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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Chadi Khirallah, Epsom, GB;
Yassin Aden Awad, Uxbridge, GB;
Neeraj Gupta, Sutton, GB;
Robert Arnott, London, GB;
Assignee:
NEC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/14 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04B 7/024 (2017.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04B 7/0695 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04B 7/024 (2013.01); H04B 7/0621 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication system is disclosed in which a base station serves a communication area, wherein the communication area is formed by a plurality of directional beams each covering a respective portion of the communication area and each having a different respective beam identifier. The base station communicates control information, for a communication device (UE), using at least one directional beam associated with that communication device (e.g., a UE-specific operational beam set).