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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2008
Dennis P. Connors, San Diego, CA (US);
Huei-jiun Ju, San Diego, CA (US);
Keerthi S. Govind, San Diego, CA (US);
Sina Zahedi, San Diego, CA (US);
Dennis P. Connors, San Diego, CA (US);
Huei-Jiun Ju, San Diego, CA (US);
Keerthi S. Govind, San Diego, CA (US);
Sina Zahedi, San Diego, CA (US);
Wi-LAN, Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and systems for generating and synchronizing a macro-diversity region transmitted by base stations in a network includes a receiving module configured to receive a plurality of packets of content data. A controller module coupled to the receiving module and configured to generate a macro-diversity region data that includes at least one packet of the plurality of packets of content data, and to generate a time reference and frame offset information to indicate an offset from the time reference and to further identify a second base station transmission frame that will include the second macro-diversity region data. A communication module to communicate a macro-diversity region message that includes the macro-diversity region data and the macro-diversity region control information to a plurality of base stations, configured to synchronize the transmission of the macro-diversity region data at the plurality of base stations.