US 12,238,569 B2
Methods and network nodes for handling baseband processing
Chenguang Lu, Sollentuna (SE); Johan Zhang, Solna (SE); Miguel Berg, Sollentuna (SE); and Daniel Cederholm, Sollentuna (SE)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/542,489.
Application 18/542,489 is a continuation of application No. 18/172,301, filed on Feb. 21, 2023, granted, now 11,856,443.
Application 18/172,301 is a continuation of application No. 16/958,096, granted, now 11,595,843, issued on Feb. 28, 2023, previously published as PCT/SE2017/051358, filed on Dec. 29, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0121654 A1, Apr. 11, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 88/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 28/0263 (2013.01) [H04W 28/0236 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 88/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a first network node for handling baseband processing of signals communicated between the first network node and wireless devices in a wireless network, the method comprising:
communicating a first type of traffic signals;
performing a first part of baseband processing of the first type of traffic signals using a non-General Purpose Processor (non-GPP) implemented processor, wherein the first part of the baseband processing includes a signal pre-processing operation;
communicating the first type of traffic signals after the first part of the baseband processing to a second network node for a second part of the baseband processing of the first type of traffic signals using a General Purpose Processor (GPP) implemented processor to complete the baseband processing of the first type of traffic signals;
communicating a second type of traffic signals; and
for the second type of traffic signals, instead of the first type of traffic signals, performing both the first part and the second part of the baseband processing of the second type of traffic signals using the non-GPP implemented processor or other non-GPP implemented processor at the first network node.