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Adaptive cell clustering in a multi-cluster environment

US8639256B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

QUALCOMM Incorporated · US

Inventors

Andrea Garavaglia · Nuremberg, DE
Ralf Weber · Cupertino, US
Matthias Schulist · Erlangen, DE
Stefan Brueck · Nuremberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 25, 2011
Grant date	Jan 28, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 16, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W92/20
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are described for adaptive clustering. Serving cells may receive measurement information from mobile devices, and may each form reporting sets including measurement information for various cells. A CoMP (coordinated multi-point) control unit may receive the measurement information from each of a number of serving cells. The received measurement information may be aggregated for a population of the mobile devices. Based on the aggregated measurement information, cell clusters may be formed to perform coordinated transmissions, each including a different subset of the cells. An indication of the determined cell clusters may be transmitted to respective cells.

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