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Method and apparatus for supporting coordinated orthogonal block-based resource allocation (COBRA) operations

US10932229B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. · FR

Inventors

Hanqing Lou · Syosset, US
Ronald G. Murias · Calgary, CA
Xiaofei Wang · Cedar Grove, US
Nirav B. Shah · San Diego, US
Monisha Ghosh · Chappaqua, US
Guodong Zhang · Syosset, US
Frank La Sita · Setauket, US
Robert L. Olesen · Huntington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 14, 2013
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 14, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L5/0048
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus may be configured to support coordinated orthogonal block-based resource allocation (COBRA) operations. An access point (AP) may be configured to indicate to a plurality of stations (STA)s that it may support COBRA. Each WTRU may be configured to indicate to the AP that it can support COBRA as well. The AP may be configured to transmit a COBRA controller information element (IE) comprising a plurality of fields to each of the WTRUs. Each WTRU may be configured to transmit a COBRA controllee IE comprising a plurality of fields. STA grouping management, group maintenance, channel access, beamforming, sounding and frequency and synchronization procedures are also described.

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