FLEXIBLE SPECTRUM SUPPORT IN CELLULAR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A base station for a cellular communications network, comprising:
- at least one processor; and
memory comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor whereby the base station is operable to;
transmit a non-standardized bandwidth carrier;
transmit information that identifies a standardized bandwidth; and
transmit additional information that, together with the information that identifies the standardized bandwidth, defines the non-standardized bandwidth of the non-standardized bandwidth carrier.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for flexible spectrum, or bandwidth, support in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a base station for a cellular communications network is configured to transmit a non-standardized bandwidth carrier and information that identifies a standardized bandwidth and additional information that, together with the information that identifies the standardized bandwidth, defines a non-standardized bandwidth of the non-standardized bandwidth carrier. In one embodiment, the additional information defines a bandwidth adjustment for the standardized bandwidth that defines the non-standardized bandwidth. In one embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is a symmetric bandwidth restriction. In another embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is an asymmetric bandwidth restriction. In yet another embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is a symmetric bandwidth expansion. In yet another embodiment, the bandwidth adjustment is an asymmetric bandwidth expansion.
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32 Claims
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1. A base station for a cellular communications network, comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor whereby the base station is operable to; transmit a non-standardized bandwidth carrier; transmit information that identifies a standardized bandwidth; and transmit additional information that, together with the information that identifies the standardized bandwidth, defines the non-standardized bandwidth of the non-standardized bandwidth carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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