Method for contention-based scheduling of downlink signal transmissions
US9191947B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L5/0091
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a UE and a BS to perform contention-based scheduling of downlink signal transmissions are disclosed. The method includes receiving, from at least one of BSs adjacent to the UE, a channel carrying inter-BS contention information for downlink signal transmission in an (n+1)th time unit, n being an integer, broadcasting to the BSs a contention number with a highest priority level among contention numbers extracted from the inter-BS contention information, and receiving a downlink signal from a BS that transmitted inter-BS contention information related to the contention number with the highest priority level in the (n+1)th time unit.
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