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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2017
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Tomas Lagerqvist, Stockholm, SE;
Mats Åhlander, Täby, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/04 (2017.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 7/0456 (2017.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 72/12 (2009.01); H04B 7/0408 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/0617 (2013.01); H04B 7/0408 (2013.01); H04B 7/0456 (2013.01); H04L 5/005 (2013.01); H04L 5/0051 (2013.01); H04L 5/0082 (2013.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 72/1263 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a method for managing transmission of a Cell-specific Reference Signal, CRS, comprising a plurality of reference symbols to User Equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system operating at least one cell or sector. The method comprises identifying a UE for which a beamformed transmission of data is scheduled during a transmission time interval, and enabling, during the transmission time interval, beamformed transmission of at least part of the reference symbols of the CRS for targeting the identified UE.