System and method for coordinating half-duplex communications protocols

US8964609B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8964609-B2
Application numberUS-56837509-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 28, 2009
Priority dateSep 26, 2008
Publication dateFeb 24, 2015
Grant dateFeb 24, 2015

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The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for operating a user agent (UA) and access device located within a communications cell according to a half-duplex (HD), frequency-division duplexing (FDD) protocol. The system and method are designed to accommodate a guard period (GP) between downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) communications from the UA, while addressing the loss of at least part of the DL communication before a subsequent UL subframe to accommodate the GP.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for operating a user agent (UA) to communicate with an access device according to a half-duplex (HD), frequency-division duplexing (FDD) protocol, the method comprising: receiving and sending a plurality of downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) subframes, respectively, the plurality of DL and UL subframes comprising an equal number of DL and UL subframes; determining a guard period (GP) during receipt of the plurality of DL and UL subframes, the GP based…

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What does patent US8964609B2 cover?
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for operating a user agent (UA) and access device located within a communications cell according to a half-duplex (HD), frequency-division duplexing (FDD) protocol. The system and method are designed to accommodate a guard period (GP) between downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) communications from the UA, while addressing the loss of at least …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Womack James, Cai Zhijun, Wu Wei, and 2 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04B7/2656. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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