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Downlink power control and adaptive beamforming for half-rate radiocommunication systems

US6539010B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 28, 1999
Grant dateMar 25, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04B7/0408
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A radiocommunication method and system which facilitates half-rate communications as well as downlink power control and selective beam transmission is described. Data associated with two terminals is multiplexed into a single timeslot. A first terminal's data occupies a first portion of the timeslot, while the second terminal's data occupies a second portion of the timeslot. A synchronization/training field may separate the first and second portions of the timeslot. In this way, a base station can change the power level and/or direction of transmission of the different terminal's data even though that data is multiplexed together on the same timeslot.

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