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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Eeva Lahetkangas, Oulu, FI;
Esa Tapani Tiirola, Kempele, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Solutions and Networks OY, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/14 (2006.01); H04B 7/26 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 5/14 (2013.01); H04B 7/2656 (2013.01); H04L 5/0048 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided a method, comprising: applying, by a first node operating under a time division duplex communication scheme, a frame structure comprising an extended transmission part, wherein the extended transmission part at least partially overlaps in time domain with a reception part of a frame structure applied by at least one second node operating at least partially under the same transmission/reception pattern as the first node; and causing specific signaling to the at least one second node in the extended transmission part.