Method and apparatus for a hybrid node in a cellular wireless communication system
US9743283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W52/244
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A new approach to deployment of a hybrid node in a cellular communication network is proposed, wherein the hybrid node includes a plurality of antennas that simultaneously serve a plurality of cells in the cellular communication network by transmitting or receiving signals to or from the cells at the same time. The cellular communication network further includes a partner cell among the plurality of cells served by the hybrid node, wherein the partner cell is a soft cell that maintains communication channels with antennas of more than one node at the same time. The cellular communication network further includes a hybrid cell among the plurality of cells also served by the hybrid node, wherein the hybrid cell is a hard cell that maintains communication channels with antennas of only one node at any one time. The partner cell and the hybrid cell have different cell-ids and they each connects to and serves a plurality of user equipment (UE) for uplink communication to and downlink communication from the hybrid node.
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