Virtual cluster group based uplink control channel

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10264600
APP PUB NO 20170367113A1
SERIAL NO

15411904

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Aspects of the present disclosure provide a scheduling entity in communication with a set of scheduled entities within a wireless communication network. The scheduling entity groups a plurality of tones into uplink clusters, where each uplink cluster includes one or more adjacent tones. In addition, the scheduling entity maps a first set of uplink clusters to a first virtual cluster group (VCG) for an uplink control channel, assigns the first VCG to a first scheduled entity of the set of one or more scheduled entities, provides a first VCG index identifying the first VCG to the first scheduled entity and receives uplink control information from the first scheduled entity on the first VCG over the uplink control channel.

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  • QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Huang, Yi San Diego, US 897 2087
Luo, Tao San Diego, US 4987 28861
Mukkavilli, Krishna Kiran San Diego, US 709 3371
Zeng, Wei San Diego, US 1051 2618

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