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Method and a system for performing virtualization of a radio access technology over orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) wireless networks and computer program products thereof

US9742535B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 22, 2014
Grant dateAug 22, 2017
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Expiry dateJul 17, 2035

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L25/03866
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for performing virtualization of a radio access technology (RAT) over Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) wireless networks is provided. The method includes splitting OFDMA time-frequency resources into non-overlapping regions including a virtualization region including a part of a spectrum and the OFDMA symbols that are reserved for virtualization of the RAT; reserving resource elements of the OFDMA time-frequency resources in the virtualization region, for insertion of downlink reference signals including complex sequences known by a receiver to perform downlink channel estimation with a specified separation between signals in time and frequency domains; inserting training or pilot signals along the OFDMA time-frequency resources of the virtualization region; and mapping complex baseband symbols corresponding to information from the RAT into the OFDMA time-frequency resources of the virtualization region.

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