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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Vishakan Ponnampalam, Bristol, GB;
Peter Darwood, Yorkshire, GB;
Vishakan Ponnampalam, Bristol, GB;
Peter Darwood, Yorkshire, GB;
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A cellular communication system comprises a first communication network arranged to use a single cell identifier reuse pattern; a second communication network comprising a cluster of communication cells and arranged to use a common cell identifier reuse pattern for broadcast transmissions. The cellular communication system further comprises management logic () having broadcast mode logic () operably coupled to at least the second communication network; and a plurality of wireless serving communication units operably coupled to the management logic. The broadcast mode logic () applies the same common cell identifier to be used by the plurality of wireless serving communication units in transmitting broadcast communications across the cluster of communication cells in the second network.