Signaling formats for indicating unused resource blocks in lte systems
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-Han Nam, Jianzhong Zhang, Zhouyue Pi, Farooq Khan
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for use in a wireless communication system including a base station configured to identify unused PRBS. This base station includes a communication unit that is in communication with at least one subscriber station and a processor configured to identify at least one PRB as unused. Upon determining that at least one PRB is unused, the base station transmits information related to the unused PRBs to the at least one subscriber station through a control message.
Claims20
For use in a wireless communication system, a base station configured to identify unused physical resource blocks (PRBs), said base station comprising:
- a communication unit, wherein the communication unit is in communication with at least one subscriber station;
- a processor, wherein the processor is configured to identify at least one PRBs that is unused, and upon determining that a PRBs is unused, transmitting the information related to the unused PRBs to the at least one subscriber station through a control message.
A method, comprising:
- receiving a control message with information related to unused PRBS, wherein the control message is received through at least one hardware communications interface;
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- obtaining information from signals received within the unused PRBS, wherein the information is obtained by processing the signals through at least one processor.
A method of indentifying unused PRBs in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- determining at least one PRBs is in an unused state in a wireless network using at least one data processor;
- encoding information relating to the at least one used PRBs into a control message;
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- transmitting the control message using at least one communication interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.