Patent ID: 9615370
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for data transmission on a predetermined carrier frequency band having a plurality of subcarrier frequency bands, comprising: identifying a first set of subcarrier frequency bands, the first set of subcarrier frequency bands including subcarrier frequency bands allocated for transmitting one or more corresponding reference symbols; identifying a second set of subcarrier frequency bands, the second set of subcarrier frequency bands including subcarrier frequency bands available for transmitting data elements, wherein each subcarrier frequency band is associated with no more than one of the first set and second set of subcarrier frequency bands; determining a first set of pairs of subcarrier frequency bands from said second set of subcarrier frequency bands, each pair of the first set of pairs including a first subcarrier frequency band and a second subcarrier frequency band adjacent to the first subcarrier frequency band; determining a second set of pairs of subcarrier frequency bands from said second set of subcarrier frequency bands, each pair of the second set of pairs including a first subcarrier frequency band and a second subcarrier frequency band where the gap between the first subcarrier frequency band and the second subcarrier frequency band is no larger than a predetermined threshold, wherein each subcarrier frequency band is associated with no more than one pair from the first set of pairs and the second set of pairs; and muting any remaining subcarrier frequency band from said second set of subcarrier frequency bands that does not belong to a pair in either the first or second sets of pairs of subcarrier frequency bands.