SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING HALF-DUPLEX COMMUNICATIONS PROTOCOLS

摘要

The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for operating a user agent (UA) and access device located within a communications cell according to a half-duplex (HD), frequency-division duplexing (FDD) protocols. The system and method are designed to accommodate a guard period (GP) between downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) communications from the UA, while addressing the loss of at least part of the DL communication before a subsequent UL subframe to accommodate the GP.