Method and system to facilitate use of conflicting TDD configurations
US11128433B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2019 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When a first coverage area will use a first TDD configuration and a second coverage area will use a second TDD configuration that is different than the first TDD configuration, a guard band operatively separating the first and second coverage areas (in frequency and/or in space) will be configured with an enhanced TDD configuration that is specially structured to be consistent with both the first and second TDD configurations. Namely, the enhanced TDD configuration could be downlink just when both the first and second TDD configurations are downlink and uplink just when both the first and second TDD configurations are uplink, and can unused at other times.
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