Techniques and apparatuses for waveform signaling for downlink communications
US10667244B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/0048
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a base station is capable of using multiple different types of waveforms for a downlink communication to a UE, the UE may waste processing resources attempting to receive and/or process the downlink communication. For example, the UE may cycle through various possible types of waveforms in an attempt to process the downlink communication. Techniques described herein use waveform signaling for downlink communications to notify the UE of a type of waveform being used for a downlink communication, thereby conserving UE resources (e.g., processing resources, memory resources, RF resources, and/or the like) that would otherwise be wasted attempting to process the downlink communication using multiple types of waveforms.
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