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Communication method, base station, and user equipment

US10461835B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 2017
Grant dateOct 29, 2019
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Expiry dateNov 29, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/542
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application disclose a communication method, including: performing, by a base station, beam scanning and alignment together with first terminal in a first subframe, to determine a beam that is used for sending data in the first subframe; and sending, by the base station, beam information of the beam used for sending data, where the beam information includes at least identification information of the beam and a synchronization signal, the synchronization signal is used by second terminal to synchronize with the base station, and the identification information of the beam is used by the first terminal and the second terminal to identify the beam sent by the base station. According to the present application, a time for scanning and alignment can be reduced, so as to facilitate quick access of a user that is to perform access.

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