Method and apparatus for synchronizing transmissions from multiple transmitters
US7680063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 2, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/0682
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for transmitting packets in a wireless communication system (100). The method and apparatus determining a delay period from among the various delay times at each of a plurality of access nodes (106-110) wherein the delay time is the time it takes for a node to receive a data packet from a source (102) through a network (104). During transmission of data from the source, the nodes receive data packets and from the data packets, the wall clock time is determined. The packets are transmitted from the nodes at a time equivalent to the wall clock time and the delay period so that the packets are synchronously transmitted from the multiple nodes.
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