NIB CoMP transmission method and device in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more particularly, to a method and device for performing or supporting NIB coordinated multi-point (CoMP) transmission in a wireless communication system. The method for performing NIB CoMP transmission in the wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention may include: receiving signaling comprising at least one CoMP hypothesis set and at least one benefit metric information bit from a first network node, at a second network node; performing CoMP transmission based on the at least one CoMP hypothesis set, at the second network node. The at least one CoMP hypothesis set and the at least one benefit metric information bit are defined in information element format included in the signaling, and information indicated by the at least one benefit metric information comprises specific information, for which the at least one benefit metric information configured as special value.
1. A method for performing Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) transmission in wireless communication network, the method comprising:
receiving, by a first network node, CoMP information comprising at least one CoMP hypothesis set and at least one benefit metric information bit from a second network node; and
performing, by the first network node, CoMP transmission based on the CoMP information;
wherein the at least one CoMP hypothesis set and the at least one benefit metric information bit are defined in information element format included in the CoMP information;
wherein information indicated by the at least one benefit metric information comprises specific information, for which the at least one benefit metric information configured as special value, and
wherein the CoMP information further comprises information on starting frame number of the CoMP transmission.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the information indicated by the at least one benefit metric information comprises benefit metric.
3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the benefit metric has quantized value.
4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the quantized value is determined based on expected value under assumption that the at least one CoMP hypothesis set is applied.
5. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the each of the at least one CoMP hypothesis set is associated with the benefic metric.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one CoMP hypothesis set comprises identification (ID) of the CoMP network nodes and information on hypothetical operation of CoMP network nodes.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein a link between the CoMP network nodes corresponds to non-identical-backhaul (NIB) link.
8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein an interface between the CoMP network nodes corresponds to X2 interface.
9. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second network node corresponds to central control node of centralized coordination architecture.
10. A network node apparatus for performing Coordinated Multi-Point (CoMP) transmission in wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:
transceiving unit; and
processor;
the processor is configured to:
receive CoMP information comprising at least one CoMP hypothesis set and at least one benefit metric information bit from a second network node, and
perform CoMP transmission based on the CoMP information,
wherein the at least one CoMP hypothesis set and the at least one benefit metric information bit are defined in information element format included in the CoMP information,
wherein information indicated by the at least one benefit metric information comprises specific information, for which the at least one benefit metric information configured as special value, and
wherein the CoMP information further comprises information on starting frame number of the CoMP transmission.