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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2015
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Erik Larsson, Uppsala, SE;
Billy Hogan, Sollentuna, SE;
Patrik Karlsson, Sollentuna, SE;
Anders Lamm, Mölndal, SE;
Fredrik Ovesjö, Älvsjö, SE;
Peter Von Wrycza, Stockholm, SE;
Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method in a network node (A-C,) comprises providing () to a user equipment (UE) (A-C) a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), the DPCCH having an associated first fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) for conveying transmit power control (TPC) commands to the UE for power controlling the DPCCH, the first F-DPCH having a first allocated slot format; providing () to the UE a dedicated physical control channel(DPCCH) (), the DPCCHcomprising an uplink control channel power controlled by the network node for communicating TPC commands to the network node, the DPCCHhaving an associated second F-DPCH for conveying transmit power control commands to the UE for power controlling the DPCCH, the second F-DPCH having a second allocated slot format different from the first allocated slot format; and communicating () to the UE an uplink TPC command on the second F-DPCH having the second allocated slot format.