×

COMMUNICATIONS METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARRIER AGGREGATION

  • US 20170111100A1
  • Filed: 12/27/2016
  • Published: 04/20/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A communications method, for an apparatus capable of Carrier Aggregation (CA), wherein the apparatus comprises a plurality of processing engines and antennas, comprising:

  • determining whether the apparatus is configured in a single component carrier for a first group of the antennas;

    activating a second group of the antennas when the apparatus is configured in the single component carrier;

    wherein the first group of antennas are configured for a first part of the processing engines and the second group of antennas are configured for a second part of the processing engines; and

    wherein the first part of the processing engines and the second part of the processing engines share a MIMO detector.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×