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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2011
Kari Pekka Pajukoski, Oulu, FI;
Kari Juhani Hooli, Oulu, FI;
Pasi Eino Tapio Kinnunen, Oulu, FI;
Timo Erkki Lunttila, Espoo, FI;
Esa Tapani Tiirola, Kempele, FI;
Kari Pekka Pajukoski, Oulu, FI;
Kari Juhani Hooli, Oulu, FI;
Pasi Eino Tapio Kinnunen, Oulu, FI;
Timo Erkki Lunttila, Espoo, FI;
Esa Tapani Tiirola, Kempele, FI;
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: allocate at least one specific uplink resource for uplink shared channel data to at least one device operable at decreased transmission power and/or bit rate, wherein the at least one specific uplink resource is at least one frequency resource and/or at least one time resource, and wherein the at least one specific uplink resource includes a plurality of reference symbols, and if a plurality of devices are allocated, separate the devices on the at least one specific uplink resource by multiplexing, wherein the multiplexing includes code division multiplexing.