OVER-THE-AIR FREQUENCY AND TIME SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SMALL CELLS

    公开(公告)号:EP3066878B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-15

    申请号:EP14809121.8

    申请日:2014-11-10

    IPC分类号: H04W56/00

    摘要: Systems and methods related to time and frequency synchronization of a base station in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a synchronizing base station comprises selecting a first base station for frequency synchronization and a second base station for time synchronization, where the second base station can be different than the first base station selected for frequency synchronization. The method further comprises performing frequency synchronization using a signal transmitted from a radio interface of the first base station and performing time synchronization using a signal transmitted from a radio interface of the second base station. In this manner, the synchronizing base station is enabled to independently select the first and second base stations used for frequency and time synchronization, respectively.

    ePDCCH SEARCH SPACE DESIGN
    66.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:EP2880803B1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-25

    申请号:EP13704638.9

    申请日:2013-01-17

    IPC分类号: H04L5/00

    摘要: Techniques for supporting both localized and frequency-distributed control channel messages in the same enhanced control channel region are disclosed. An example method begins with receiving (2010) a downlink signal comprising an enhanced control region consisting of at least two sets of physical resource block (PRB) pairs. The method continues with the forming (2020) of one or more distributed enhanced control-channel elements (eCCEs) from a first set of PRB pairs by aggregating physical layer building blocks from multiple PRB pairs to form each distributed eCCE. One or more localized eCCEs are formed (2030) from a second set of PRB pairs by aggregating physical layer building blocks such that each of the localized eCCEs is formed from physical layer building blocks from within a single PRB pair of the second set. Control channel message candidates are formed (2050) from the distributed eCCEs and localized eCCEs, respectively, and decoded (2060).

    METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ANTENNA MODE SWITCHING
    70.
    发明授权
    METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR ANTENNA MODE SWITCHING 有权
    天线模式切换的方法和安排

    公开(公告)号:EP2813110B1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-20

    申请号:EP12868179.8

    申请日:2012-06-13

    IPC分类号: H04W52/02 H04B1/401 H04W88/06

    摘要: In a first antenna mode in a multi-antenna port radio access node, a set of logical antenna ports and its associated resource elements are mapped to a first set of physical antenna ports. Each physical antenna port comprises at least one power amplifier. Switching from first antenna mode to a second antenna mode is initiated upon receipt of information triggering antenna mode switching at a first point of time. During a time interval from the first point of time to a second point of time, the logical antenna ports are re-mapped to a second set of physical antenna ports. At the second point of time, at the end of the time interval, the antenna mode is switched to a second antenna mode by changing supply of power to each physical antenna port represented in the first set of physical antenna ports but not in the second set of antenna ports.