US 11,895,059 B2
Downlink subframe shortening in time-division duplex (TDD) systems
Henrik Sahlin, Mölnlycke (SE); Qiang Zhang, Sollentuna (SE); Johan Furuskog, Stockholm (SE); and Stefan Parkvall, Stockholm (SE)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Nov. 12, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/096,130.
Application 17/096,130 is a continuation of application No. 15/927,711, filed on Mar. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,868,659.
Application 15/927,711 is a continuation of application No. 14/408,642, granted, now 9,954,666, issued on Apr. 24, 2018, previously published as PCT/SE2013/051448, filed on Dec. 4, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2021/0083834 A1, Mar. 18, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 27/00 (2006.01); H04J 3/00 (2006.01); H04W 72/04 (2023.01); H03K 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/14 (2006.01); H04B 7/26 (2006.01); H04L 27/26 (2006.01); H04W 72/0446 (2023.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 5/14 (2013.01) [H04B 7/2615 (2013.01); H04L 27/26 (2013.01); H04L 27/2602 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04L 5/0091 (2013.01); H04L 27/2656 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/12 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, in a user equipment (UE) configured to receive data from a base station in subframes, wherein a predetermined number of symbol intervals is utilized in a normal subframe, the method comprising:
receiving, in a subframe, a grant message scheduling the UE to receive data in the subframe and containing information indicating that one or more symbol intervals at the end of the subframe are to be disregarded; and
in response to the grant message, disregarding symbols in one or more symbol intervals at the end of the subframe when processing the subframe.