US 12,107,662 B2
Massive MIMO communication technique
Volkan Sevindik, Parker, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Aug. 17, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/404,668.
Prior Publication US 2023/0054804 A1, Feb. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. H04B 7/155 (2006.01); H04B 7/0413 (2017.01); H04B 7/06 (2006.01); H04W 72/20 (2023.01)
CPC H04B 7/15542 (2013.01) [H04B 7/0413 (2013.01); H04B 7/0632 (2013.01); H04W 72/20 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A communications method, the method comprising:
sending from a first base station a relay mode message to a second base station, said relay mode message commanding the second base station to reserve a set of antennas at the second base station for relaying data to a first UE, said relay mode message including information indicating a number of antennas to be reserved and particular antennas at the second base station that the second base is to reserve for relaying data to the first UE;
sending data from the first base station to the second base station to be transmitted to the first UE;
transmitting data from the first base station to the first UE using a first set of antennas at the first base station; and
receiving at the first base station, from the first UE, channel information.