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System and Method for Synchronized and Coordinated Beam Switching and Scheduling in a Wireless Communications System

  • US 20100033374A1
  • Filed: 08/03/2009
  • Published: 02/11/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controller operation, the method comprising:

  • determining a beam cycle pattern, the beam cycle pattern comprising a list of beam patterns transmitted by the controller;

    sharing the beam cycle pattern with neighboring controllers;

    generating scheduling information from the beam cycle pattern and beam cycle patterns from other controllers;

    receiving beam information from a communications device;

    receiving a transmission intended for the communications device; and

    causing the transmission to be transmitted to the communications device, wherein the transmission is transmitted using the scheduling information and the received beam information.

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