Shared cell receiver for uplink capacity improvement in wireless communication networks
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsLeonard LIGHTSTONE, Gary David BOUDREAU, Edward MAH
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Abstract
A wireless communication method and system are provided in which an uplink data stream that has uplink data associated with a user device is received. Channel performance data based at least in part on a portion of the uplink data stream is determined. A determination is made whether the channel performance data meets a predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is discarded when the channel performance data does not meet the predetermined performance level. The portion of the uplink data stream is tagged for additional processing when the channel performance data meets the predetermined performance level.
Claims32
A node for a wireless communication network comprising:
- at least one receiver configured to receive a first uplink data stream having uplink data associated with a user device, and a processor, the processor configured to:
- determine whether a performance characteristic of a portion of the first uplink data stream is greater than a performance value;
- discard the portion of the first uplink data stream when the performance characteristic is not greater than the performance value;
- and
- tag the portion of the first uplink data stream for additional processing when the performance characteristic is greater than the performance value.
A method for a node in a wireless communication network comprising:
- receiving a first uplink data stream having uplink data associated with a user device;
- determining whether a performance characteristic of a portion of the first uplink data stream is greater than a performance value;
- discarding the portion of the first uplink data stream when the performance characteristic is not greater than the performance value;
- and
- tagging the portion of the first uplink data stream for additional processing when the performance characteristic is greater than the performance value.
A network device for a wireless communication network comprising:
- at least one receiver configured to receive a first uplink data stream having uplink data associated with a user device, and a processor, the processor configured to:
- determine whether a performance characteristic of a portion of the first uplink data stream is greater than a performance level;
- and
- forward the portion of the first uplink data stream to a node in the wireless communication network for additional processing only when the performance characteristic is greater than the performance level.
A method for a network device in a wireless communication network comprising:
- receiving a first uplink data stream having uplink data associated with a user device;
- determine whether a performance characteristic of a portion of the first uplink data stream is greater than a performance level;
- and
- forwarding the portion of the first uplink data stream to a node in the wireless communication network for additional processing only when the performance characteristic is greater than the performance level.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.