Dual Band LTE Small Cell
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1. A wireless communication method, said method comprising:
- considering, at a small cell base station, communicating on at least one unlicensed band;
prioritizing, at said small cell base station, said at least one unlicensed band for communication based upon said considering;
selecting, at said small cell base station, an unlicensed band for communication based upon said prioritizing; and
transmitting, from said small cell base station, data on said selected unlicensed band using an LTE protocol.
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Abstract
A dual band LTE small cell base station communicates on both licensed bands and unlicensed bands. The small cell base station modifies the communication protocol utilized by the licensed band to enable communication over an unlicensed band. This modification involves replacing the physical (PHY) layer of the licensed band communication protocol with the PHY layer of a to-be-used protocol in an unlicensed band.
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1. A wireless communication method, said method comprising:
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considering, at a small cell base station, communicating on at least one unlicensed band; prioritizing, at said small cell base station, said at least one unlicensed band for communication based upon said considering; selecting, at said small cell base station, an unlicensed band for communication based upon said prioritizing; and transmitting, from said small cell base station, data on said selected unlicensed band using an LTE protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus configured for wireless communication, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to said at least one processor, wherein the said least one processor is configured to; consider communicating on at least one unlicensed band; prioritize at least one unlicensed band for communication based upon said considering; select an unlicensed band for communication based upon said prioritizing; and transmit data on said selected unlicensed band using an LTE protocol. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless communication method, said method comprising:
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considering, at a user equipment, communicating on at least one unlicensed band; prioritizing, at said user equipment, at least one unlicensed band for communication based upon said considering; transmitting, from said user equipment, a signal indicating a preference for communicating on said unlicensed band abed on said prioritizing; and receiving, at said user equipment, data transmitted from a small cell base station, said data received on said preferred unlicensed band using an LTE protocol. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus configured for wireless communication, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to said at least one processor, wherein the said least one processor is configured to; consider communicating on at least one unlicensed band; prioritize at least one unlicensed band for communication based upon said considering; transmit a signal indicating a preference for communicating on said unlicensed band abed on said prioritizing; and receive data transmitted from a small cell base station, said data received on said preferred unlicensed band using an LTE protocol. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A wireless communication method, said method comprising:
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considering, at a femtocell base station, an indication to communicate on an unlicensed band; selecting, at said femtocell base station, an unlicensed band for communication based upon said considering; modifying, at said femtocell base station, a licensed band communication protocol to enable communication on said selected unlicensed band; and transmitting, from said femtocell base station, data on said selected unlicensed band using said modified licensed band communication protocol to a user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus configured for wireless communication, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to said at least one processor, wherein the said least one processor is configured to; consider an indication to communicate on an unlicensed band; select an unlicensed band for communication based upon said considering; modify a licensed band communication protocol to enable communication on said selected unlicensed band; and transmit data on said selected unlicensed band using said modified licensed band communication protocol to a user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A wireless communication method, said method comprising:
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considering, at a user equipment, an indication to communicate on an unlicensed band; transmitting, from said user equipment, a signal indicating a preference for communicating on said unlicensed band; and receiving, at said user equipment, data transmitted from a femtocell base station, said data received on an unlicensed band according to a modified licensed band communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. An apparatus configured for wireless communication, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and a memory coupled to said at least one processor, wherein the said least one processor is configured to; consider an indication to communicate on an unlicensed band; transmit a signal indicating a preference for communicating on said unlicensed band; and receive data transmitted from a femtocell base station, said data received on an unlicensed band according to a modified licensed band communication protocol. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A method for conducting wireless communications in a small cell on a communication band above 2.4 GHz and below 5 GHz, said method comprising:
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identifying, at a small cell eNodeB, a plurality of User Equipments (UEs) sharing access to said communication band; prioritizing, at said small cell eNodeB, said communication band with respect to said plurality of UEs sharing access to said communication band; identifying, at said small cell eNodeB, one of said plurality of UEs having a highest priority; and optimizing, at said small cell eNodeB, communication between said small cell eNodeB and said identified UE having a highest priority; wherein said optimizing comprises mitigating interference from the other of said plurality of UEs for communication between said small cell eNodeB and said identified UE having a highest priority. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A small cell eNodeB operating on a communication between 2.4 GHz and GHz, said small cell eNodeB comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to said processor; wherein said processor is configured to; identify, at said small cell eNodeB, a plurality of User Equipments (UEs) sharing access to said communication band; prioritize, at said small cell eNodeB, said communication band with respect to said plurality of UEs sharing access to said communication band; identify, at said small cell eNodeB, one of said plurality of UEs having a highest priority; and optimize, at said small cell eNodeB, communication between said small cell eNodeB and said identified UE having a highest priority; wherein said optimizing comprises mitigating interference from the other of said plurality of UEs for communication between said small cell eNodeB and said identified UE having a highest priority. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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