Simple distributed coordination among cells to achieve efficient dynamic single-frequency network (SFN) operation
US8532683B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/30
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for controlling base stations for multimedia broadcast communications. In one embodiment, a base station includes a reporting subsystem configured to broadcast at least one of a counting report request and a channel quality indictor report request to user equipment in a service area thereof. The reporting subsystem is also configured to process at least one of a counting report and a channel quality indicator report received from the user equipment and provide an activity status report therefrom. The base station also includes a dynamic single frequency network subsystem configured to determine to provide multimedia broadcast and multicast services in the service area thereof as a function of an activity status report from another base station.
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