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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2017
Filed:
May. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Telecom Italia S.p.a., Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Marco Caretti, Turin, IT;
Giovanni Nardini, Pisa, IT;
Dario Sabella, Turin, IT;
Giovanni Stea, Pisa, IT;
Antonio Virdis, Pisa, IT;
Assignee:
TELECOM ITALIA S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/12 (2009.01); H04W 16/10 (2009.01); H04B 7/04 (2017.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/121 (2013.01); H04B 7/04 (2013.01); H04W 16/10 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 84/042 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for allocating resource blocks of a transmission frame on a cellular network. The cellular network includes a cluster of antennas and a master unit of the cluster. Each antenna of each cluster is configured to provide radio coverage over a corresponding cell to exchange data with corresponding user equipment in communication with the antenna. During the transmission frame the antennas of the cluster are configured to be selectively activated and muted according to a plurality of cluster muting conditions.