Method, apparatus and computer program for downlink MU-MIMO power settings and control
US8326341B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/0453
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A set of J predetermined power level offsets that scale transmission power per user are stored in a local computer-readable memory. A set of N users to which are allocated overlapping downlink frequency resources are selected. From the stored set is then selected a power level offset. An indication of the selected power level offset is signaled to at least one of the N users; and the at least one of the N users are also sent a multiplexed transmission using the selected power level offset. N is an integer at least equal to two, J is an integer at least equal to two, and at least one member of the set is other than 1/n in which n is any positive integer less than Nmax in which Nmax is a maximum number of users that can be multiplexed together. Various embodiments include an apparatus such as a network access node, a method, and a stored computer program. Also detailed are apparatus and method and stored computer program for practicing the invention from the perspective of the user/UE.
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