US 12,219,372 B2
Cell configurations in a cellular communication system
Patrik Karlsson, Sollentuna (SE); Claes Tidestav, Bålsta (SE); and Walter Müller, Upplands Väsby (SE)
Assigned to TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm (SE)
Appl. No. 17/763,349
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
PCT Filed Oct. 7, 2019, PCT No. PCT/SE2019/050978
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 24, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/071397, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 15, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0377580 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 56/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 24/02 (2013.01) [H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 56/0015 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for arranging transmission of synchronization signal blocks, the method comprising:
transmitting, from a first transmission/reception point of a cellular telecommunication system, first synchronization signal blocks at a carrier; the first synchronization signal blocks defining a first cell, the first cell being unique for the first transmission/reception point;
transmitting, from the first transmission/reception point, second synchronization signal blocks at the carrier; the second synchronization signal blocks defining a second cell, the second cell being a combined cell of the first transmission/reception point and at least one neighboring, second transmission/reception point;
wherein the combined cell is defined in that at least two transmission/reception points transmit identical synchronization signal blocks at a same time and frequency so that a user equipment perceives it to represent a same synchronization signal block.