Patent ID: 9565686
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for co-channel operation by a remote station, comprising: receiving a first data sequence at a first power level on a first channel from a base station; receiving a second data sequence at a second power level on the first channel from the base station; transmitting to the base station a first signal indicating characteristics of the first data sequence and the second data sequence; entering co-channel operation based on the characteristics of the first data sequence and the second data sequence, wherein co-channel operation comprises: receiving a third data sequence from the base station; receiving a second signal transmitted by the base station and one or more unwanted signals transmitted by the base station; using the third data sequence to distinguish the second signal transmitted by the base station from the one or more unwanted signals transmitted by the base station; and demodulating the second signal.