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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2011
Vishakan Ponnampalam, Bristol, GB;
Peter Bruce Darwood, Yorkshire, GB;
Vishakan Ponnampalam, Bristol, GB;
Peter Bruce Darwood, Yorkshire, GB;
Nvidia Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A cellular communication system () is arranged to support a single cell identifier reuse pattern using a first communication. Management logic () comprises broadcast mode logic () arranged to support a common cell identifier reuse pattern for broadcast transmissions amongst a cluster of communication cells using a second communication. A plurality of wireless serving communication units are operably coupled to the management logic. At least one wireless communication unit comprises logic arranged to support a unicast communication using a first communication cell identifier and logic arranged to support broadcast communication using a common cell identifier () to be used by the wireless communication unit in receiving broadcast communication across the cluster of communication cells.