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Methods and apparatus for handling time alignment in a cell with extended cell range

US8831034B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Tobias Tynderfeldt · Solna, SE
Dirk Gerstenberger · Sollentuna, SE
Fredrik Huss · Sundbyberg, SE
Daniel Larsson · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 22, 2010
Grant date	Sep 9, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 20, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W56/0005
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A solution for extending the cell range and in particular for a solution for handling timing alignment is presented herein. The solution comprises determining a distance between user equipment and a radio access network node. User equipment located at a distance related to a pre defined timing advance value is scheduled to handle uplink communication so as to arrive at a later time slot for reducing the risk of conflicting with other transmissions towards the access node.

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