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20100323684 | Downlink Reference Signal for Type II Relay - A network comprising a relay node configured to transmit a first common reference signal (CRS) to a plurality of user agents (UAs) using a first plurality of physical antennas and/or virtual antennas, and an access node configured to transmit a second CRS to the UAs using a second plurality of physical antennas and/or virtual antennas, wherein the first CRS and the second CRS are combined for the same number of first and second physical antennas and/or virtual antennas. Also included is a network comprising a relay node configured to transmit a dedicated reference signal (DRS) to a UA using a first plurality of physical antennas and/or virtual antennas, and an access node configured to transmit a second DRS to the UA using a second plurality of physical antennas and/or virtual antennas, wherein the first DRS and the second DRS are transmitted at about the same time. | 12-23-2010 |
20100325506 | Downlink Transmissions for Type 2 Relay - A method for transmitting data to a user agent. The method includes a relay node receiving information from an access node, the information containing the data that is to be transmitted to the user agent and control information that the access node will use to transmit the data to the user agent. The method further includes the relay node transmitting the data to the user agent at the time the access node transmits the data to the user agent, the relay node using the control information that the access node uses to transmit the data to the user agent. | 12-23-2010 |
20130039291 | Design on Enhanced Control Channel for Wireless System - A method is provided for communication in a cell in a wireless telecommunication system. The method comprises, in a region that would otherwise carry a PDSCH, the region being defined by a number of resource blocks and a number of OFDM symbols, instead transmitting at least one of an uplink grant and a downlink assignment in a plurality of OFDM symbols within a first slot, a second slot, or both slots of the region, wherein the region can use either localized or distributed resources, and wherein the region contains one of: a transmission point-specific reference signal; a UE-specific reference signal; and a cell-specific reference signal. | 02-14-2013 |
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20130142100 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED RADIO RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR INTERCELL INTERFERENCE COORDINATION - A method at a user equipment and the user equipment, the method: obtaining an event having event conditions from system information multicasts of a plurality of network nodes; and sending an uplink message to at least one network node for any event whose conditions are satisfied utilizing resources allocated for the event. Also, a method at a network node and the network node, the method multicasting an event having event conditions to a plurality of user equipments; receiving a communication from a user equipment attached to the said network node or any neighbor network nodes, said communication providing an indication that the event conditions are met at the user equipment; compiling statistics, based on the receiving, of network conditions; and performing resource allocation based on the compiled statistics. | 06-06-2013 |
20150016335 | Type II Relay Node Initialization Procedures - A relay node including one or more components configured to encode a message to be transmitted to an access node, the message used to identify the relay node as a relay node during initialization of the relay node. | 01-15-2015 |
20150016390 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HYBRID AUTOMATIC REPEAT REQUEST OPERATION FOR UPLINK COORDINATED MULTI-POINT SIGNALING - A method and system for hybrid automatic repeat request operation for uplink coordinated multi-point signaling, the method in one embodiment sending a data packet from a user equipment to a plurality of network elements; waiting for a control indication from at least one of the plurality of network element; and retransmitting the data packet to the plurality of network elements if the control indication specifies retransmission is required. | 01-15-2015 |
20150085680 | RETRANSMITTING COMMUNICATIONS IN A MOBILE NETWORK USING SMALL CELL CLUSTERS - Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to enable retransmitting of communications in a mobile network using small cell clusters are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein for a macro node in a mobile network include configuring a cluster of small cell nodes in communication with the macro node to perform retransmission of downlink packets sent from the macro node to a first user equipment (UE) served by the macro node. Such example methods also include sending a first downlink packet from the macro node for receipt by the first UE. Such example methods further include receiving acknowledgment information for the first downlink packet from the cluster of small cell nodes. | 03-26-2015 |