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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicants:
James W. Mccoy, Austin, TX (US);
Ning Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
James W. McCoy, Austin, TX (US);
Ning Chen, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique for channel sounding in a wireless communication system includes determining respective geometries of multiple subscriber stations with respect to a serving base station. Respective time periods for sounding a channel between the multiple subscriber stations and the serving base station are then set based on the respective geometries of the multiple subscriber stations.