Method and apparatus for control plane and user plane transmissions in a customized C-RAN
US10568136B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 23, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/085
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for control-plane and user-plane transmissions in a customized C-RAN is disclosed. The method includes providing control-plane (CP) signaling using a first beam in a radio resource, and providing user-plane (UP) content using a second beam in the radio resource based on the CP signaling, wherein the first beam provides wider access coverage than the second beam. The radio resource is a licensed band or an unlicensed band. The first beam and the second beam are millimeter-wave beams. The first beam has an omni-directional beam pattern. The second beam has a directional beam pattern.
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