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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Anup Talukdar, Glendale Heights, IL (US);
Mark Cudak, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/20 (2018.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/20 (2018.02); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 36/0055 (2013.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method including transmitting an uplink access request message by a user device (UD) for an access point (AP) in an access point cluster set of the UD; and monitoring a downlink control channel by the user device (UD) to determine, based at least partially upon the transmitted uplink access request message, if a subsequent uplink communication is to be transmitted by the user device (UD) to a serving access point and/or a stand-by access point of the access point cluster set.