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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJohan Axnäs, Robert Baldemair, Igor Moaco Guerreiro, Dennis Hui, Eleftherios Karipidis
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In one aspect of the teachings herein, a radio network node advantageously adapts the transmission duration of a synchronization signal with respect to transmission of the synchronization signal in different directions. For example, the radio network node uses a shorter transmission duration in beam directions that are associated with better reception conditions and a longer transmission duration in beam directions that are associated with poorer reception conditions. As a consequence of varying the transmission duration according to received-signal qualities known or expected for the different directions, the radio network node can shorten the overall time needed to complete one synchronization-signal transmission cycle and use less energy, as compared to using a more conservative, longer transmission time in all beam directions.
A method of operation performed by a radio network node in a wireless communication network comprising:
A radio network node configured for operation in a wireless communication network and comprising:
A computer-readable medium storing a computer program comprising program instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry in a radio network node configured for operation in a wireless communication network, configures the radio network node to:
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A radio network node configured for operation in a wireless communication network and comprising:
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