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Scheduling device

US8849121B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

14Claims

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Einar In De Betou · Stockholm, SE
Peter Öhlén · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 12, 2008
Grant date	Sep 30, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04Q2011/0064
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A control device (13) for scheduling the transmission of signals from a plurality of transmitters (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21). The control device (13) comprises an evaluation element (22) arranged to determine the power level of the signals received from each of the transmitters and a scheduling element (23) adapted to determine a transmit schedule comprising the order that the plurality of transmitters should transmit based on the power levels of the signals received from the transmitters (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21). A method of operation and a node incorporating the control device is also disclosed.

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