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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2016
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Johan Axnäs, Solna, SE;
Robert Baldemair, Solna, SE;
Igor Moaco Guerreiro, Fortaleza, BR;
Dennis Hui, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Eleftherios Karipidis, Stockholm, SE;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
In one aspect of the teachings herein, a radio network node advantageously adapts the transmission duration of a synchronization signal with respect to transmission of the synchronization signal in different directions. For example, the radio network node uses a shorter transmission duration in beam directions that are associated with better reception conditions and a longer transmission duration in beam directions that are associated with poorer reception conditions. As a consequence of varying the transmission duration according to received-signal qualities known or expected for the different directions, the radio network node can shorten the overall time needed to complete one synchronization-signal transmission cycle and use less energy, as compared to using a more conservative, longer transmission time in all beam directions.