Systems and methods for determining frame structures for frequency bands

摘要

Systems and methods are described for determining structures for frequency bands. A signal area for an access node may be partitioned into a first partition and a second partition, wherein a first antenna is associated with the first partition and a second antenna is associated with the second partition. The first partition may be assigned a first frequency band and a third frequency band, and the second partition may be assigned a second frequency band and a fourth frequency band. A first frame structure may be selected for the first frequency band, a second frame structure may be selected for the second frequency band, a third frame structure may be selected for the third frequency band, and a fourth frame structure may be selected for the fourth frequency band, wherein the first frame structure differs from the third frame structure and the second frame structure differs from the fourth frame structure. Additionally, data may be communicated between the access node and a plurality of devices over each of the first, second, third, and fourth frequency bands using each respective frame structure selected for each frequency band.

主权项

1. A method for determining a frame structures for frequency bands, the method comprising:
partitioning a signal area of an access node into at least a first partition and a second partition, wherein a first antenna is associated with the first partition and a second antenna is associated with the second partition; assigning the first partition a first frequency band and a third frequency band and the second partition a second frequency band and a fourth frequency band; selecting a first frame structure for the first frequency band, a second frame structure for the second frequency band, a third frame structure for the third frequency band, and a fourth frame structure for the fourth frequency band, wherein each frame structure comprises a mix of uplink subframes and downlink subframes, and the first frame structure differs from the third frame structure and the second frame structure differs from the fourth frame structure; and communicating data between the access node and a plurality of devices over each of the first, second, third, and fourth frequency bands using each respective frame structure selected for each frequency band.