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METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK ENERGY SAVINGS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

  • US 20130188531A1
  • Filed: 02/16/2011
  • Published: 07/25/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for energy savings in a wireless network, comprising:

  • reducing downlink transmissions of a reference signal by selectively muting reference signal symbols in a plurality of subframes of a frame in accordance with an energy saving (ES) scheme, each subframe divided into a first region and a second region,wherein the ES scheme is configured to select from the plurality of subframes a first set of subframes having reference signal symbols transmitted in their first region and a second set of subframes having reference symbols transmitted in their second region.

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