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Switching between downlink and uplink

US9635653B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY · FI

Inventors

Peter Skov · Beijing, CN
Li Zhang · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 26, 2012
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 27, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L1/1887
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Communications of a time division duplex radio frame provided with at least one special subframe including at least one pilot period is provided such that at least one special subframe is used for signalling of critical control information. Other subframes of the radio frame than the at least one special subframe are flexibly allocated for use as downlink and uplink subframes of the radio frame.

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