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Node in a wireless system and method for time and frequency synchronizing nodes in a wireless system

US8675636B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 13, 2011
Grant dateMar 18, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 30, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L7/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A node in a wireless system using transmit/receive slots for a communication among the nodes in the wireless system comprises a reception block configured to receive from a transmitting node in the wireless system a synchronization signal, and to derive from the synchronization signal a time offset and a frequency offset between the clock generators in the node and in the transmitting node. Further, a slot synchronization block is provided including the clock generator which is updated based on the derived time offset and the derived frequency offset. Further, a transmission block is provided for transmitting data. The slot synchronization block sets a slot start of a slot based on the derived time offset and sets a slot of a subsequent slot based on the derived frequency offset.

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