Method and apparatus for a hybrid node in a cellular wireless communication system

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PATENT NO 9743283
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14655630

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A new approach to deployment of a hybrid node in a cellular communication network is proposed, wherein the hybrid node includes a plurality of antennas that simultaneously serve a plurality of cells in the cellular communication network by transmitting or receiving signals to or from the cells at the same time. The cellular communication network further includes a partner cell among the plurality of cells served by the hybrid node, wherein the partner cell is a soft cell that maintains communication channels with antennas of more than one node at the same time. The cellular communication network further includes a hybrid cell among the plurality of cells also served by the hybrid node, wherein the hybrid cell is a hard cell that maintains communication channels with antennas of only one node at any one time. The partner cell and the hybrid cell have different cell-ids and they each connects to and serves a plurality of user equipment (UE) for uplink communication to and downlink communication from the hybrid node.

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ZTE (TX) INC6500 RIVER PLACE BLVD BUILDING 1 SUITE 201 AUSTIN TX 78730

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Cao, Aijun Kista, SE 36 188
Gao, Yonghong Kista, SE 37 168
Svedman, Patrick Kista, SE 104 645

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