Method and apparatus for reference signal selection in a cellular system
US7643832B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a wireless communication system, a method and apparatus for reference signal selection is disclosed. In accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present invention, a first reference signal in a first cell is pseudo-randomly selected from a predetermined limited set of reference signals for transmission on a first channel resource. A second reference signal in the cell is pseudo-randomly selected from the predetermined limited set of reference signals for transmission on a second channel resource, where the predetermined limited set of reference signals is common among the first cell and at least a second cell.
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