communication quality measured by the base station. It is also possible.
- the information on communication quality may include various factors such as downlink reception error measured by the FERR counter 22 of the base station in FIG. 1 and MSE (Minimum Square Error) in the downlink. These elements are stored in the memory 24 of the base station in FIG.
- step S13 based on the information on the downlink communication quality given from these terminals and the information on the uplink communication quality measured on the base station side, the best communication quality among the multiple paths is determined. Select the path as the path for transmitting the downlink control message.
- step S14 the operation of the spatial path for increasing the possibility of the control message reaching the terminal on the path determined in step S13 is determined. That is, in step S14, it is determined whether to proceed to the first operation in step S15 or the second operation in step S16.
- step S15 the control The transmission power control for increasing the transmission power of the path for transmitting the message is executed.
- step S16 the modulation method of the path for transmitting the control message is changed so as to lower the modulation factor of the path among the multiple paths. Details of these first and second operations will be described later.
- step S14 The method of determining the operation in step S14 is as described in the first example and the second example in relation to step S4 of the terminal operation in FIG. 3, and thus the description will not be repeated here.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the first operation.
- transmission power control is performed to increase the transmission power of the path for transmitting the control message among the multiple paths.
- step S21 in FIG. 5 transmission is performed on the terminal side when transmitting an uplink control message from the terminal side, or on the base station side when transmitting a downlink control message from the base station side. It is determined whether power control is possible. If the control is impossible, the process is terminated as it is. If the control is possible, the process proceeds to step S22.
- step S22 the transmission power of the selected first multiplex path is transmitted by the terminal when transmitting an uplink control message from the terminal or by the base station when transmitting a downlink control message from the base station. And lower the transmission power of the remaining 2nd to 4th multiplex paths. This increases the certainty of the arrival of the control message transmitted via the selected first multiplex path.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the second operation.
- the modulation method of the spatial path in which a reception error has occurred is changed so as to lower the modulation factor of the path.
- step S31 the terminal transmits an uplink control message
- the terminal transmits a downlink control message to the base station, or if the base station transmits a downlink control message, the base station starts negotiation for lowering the modulation factor at the first multiplexing with respect to the terminal.
- step S32 If it is determined in step S32 that the negotiation has failed, the operation ends as it is. If it is determined that the negotiation has succeeded, in step S33, the operation of reducing the modulation factor at the first multiplex is performed. Be executed.
- Decreasing the modulation degree of the spatial path means changing the modulation and demodulation method adopted by the terminal and the base station.
- the conventional PHS usually employs a quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) scheme as a modulation and demodulation scheme.
- QPSK quadrature phase shift keying
- Such a multi-level modulation / demodulation system with a high degree of modulation has a high communication speed, but has the property of being susceptible to the radio wave environment and prone to receiving errors.
- the terminal and the base station are wireless devices that can be switched to support both the ⁇ 4 shift QP SK system and the 16 Q AM system, for example, the spatial
- control is performed to switch from the 16QAM system to the ⁇ , 4 shift QPSK system, which has a lower modulation factor and less error occurrence.
- the communication speed in the spatial path is reduced, but instead, a reception error is prevented from occurring and the communication is to be maintained.
- modulation and demodulation schemes there are various modulation and demodulation schemes in the mobile communication system, such as BP SK, QP SK, and 8 P SK, in addition to the 16QAM and ⁇ 4 shift QP SK described above.
- G It is not limited to QP SK.
- it is a spatial path that can support multiple modulation and demodulation schemes with different modulation degrees. Then, control may be performed to change the modulation degree from high to low.
- a path with good communication quality is selected as a path for transmitting the control message, but when transmitting on a path with good communication quality, the modulation scheme is changed to increase the modulation degree. The higher the communication speed, the more information can be transmitted in one message.
- the modulation factor may be adaptively controlled so as to increase or decrease according to the communication quality of the path.
- the present invention is not limited to the case where the modulation factor is reduced as in the above-described embodiment. Absent.
- control messages of a plurality of spatial paths are transmitted via one selected path having good communication quality. Since the configuration is such that the control message is transmitted, the efficiency of signal transmission can be improved, and the reliability of the control message reaching the receiving side can be improved.
- the wireless device, the wireless communication system, the spatial path control method, and the spatial path control program according to the present invention improve the transmission efficiency and reliability of control messages in a MIMO mobile communication system. Suitable for
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