Cooperative multiple beam transmission
First Claim
1. An enhanced Node B (eNB) to provide cooperation of multiple beams for transmission, comprising:
- a transceiver to transmit multiple beams to serve a user equipment (UE); and
a processor coupled to the transceiver to;
identify a strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE and two additional beams among multiple beams that are dominant for the UE;
determine if there is any beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams; and
in response to a determination that there is no beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams, select the strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE;
orin response to a determination that there is beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams, delay scheduling on one or more of the two additional beams for other users.
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, cooperation of multiple beams for transmission is provided by identifying at least two beams among multiple beams that are dominant for a user, determining if there is any beam collision between the at least two beams, and, if there is beam collision between the at least two beams, delaying scheduling on one or more weaker ones of the at least two beams for other users and combining the two or more beams for transmission to the user. Alternatively, cooperation of multiple beams for transmission is provided by, if there is beam collision between the at least two beams, muting one or more weaker ones of the at least two beams and transmitting to the user with a stronger one of the at least two beams.
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33 Claims
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1. An enhanced Node B (eNB) to provide cooperation of multiple beams for transmission, comprising:
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a transceiver to transmit multiple beams to serve a user equipment (UE); and a processor coupled to the transceiver to; identify a strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE and two additional beams among multiple beams that are dominant for the UE; determine if there is any beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams; and in response to a determination that there is no beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams, select the strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE;
orin response to a determination that there is beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams, delay scheduling on one or more of the two additional beams for other users. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An enhanced Node B (eNB) to provide cooperation of multiple beams for transmission, comprising:
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a transceiver to transmit multiple beams to serve a user equipment (UE); and a processor coupled to the transceiver to; identify a strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE and two additional beams among multiple beams that are dominant for the UE; determine if there is any beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams; and in response to a determination that there is no beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beam, select the strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE;
orin response to a determination that there is beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams, mute one or more of the two additional beams. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed on a processor in an enhanced Node B (eNB), provide cooperation of multiple beams for transmission to a user equipment (UE), by:
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identifying a strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE and two additional beams among multiple beams that are dominant for the UE; determining if there is any beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams; and in response to a determination that there is no beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beam, selecting the strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE;
or;in response to a determination that there is beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams, delaying scheduling on one or more of the two additional beams for other users. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored thereon that, when executed on a processor in an enhanced Node B (eNB), provide cooperation of multiple beams for transmission to a user equipment (UE), by:
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identifying a strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE and two additional beams among multiple beams that are dominant for the UE; determining if there is any beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams; and in response to a determination that there is no beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beam, selecting the strongest beam for transmission from the eNB to the UE;
orin response to a determination that there is beam collision between the strongest beam and at least one of the two additional beams, muting one or more of the two additional beams. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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