Extending a wireless coverage area in an unlicensed frequency band of a small cell using remote radio heads
US10034176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/10
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A controller in a wireless communication system includes a transceiver to receive channel activity reports from a first node and a plurality of second nodes that are connected to the first node. The first node supports wireless communication over one or more first channels of a licensed frequency band and second channels of an unlicensed frequency band. The second node supports wireless communication over the second channels of the unlicensed frequency band. The controller also includes a processor to allocate a subset of the second channels to the first node and the plurality of second nodes based on the channel activity reports.
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