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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2008
Applicants:
Einar IN DE Betou, Vallingby, SE;
Peter Ohlen, Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Einar In De Betou, Vallingby, SE;
Peter Ohlen, Stockholm, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 14/08 (2006.01); H04B 10/00 (2013.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04J 3/16 (2006.01); H04Q 11/00 (2006.01); H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04J 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/0003 (2013.01); H04J 3/14 (2013.01); H04J 3/1694 (2013.01); H04Q 11/0067 (2013.01); H04J 3/0682 (2013.01); H04Q 2011/0064 (2013.01);
Abstract
A control device () for scheduling the transmission of signals from a plurality of transmitters (). The control device () comprises an evaluation element () arranged to determine the power level of the signals received from each of the transmitters and a scheduling element () adapted to determine a transmit schedule comprising the order that the plurality of transmitters should transmit based on the power levels of the signals received from the transmitters (). A method of operation and a node incorporating the control device is also disclosed.