United States Patent 9,763,156
Zhang , et al. September 12, 2017
Supporting enhanced uplink transmission during soft handover
Abstract
An enhanced uplink user equipment is in soft handover. A radio network controller selects a primary Node-B out of a plurality of Node-Bs supporting the soft handover. The radio network controller receiving successfully received enhanced uplink data packets from the plurality of Node-Bs. The radio network controller reordered the successfully received enhanced uplink data packets for in-sequence deliver. The primary Node-B sends specified scheduling information to the user equipment that the other Node-Bs does not transmit. At least the primary Node-B transmits acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements to the user equipment.
Inventors:
Zhang; Guodong (Syosset, NY), Shin; Sung-Hyuk (Northvale, NJ), Terry; Stephen E. (Northport, NY), Miller; James M. (Verona, NJ), Dick; Stephen G. (Nesconset, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
Signal Trust for Wireless Innovation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002829530
Appl. No.:
14/869,313
Filed:
September 29, 2015
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160057675 A1 Feb 25, 2016
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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 36/18 (20130101); H04L 1/1812 (20130101); H04L 1/1887 (20130101); H04L 1/1893 (20130101); H04W 74/004 (20130101); H04W 74/04 (20130101); H04B 7/022 (20130101); H04W 36/30 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 36/18 (20090101); H04L 1/18 (20060101); H04W 74/00 (20090101); H04W 74/04 (20090101); H04B 7/02 (20060101); H04W 36/30 (20090101); H04W 88/08 (20090101
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