ACTIVATION OF SUPPLEMENTARY TRANSMISSION UNIT
First Claim
1. A telecommunications method in a wireless communication network comprising a base station, a supplementary transmission unit and one or more user equipments, the supplementary transmission unit being initially in a dormant state in which it does not transmit;
- wherein;
based on a configuration from the base station, the supplementary transmission unit measures a parameter of uplink transmission from the user equipment towards the base station; and
a decision is made as to whether to activate the supplementary transmission unit in dependence upon the measured parameter.
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Abstract
A telecommunications method in a wireless communication network comprising a base station, a supplementary transmission unit and one or more user equipments, the supplementary transmission unit being initially in a dormant state in which it does not transmit; wherein based on the configuration from the base station the supplementary transmission unit measures a parameter of uplink transmission from the user equipment towards the base station; and a decision is made as to whether to activate the supplementary transmission unit in dependence upon the measured parameter.
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1. A telecommunications method in a wireless communication network comprising a base station, a supplementary transmission unit and one or more user equipments, the supplementary transmission unit being initially in a dormant state in which it does not transmit;
- wherein;
based on a configuration from the base station, the supplementary transmission unit measures a parameter of uplink transmission from the user equipment towards the base station; and a decision is made as to whether to activate the supplementary transmission unit in dependence upon the measured parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communication network comprising a base station, a supplementary transmission unit and one or more user equipments, the supplementary transmission unit having a dormant state in which it does not transmit;
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the supplementary transmission unit is operable in dormant mode to measure a parameter of uplink transmission from the user equipment towards the base station; and a controller is operable to make a decision whether to activate the supplementary transmission unit in dependence upon the measured parameter.
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14. A base station in a wireless communication network comprising the base station, a supplementary transmission unit and one or more user equipments, the supplementary transmission unit having a dormant state in which it does not transmit but can measure a parameter of uplink transmission from the user equipment towards the base station;
- wherein;
the base station is operable to receive an indication of the measured parameter from the supplementary transmission unit; and
to decide whether to activate the supplementary transmission unit.
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15. A supplementary transmission unit in a wireless communication network comprising a base station, the supplementary transmission unit and one or more user equipments, the supplementary transmission unit having a dormant state in which it does not transmit;
- wherein;
the supplementary transmission unit is operable in dormant mode to measure a parameter of uplink transmission from the user equipment towards the base station.
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16. A user equipment in a wireless communication network comprising a base station, a supplementary transmission unit and one or more user equipments, the supplementary transmission unit having a dormant state in which it does not transmit;
- wherein the user equipment is configured to;
transmit uplink towards the base station using transmission resources and/or a signal which distinguishes it from user equipments of another class of device.
- wherein the user equipment is configured to;
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