Data rate in mobile communication networks
US8855708B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for operating a mobile telecommunications device including a cellular communication device operable to communicate with a cellular telecommunications network base station and a white space communication device operable to communicate with a non-cellular white space access point. The method includes determining the availability of white space and selectively enabling white space communication in dependence upon the determination. Controlling transmission of user data in the white space may be by exchanging control data with the cellular telecommunications network base station such that the control data controls the transmission of user data in the white space. White space communication need not be implemented in uplink and may be used in the downlink alone.
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