United States Patent 9,712,294
Zuniga , et al. July 18, 2017
Method for performing wireless switching
Abstract
A wireless communication system includes an infrastructure device for transmitting and receiving communications to and from a plurality of wireless user terminals. Each wireless user terminal includes a receiver and a controller that receives a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) signals on a first carrier frequency of a downlink. Each of the plurality of OFDM signals includes carrier frequency assignment information indicating a carrier frequency to transmit uplink data and spatial pattern information indicating a spatial pattern. In response to the carrier frequency assignment information of each of the plurality of OFDM signals, a transmitter and the controller of the wireless user terminal transmit a plurality of uplink signals. Each of the plurality of uplink signals are transmitted on the indicated carrier frequency and using the indicated spatial pattern.
Inventors:
Zuniga; Juan Carlos (Montreal, CA), Hunkeler; Teresa J. (Halifax, CA)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
InterDigital Technology Corporation
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002715013
Appl. No.:
14/539,456
Filed:
November 12, 2014
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20150071243 A1 Mar 12, 2015
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Issue Date
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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04L 5/0023 (20130101); H04W 72/04 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04W 72/0453 (20130101); H04W 4/06 (20130101); H04W 16/14 (20130101); H04W 72/046 (20130101); H04W 72/08 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101); H04W 88/02 (20130101); H04W 88/08 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04L 5/00 (20060101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 4/06 (20090101); H04W 16/14 (20090101); H04W 72/08 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101); H04W 88/08 (20090101); H04W 88/02 (20090101)
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