Method and apparatus for performing coordinated multipoint transmission and reception (CoMP) in a wireless communication network
US9831926B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network node carries out operations for use in coordinating data transmissions to user equipments in a wireless communication network and, in at least one embodiment, the network node obtains signal strength values indicating antenna relationships between respective user equipments and respective antennas among two or more antennas involving at least two access nodes in the network. The network node arranges the user equipments into groups, based on the antenna relationships, and, based on the antenna relationships, associates each group of user equipments with a sub-set of the two or more antennas. Still further, the network node coordinates data transmissions performed by the at least two access nodes to each group of user equipments, using the associated sub-set of the two one or more antennas.
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