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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2010
Applicant:
Jurgen Michel, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Jurgen Michel, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 16/16 (2009.01); H04W 16/32 (2009.01); H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 16/16 (2013.01); H04W 16/32 (2013.01); H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 84/045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes determining at least one first station and at least one second station have a relative timing difference. The method then determines a muting schedule for the at least one first station for a plurality of sub-frames, wherein the muting schedule includes at least two adjacent muted sub-frames. The method further includes initiating sending an indication of the muting schedule to the at least one first station and the at least one second station wherein information on one or more channels is transmitted from the at least one second station during the at least two adjacent muted sub-frames.