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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Anup Talukdar, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Mark Cudak, Rolling Meadows, IL (US);
Assignee:
NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OY, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/00 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01); H04W 74/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/004 (2013.01); H04W 72/0426 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 74/008 (2013.01); H04W 74/06 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus may determine a plurality of access points. The plurality of access points belong to a cluster set of a user device. The method may also include allocating a plurality of uplink access channels to the plurality of access points. The plurality of uplink access channels may include uplink polling channels. The plurality of uplink access channels are allocated such that the plurality of access channels are staggered in time within a frame structure used by the plurality of access points and the user device.