Method and apparatus for optimizing cloud based radio access network
US9468000B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2013 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1887
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, apparatus are described for a cloud based radio access network (RAN). The method may include transmitting a first message from a base station to a user equipment (UE), determining that a second message from the UE is not received by a media access control (MAC) scheduler within a pre-determined time, delaying re-transmission of the first message or transmission of a third message from the base station to the UE, and scheduling other hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes of the UE in intervening sub-frames. The method may include receiving a first message from a UE at a base station, determining that a second message from the base station cannot be constructed within a pre-determined time from delays in receiving assignments from a Cloud, constructing and transmitting the second message to UEs based on assignments received earlier from the Cloud, and suspending an HARQ process associated with other UEs.
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