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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2016
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventor:

Christopher Richards, Ottawa, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 72/12 (2009.01); H04W 76/28 (2018.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/08 (2009.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/0453 (2013.01); H04W 28/0278 (2013.01); H04W 72/0486 (2013.01); H04W 72/1215 (2013.01); H04W 76/27 (2018.02); H04W 76/28 (2018.02); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 72/082 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method implemented by a network node of a cellular communication network serving a plurality of user devices is disclosed. The method comprises determining a transmission routine for each of a plurality of secondary cells (SCells) using radio channels in an unlicensed spectrum. Each transmission routine has an associated transmission period based on a downlink (DL) buffer status. The method also comprises time multiplexing transmission from the plurality of SCells to the plurality of user devices by executing the transmission routines for their respective time periods. Network nodes, apparatus, computer programs associated with the method are also disclosed.


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