Patent · US Active

Method and apparatus for reducing round trip latency and overhead within a communication system

US8031583B2 · kind B2 · utility

107Cited by
7References
46Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 20, 2006
Grant dateOct 4, 2011
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 28, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/1822
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

During operation radio frames are divided into a plurality of subframes. Data is transmitted over the radio frames within a plurality of subframes, and having a subframe type selected from a plurality of subframe types. Each subframe type having a same time duration and being distinguished by having a differing number of OFDM symbols or a differing number of single carrier FDMA symbols.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.