Method and system for control channel beamforming
US8040831B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for managing control information in a wireless communications system. The method comprises broadcasting a predetermined number of preambles through beamforming from a base station, detecting, by a subscriber station, a predetermined frame associated with one selected preamble that has the highest power level, and identifying one or more subcarriers for carrying control information through the selected preamble.
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