Virtual timing indication
US8798032B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W56/0015
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention is related to wireless communication systems, methods, devices, computer program, and computer-readable memory medium, and, more specifically, relate to synchronization techniques. The invention relates to a method, including deriving two different timings from a timing source, wherein a first derived timing is a physical timing used for timing at least transmissions from a wireless network access node, and wherein a second derived timing is a virtual timing representing a currently preferred physical timing; receiving an indication of a virtual timing from at least one other network access node; comparing the at least one received virtual timing indication with the derived virtual timing of the network access node, and update the derived virtual timing; and determining achieving synchronization of the derived virtual timing with the at least one received virtual timing, and to adjust the physical timing accordingly.
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