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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2011
Applicants:
Sairamesh Nammi, Stockholm, SE;
Narendra Tilwani, Addison, TX (US);
Pulin Chhatbar, Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04B 17/27 (2015.01); H04B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/063 (2013.01); H04B 17/27 (2015.01); H04B 7/0413 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of operating a wireless terminal communicating with a base station over a wireless channel may include determining whether the wireless terminal is in an edge area or an interior area of coverage of the base station. Responsive to determining that the wireless terminal is in an edge area of coverage of the base station, a transmit diversity communications rank indicator may be selected to select diversity communications over the wireless channel between the wireless terminal and the base station. Related wireless terminals are also discussed.