Scheduling virtual preambles for data source reporting
US10986646B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/18539
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for data source reporting are disclosed. A method includes receiving, by a base station, one or more preambles from a set of one or more data sources during a scheduled time slot, receiving, by the base station, one or more virtual preambles from a network server during the scheduled time slot, wherein the one or more virtual preambles are associated with another set of one or more data sources, generating, by the base station, responses to the preambles and the virtual preambles, wherein the responses included scheduled time and frequency allocations for uplink communication from the set of one or more data sources and the other set of one or more data sources, and transmitting, by the base station, the responses to the set of one or more data sources and the other set of one or more data sources.
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