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System and Method for Enabling Coordinated Beam Switching and Scheduling

  • US 20100075705A1
  • Filed: 09/21/2009
  • Published: 03/25/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controller operation, the method comprising:

  • indicating that the controller is operating in a cooperative beam switching mode;

    transmitting a beam formed reference signal (BFRS), wherein the BFRS is beam formed using a plurality of beam patterns, and wherein a beam pattern used in beam forming the BFRS changes once per transmission unit;

    receiving a measurement of a communications channel between the controller and a communications device and an indicator indicating a transmission unit corresponding to the measurement of the communications channel from each communications device being served by the controller;

    receiving a transmission intended for a communications device; and

    causing the transmission to be transmitted to the communications device, wherein the transmission is transmitted using measurement of the communications channel and the indicator from the communications device.

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