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TELECOMMUNICATIONS FRAME STRUCTURE ACCOMODATING DIFFERING FORMATS

  • US 20090092085A1
  • Filed: 06/12/2008
  • Published: 04/09/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A base station of a radio access network comprising:

  • a transceiver configured for communicating a frame of information over an air interface with a wireless terminal participating in a connection with the base station;

    a frame handler arranged to format at least a downlink portion of the frame in a manner whereby the frame can be perceived as a first format type frame if the wireless terminal is a first type of wireless terminal and perceived as an enhanced format type frame if the wireless terminal is a second type of wireless terminal, the frame handler being arranged to configure the frame as plural subframes, each subframe having a downlink burst followed by an uplink burst.

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