US 12,021,609 B2
Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
Stefan Parkvall, Bromma (SE); Janne Peisa, Espoo (FI); Gunnar Mildh, Sollentuna (SE); Robert Baldemair, Solna (SE); Stefan Wager, Espoo (FI); Jonas Kronander, Knivsta (SE); Karl Werner, Segeltorp (SE); Richard Abrahamsson, Kvivsta (SE); Ismet Aktas, Aachen (DE); Peter Alriksson, Hörby (SE); Junaid Ansari, Aachen (DE); Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Aachen (DE); Henrik Asplund, Stockholm (SE); Fredrik Athley, Kullavik (SE); Håkan Axelsson, Linköping (SE); Joakim Axmon, Kävlinge (SE); Johan Axnäs, Solna (SE); Kumar Balachandran, Pleasanton, CA (US); Gunnar Bark, Linköping (SE); Jan-Erik Berg, Sollentuna (SE); Andreas Bergström, Vikingstad (SE); Håkan Björkegren, Täby (SE); Nadia Brahmi, Hildesheim (DE); Cagatay Capar, Santa Clara, CA (US); Anders Carlsson, Lund (SE); Andreas Cedergren, Bjärred (SE); Mikael Coldrey, Landvetter (SE); Icaro L. J. da Silva, Solna (SE); Erik Dahlman, Stockholm (SE); Ali El Essaili, Aachen (DE); Ulrika Engström, Floda (SE); Mårten Ericson, Luleå (SE); Erik Eriksson, Linköping (SE); Mikael Fallgren, Kista (SE); Rui Fan, Beijing (CN); Gabor Fodor, Hässelby (SE); Pål Frenger, Linköping (SE); Jonas Fridén, Mölndal (SE); Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Ljungsbro (SE); Anders Furuskär, Stockholm (SE); Johan Furuskog, Stockholm (SE); Virgile Garcia, Beijing (CN); Ather Gattami, Stockholm (SE); Fredrik Gunnarsson, Linköping (SE); Ulf Gustavsson, Gothenburg (SE); Bo Hagerman, Tyresö (SE); Fredrik Harrysson, Gothenburg (SE); Ning He, Sollentuna (SE); Martin Hessler, Linköping (SE); Kimmo Hiltunen, Esbo (FI); Songnam Hong, Yongin-Si (KR); Dennis Hui, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Jörg Huschke, Aachen (DE); Tim Irnich, Neuss (DE); Sven Jacobsson, Gothenburg (SE); Niklas Jaldén, Enköping (SE); Simon Järmyr, Skarpnäck (SE); Zhiyuan Jiang, Beijing (CN); Martin Johansson, Mölndal (SE); Niklas Johansson, Uppsala (SE); Du Ho Kang, Sollentuna (SE); Eleftherios Karipidis, Stockholm (SE); Patrik Karlsson, Sollentuna (SE); Ali S. Khayrallah, Mountain View, CA (US); Caner Kilinc, Luleå (SE); Göran N. Klang, Enskede (SE); Sara Landström, Luleå (SE); Christina Larsson, Mölndal (SE); Gen Li, Beijing (CN); Lars Lindbom, Karlstad (SE); Robert Lindgren, Västra Frölunda (SE); Bengt Lindoff, Bjärred (SE); Fredrik Lindqvist, Järfälla (SE); Jinhua Liu, Beijing (CN); Thorsten Lohmar, Aachen (DE); Qianxi Lu, Beijing (CN); Lars Manholm, Gothenburg (SE); Ivana Maric, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Jonas Medbo, Uppsala (SE); Qingyu Miao, Beijing (CN); Reza Moosavi, Linköping (SE); Walter Müller, Upplands Väsby (SE); Elena Myhre, Järfälla (SE); Karl Norrman, Stockholm (SE); Bengt-Erik Olsson, Hovås (SE); Torgny Palenius, Barsebäck (SE); Sven Petersson, Sävedalen (SE); Jose Luis Pradas, Stockholm (SE); Mikael Prytz, Rönninge (SE); Olav Queseth, Solna (SE); Pradeepa Ramachandra, Linköping (SE); Edgar Ramos, Kirkkonummi (FI); Andres Reial, Malmö (SE); Thomas Rimhagen, Linköping (SE); Emil Ringh, Stockholm (SE); Patrik Rugeland, Stockholm (SE); Johan Rune, Lidingö (SE); Joachim Sachs, Sollentuna (SE); Henrik Sahlin, Mölnlycke (SE); Vidit Saxena, Solna (SE); Nima Seifi, Solna (SE); Yngve Selén, Uppsala (SE); Eliane Semaan, Vällingby (SE); Sachin Sharma, Huddinge (SE); Cong Shi, Beijing (CN); Johan Sköld, Solna (SE); Magnus Stattin, Upplands Väsby (SE); Anders Stjernman, Lindome (SE); Dennis Sundman, Solna (SE); Lars Sundström, Södra Sandby (SE); Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Sollentuna (SE); Claes Tidestav, Bålsta (SE); Sibel Tombaz, Stockholm (SE); Johan Torsner, Kyrkslätt (FI); Hugo Tullberg, Nyköping (SE); Jari Vikberg, Järna (SE); Peter von Wrycza, Stockholm (SE); Thomas Walldeen, Linköping (SE); Pontus Wallentin, Linköping (SE); Hai Wang, Beijing (CN); Ke Wang Helmersson, Linköping (SE); Jianfeng Wang, Beijing (CN); Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Fremont, CA (US); Niclas Wiberg, Linköping (SE); Emma Wittenmark, Lund (SE); Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Espoo (FI); Ali Zaidi, Järfälla (SE); Zhan Zhang, Beijing (CN); Zhang Zhang, Beijing (CN); and Yanli Zheng, Beijing (CN)
Assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed by Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm (SE)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/093,572.
Application 18/093,572 is a continuation of application No. 17/139,409, filed on Dec. 31, 2020, granted, now 11,652,562.
Application 17/139,409 is a continuation of application No. 16/714,350, filed on Dec. 13, 2019, granted, now 10,938,497, issued on Mar. 2, 2021.
Application 16/714,350 is a continuation of application No. 16/290,596, filed on Mar. 1, 2019, granted, now 10,638,253, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 16/290,596 is a continuation of application No. 15/154,212, filed on May 13, 2016, granted, now 10,630,410, issued on Apr. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0224059 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04B 7/0452 (2017.01); H04B 7/08 (2006.01); H04J 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04L 5/14 (2006.01); H04L 65/1023 (2022.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 72/12 (2023.01); H04W 74/02 (2009.01); H04W 74/0816 (2024.01); H04W 74/0833 (2024.01)
CPC H04J 11/0079 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0452 (2013.01); H04B 7/0848 (2013.01); H04L 5/0053 (2013.01); H04L 5/1469 (2013.01); H04L 65/1023 (2013.01); H04W 4/00 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04L 5/0007 (2013.01); H04L 5/0028 (2013.01); H04L 5/0091 (2013.01); H04W 72/12 (2013.01); H04W 74/02 (2013.01); H04W 74/0816 (2013.01); H04W 74/0833 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method in a radio network node, the method comprising:
receiving a message from a first user equipment (UE) according to one of a plurality of uplink access configurations, the one of the plurality of uplink access configurations corresponding to an uplink access configuration index previously transmitted to the first UE; and
subsequently transmitting, to the first UE, a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing (OFDM) transmission having a first subcarrier spacing and a second OFDM transmission having a second subcarrier spacing, differing from the first subcarrier spacing.