System and method of processing antenna configuration information

1. A method for processing antenna configuration information, comprising:

encoding, by a base station of a first cell serving a user equipment device (UE), comprehensive antenna configuration information, wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information represents antenna configurations of all neighboring cells of the first cell;

sending, by the base station, the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information to the UE;

decoding, by the UE, the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information received from the base station; and

resolving, by the UE, a predetermined time-frequency resource respectively for each of the neighboring cells according to the comprehensive antenna configuration information, wherein a predetermined time-frequency resource of a neighboring cell is used by a base station of the neighboring cell for transmitting pilot measurement information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information is encoded into an 1 bit information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information is sent in a system message or a radio resource control connection reconfiguration message.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information is encoded in accordance with a preset encoding principle.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined time-frequency resource of the neighboring cell corresponds to any of the following: one antenna port, two antenna ports, and four antenna ports.

6. A system, comprising a base station and a user equipment device (UE), wherein the UE is served by the base station in a first cell,

the base station is configured to:

encode comprehensive antenna configuration information, wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information represents antenna configurations of all neighboring cells of the first cell; and

send the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information to the UE; and

the UE is configured to:

decode the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information received from the base station; and

resolve a predetermined time-frequency resource respectively for each of the neighboring cells according to the comprehensive antenna configuration information, wherein a predetermined time-frequency resource of a neighboring cell is used by a base station of the neighboring cell for transmitting pilot measurement information.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information is encoded into an 1 bit information.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information is sent in a system message or a radio resource control connection reconfiguration message.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information is encoded in accordance with a preset encoding principle.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined time-frequency resource of the neighboring cell corresponds to any of the following: one antenna port, two antenna ports, and four antenna ports.

11. A method for processing antenna configuration information, comprising:

receiving, by a user equipment device (UE), encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information from a base station serving the UE in a first cell, wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information represents antenna configurations of all neighboring cells of the first cell;

decoding, by the UE, the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information; and

resolving, by the UE, a predetermined time-frequency resource respectively for each of the neighboring cells according to the comprehensive antenna configuration information,

wherein the UE receives pilot measurement information of a neighboring cell on a predetermined time-frequency resource of the neighboring cell.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information is encoded into an 1 bit information.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information is received in a system message or a radio resource control connection reconfiguration message.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the predetermined time-frequency resource of the neighboring cell corresponds to any of the following: one antenna port, two antenna ports, and four antenna ports.

15. A user equipment device (UE), comprising:

a memory retaining instructions for:

receiving encoded comprehensive antenna configuration from a base station serving the UE in a first cell, wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information represents antenna configurations of all neighboring cells of the first cell;

decoding the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information; and

resolving a predetermined time-frequency resource respectively for each of the neighboring cells according to the comprehensive antenna configuration information, wherein the UE receives pilot measurement information of a neighboring cell on a predetermined time-frequency resource of the neighboring cell; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to execute the instructions retained in the memory.

16. The UE of claim 15 , wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information is encoded into an 1 bit information.

17. The UE of claim 15 , wherein the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information is received in a system message or a radio resource control connection reconfiguration message.

18. The UE of claim 15 , wherein the predetermined time-frequency resource of the neighboring cell corresponds to any of the following: one antenna port, two antenna ports, and four antenna ports.

19. A method for processing antenna configuration information, comprising:

encoding, by a base station serving a user equipment device (UE) in a first cell, comprehensive antenna configuration information, wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information represents antenna configurations of all neighboring cells of the first cell;

sending, by the base station, the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information to the UE, wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information is designated for utilization by the UE for resolving a predetermined time-frequency resource respectively for each of the neighboring cells of the first cell, and wherein the predetermined time-frequency resource of a neighboring cell is used by a base station of the neighboring cell for transmitting pilot measurement information.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information is encoded into an 1 bit information.

21. The method of claim 19 , wherein the encoded information is sent in a system message or a radio resource control connection reconfiguration message.

22. The method of claim 19 , wherein the predetermined time-frequency resource of the neighboring cell corresponds to any of the following: one antenna port, two antenna ports, and four antenna ports.

23. A base station serving a user equipment device (UE) in a first cell, comprising:

a memory retaining instructions for:

encoding comprehensive antenna configuration information, wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information represents antenna configurations of all neighboring cells of the first cell;

sending the encoded comprehensive antenna configuration information to the UE, wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information is designated for utilization by the UE for resolving a predetermined time-frequency resource respectively for each of the neighboring cells, and wherein the predetermined time-frequency resource of a neighboring cell is used by a base station of the neighboring cell for transmitting pilot measurement information; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, configured to execute the instructions retained in the memory.

24. The base station of claim 23 , wherein the comprehensive antenna configuration information of the neighboring cell is encoded into an 1 bit information.

25. The base station of claim 23 , wherein the encoded information is sent in a system message or a radio resource control connection reconfiguration message.

26. The base station of claim 23 , wherein the predetermined time-frequency resource of the neighboring cell corresponds to any of the following: one antenna port, two antenna ports, and four antenna ports.