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Method and system for opportunistic probing

US9980217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

ZTE WISTRON TELECOM AB · SE

Inventors

Patrick Svedman · Sollentuna, SE
Thorsten Schier · Lund, SE
Yonghong Gao · Sollentuna, SE
Jan Johansson · Sollentuna, SE
Aijun Cao · Sollentuna, SE
Bojidar Hadjiski · Stockholm, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2014
Grant date	May 22, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 24, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A new approach to generating a probing signal by a cell in a heterogeneous network (HetNet) deployment is proposed. A small cell in the HetNet may be switched off by a base station when the small cell is not needed. The small cell is configured to alternate between an off-state and on-state. The small cell maintains the on-state for a predetermined probing period and maintains the off-state for a predetermined off period. The small cell may switch between the on-state and the off-state periodically. The small cell may be activated during a predetermined off period to transmit data to a user device.

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