Methods and apparatus for enabling further enhancements to flexible subframes in LTE heterogeneous networks
First Claim
1. A method for communication in a wireless telecommunication network, the method comprising:
- assigning, by a network element, a first scheduling grant to a first user equipment (UE) and a second scheduling grant to a second UE, the first UE being closer to the network element than the second UE; and
transmitting the first scheduling grant and the second scheduling grant to the first UE and the second UE, respectively,wherein the first UE only performs transmissions using the first scheduling grant during flexible subframes and wherein the second UE only performs transmissions using the second scheduling grant during static subframes, the static subframes having a different subframe pattern than the flexible subframes,wherein the flexible subframes are capable of dynamically switching between subframes used by the first UE for uplink traffic and downlink traffic, while the static subframes are restricted subframes used by the second UE for only uplink traffic or downlink traffic.
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Abstract
A method is provided for communication in a wireless telecommunication network. The method comprises providing, by a network element, one of an uplink grant or a downlink grant to at least one UE that the network element has determined, based on information received from a plurality of UEs, is closer to the network element than is another UE, wherein the uplink grant is scheduled such that the UE transmits to the network element only during at least one flexible subframe, and wherein the downlink grant is scheduled such that the network element transmits to the UE only during at least one flexible subframe. The method further comprises transmitting, by the network element, to at least one UE that the network element has determined, based on information received from a plurality of UEs, is closer to the network element than is another UE, only during at least one flexible subframe.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for communication in a wireless telecommunication network, the method comprising:
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assigning, by a network element, a first scheduling grant to a first user equipment (UE) and a second scheduling grant to a second UE, the first UE being closer to the network element than the second UE; and transmitting the first scheduling grant and the second scheduling grant to the first UE and the second UE, respectively, wherein the first UE only performs transmissions using the first scheduling grant during flexible subframes and wherein the second UE only performs transmissions using the second scheduling grant during static subframes, the static subframes having a different subframe pattern than the flexible subframes, wherein the flexible subframes are capable of dynamically switching between subframes used by the first UE for uplink traffic and downlink traffic, while the static subframes are restricted subframes used by the second UE for only uplink traffic or downlink traffic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network element comprising:
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at least one storage device; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the at least one storage device such that when executed, the network element assigns a first scheduling grant to a first user equipment (UE) and a second scheduling grant to a second UE based on the first UE being closer to the network element than the second UE, wherein the processor is further configured such that the network element transmits the first scheduling grant and the second scheduling grant to the first UE and the second UE, respectively, wherein the first UE only performs transmissions using the first scheduling grant during flexible subframes and wherein the second UE only performs transmissions using the second scheduling grant during static subframes, the static subframes having a different subframe pattern than the flexible subframes, wherein the flexible subframes are capable of dynamically switching between subframes used by the first UE for uplink traffic and downlink traffic, while the static subframes are restricted subframes used by the second UE for only uplink traffic or downlink traffic. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A user equipment (UE) comprising:
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at least one storage device; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the at least one storage device such that when executed, the UE receives a first scheduling grant assigned by a network element, the UE being closer to the network element than a second UE to which a second scheduling grant is assigned, wherein the processor is further configured to use the first scheduling grant such that the UE only performs transmissions during flexible subframes and to use the second scheduling grant such that the second UE only performs transmissions during static subframes, the static subframes having a different subframe pattern than the flexible subframes, wherein the flexible subframes are capable of dynamically switching between subframes used by the UE for uplink traffic and downlink traffic, while the static subframes are restricted subframes used by the second UE for only uplink traffic or downlink traffic. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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