Wireless communications system and method
US8718657B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2201/70702
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile communications system having improved spectral efficiency, and methods and apparatus to achieve this improved spectral efficiency. In the mobile communications system communication with a plurality of mobile terminals is provided by a base station. Within the system terminals are adapted to communicate with one or more adjacent similar terminals to establish groups of terminals, called micro-cells. Each terminal within a micro-cell receives signals from the base station and then performs a first processing step on these signals. These processed signals are shared with all the other terminals within the micro-cell. Each terminal then performs a second processing step on the information it has received from all the other terminals within the micro-cell which enables it to derive a signal intended for reception by that terminal. The technique is applicable to both the uplink and the down link and also to peer to peer communication.
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