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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2015
Mediatek Inc., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Yu-Ju Lee, Miaoli, TW;
Ying-You Lin, Taoyuan, TW;
Chih-Kun Chang, New Taipei, TW;
Chih-Wei Kang, Taipei, TW;
Hsi-Chang Yang, Hshinchu County, TW;
MEDIATEK INC., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
A sounding method utilized for a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless communication system comprises a base station and a plurality of stations, and the plurality of stations are divided into a plurality of groups. The sounding method comprising receiving a first sounding request from a first group of the plurality of groups; determining whether the first sounding request is granted for performing sounding after receiving the first sounding request; determining an initial sounding instant for the first group when the first sounding request is granted; and performing sounding of the first group starting at the initial sounding instant when the first sounding request is granted.