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Methods and devices for granting DPCCH bursts for enhanced uplink

US10149316B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 26, 2014
Grant dateDec 4, 2018
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/21
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to granting time intervals for transmitting a control signal burst and, more particularly, to methods and devices for granting Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) bursts for Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA). A base station determines whether a predetermined condition for transmitting a grant signal is satisfied and, if so, determines a schedule for receiving a control signal burst from a mobile device and transmits, in accordance with the determined schedule, the grant signal to at least said mobile device. Correspondingly, a mobile device transmits a report to a base station causing it to determine, in accordance with the report, a schedule for transmitting a control signal burst. Then the mobile device receives grant signals in accordance with the determined schedule and transmits a control signal burst in accordance with the grant signal.

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