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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04J 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 48/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 27/2613 (2013.01); H04J 11/0069 (2013.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04L 27/2655 (2013.01); H04W 48/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A base station configured to operate in accordance with a periodically repeated synchronization period is provided. The synchronization period comprises a plurality of successive pilot slots, the pilot slots being associated with groups of base stations in a one-to-one relationship. The base station is configured to be a member of a first group among the groups of base stations and to transmit, in each repetition of the synchronization period, one or more pilot signals in the pilot slot associated with the first group.