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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2010
Frederick W. Vook, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Alan P. Rottinghaus, Barrington, IL (US);
Chandrasekar Sankaran, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Frederick W. Vook, Schaumburg, IL (US);
Alan P. Rottinghaus, Barrington, IL (US);
Chandrasekar Sankaran, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Motorola Mobility LLC, Libertyville, IL (US);
Abstract
An OFDMA communication system is provided that schedules partial usage of subchannels (PUSC) major groups by assigning a beam matrix of a plurality of beam matrices to each major group of multiple PUSC major groups, receiving an uplink signal from each user equipment of multiple users equipment, which uplink signal provides an indication of a channel response associated with the user equipment, determining, for each user equipment of the multiple users equipment and based on the indication of channel quality received from the user equipment, a beam matrix and major group to which to assign the user equipment, and based on the determination of a beam matrix and major group to which to assign each user equipment of the multiple users equipment, assigning two or more users equipment of the multiple users equipment to a same beam matrix and major group during a same time slot.