Method and system for wireless communication between terminals and half-duplex base stations
US10333665B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless communication method between a plurality of terminals and an access network. The access network is configured to transmit downlink messages on a downlink in reply to uplink messages transmitted by the terminals. The access network includes a plurality of half-duplex base stations. Each terminal waiting for a downlink message in reply to a transmitted uplink message is configured to listen to the downlink in a listening window, the duration of which is at least five times that of the downlink message. The method includes the steps of determining if listening windows of terminals overlap. When an overlap allows the transmission of several downlink messages by a single base station, the downlink messages are transmitted grouped together in a single transmission window of the base station.
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