System and method for uplink timing synchronization in conjunction with discontinous reception

US9215696B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9215696-B2
Application numberUS-201314074070-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 7, 2013
Priority dateMar 20, 2008
Publication dateDec 15, 2015
Grant dateDec 15, 2015

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Systems and methods for controlling sounding reference signal transmission are provided; a user equipment starts transmitting the sounding reference signal in anticipation of uplink data transmission, and then discontinues transmitting the sounding reference signal after completion of uplink data transmission.

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What is claimed is: 1. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for implementing a method in a user equipment, the method comprising: controlling a receiver to use discontinuous reception associated with configured on periods and off periods; maintaining a configuration of a set of sounding reference signal transmission resources; transmitting a request for an uplink transmission resource during one of the off periods; an…

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What does patent US9215696B2 cover?
Systems and methods for controlling sounding reference signal transmission are provided; a user equipment starts transmitting the sounding reference signal in anticipation of uplink data transmission, and then discontinues transmitting the sounding reference signal after completion of uplink data transmission.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Blackberry Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W56/0005. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 15 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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