Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for hybrid automatic repeat request operation in a heterogeneous network architecture
- Patent Title (中): 异构网络架构中混合自动重复请求操作的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13720801Application Date: 2012-12-19
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Publication No.: US09072021B2Publication Date: 2015-06-30
- Inventor: Zhijun Cai , Yi Song , Chandra Sekhar Bontu
- Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED
- Applicant Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
- Current Assignee: BlackBerry Limited
- Current Assignee Address: CA Waterloo, Ontario
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: H04W4/00
- IPC: H04W4/00 ; H04W36/20

Abstract:
Methods, systems and apparatus are provided for camping, assisted serving cell addition or removal, and discontinuous reception (DRX) in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell. In other aspects, enhancements to Layer 1 channels and uplink timing alignments are provided in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell. In further aspects, assisted serving cell Layer 2 architecture and transport channels are provided in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell. In further aspects, collaborated HARQ solutions are provided in networks having a macro cell and at least one assisted serving cell.
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