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Cell search of user equipment in accordance with cell search slots associated with groups of base stations

US11165616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · CN

Inventors

Mario Hernán Castañeda Garcia · Munich, DE
Nikola Vucic · Munich, DE
Jian Luo · 红钢城街道, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 2, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W48/16
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A base station configured to operate in accordance with a periodically repeated synchronization period is provided. The synchronization period comprises a plurality of successive pilot slots, the pilot slots being associated with groups of base stations in a one-to-one relationship. The base station is configured to be a member of a first group among the groups of base stations and to transmit, in each repetition of the synchronization period, one or more pilot signals in the pilot slot associated with the first group.

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