Scheduling in a cellular communication system using a large excess number of base station antennas
US9370017B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/54
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for selecting a sub-group of user terminals (UTs) among a group of UTs served by a sector of a cellular network to schedule independent data streams for transmission to over the same time-frequency interval. In one embodiment, the sub-group of UTs is selected to limit inter-user interference among the sub-group of UTs. In another embodiment, the sub-group of UTs is selected to limit inter-user interference experienced by a UT that is at or near the boundary of the sector that serves the sub-group of UTs.
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