Uplink synchronization maintenance principles in wireless networks
First Claim
1. A method for maintaining synchronization in a cellular network between a plurality of user equipment (UE) in a cell and a base station (eNB) serving the cell, comprising:
- maintaining synchronization of the scheduled UE with the eNB by sending a timing adjustment (TA) command if needed in response to receiving a scheduled transmission from each respective scheduled UE; and
maintaining synchronization of the UE in the DRX mode with the eNB by allocating a periodic reference signal (sync-RS) to the UE in the DRX mode and by sending a respective TA command if needed in response to a respective sync-RS received from the UE in the DRX mode.
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Abstract
A cell within cellular network includes user equipments (UEs) that transmit data to a base station (eNB). Over a period of time, not all of the UEs will have data to transmit. The UEs are tracked as a scheduled portion and an unscheduled portion, wherein a UE is included in the scheduled portion in response to receiving a scheduling request from the UE. Synchronization is maintained between the eNB and each UE in the scheduled portion by sending a timing adjustment (TA) command if needed. Synchronization is maintained between the eNB and each UE in the unscheduled portion by allocating a periodic reference signal (sync-RS) to each UE in the unscheduled portion and by sending a respective timing adjustment (TA) command if needed to each respective UE in the unscheduled portion in response to a respective sync-RS received from each UE in the unscheduled portion.
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1. A method for maintaining synchronization in a cellular network between a plurality of user equipment (UE) in a cell and a base station (eNB) serving the cell, comprising:
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maintaining synchronization of the scheduled UE with the eNB by sending a timing adjustment (TA) command if needed in response to receiving a scheduled transmission from each respective scheduled UE; and maintaining synchronization of the UE in the DRX mode with the eNB by allocating a periodic reference signal (sync-RS) to the UE in the DRX mode and by sending a respective TA command if needed in response to a respective sync-RS received from the UE in the DRX mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for maintaining synchronization in a cellular network between a user equipment (UE) in a cell and a base station (eNB) serving the cell, comprising:
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placing the UE in a discontinuous reception mode (DRX) while the UE has no data to transmit; receiving an allocation from the eNB for a periodic reference signal (sync-RS); transmitting the sync-RS to the eNB periodically while in DRX mode; and receiving a timing adjust (TA) command, if needed, from the eNB in response to the sync-RS. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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