Patent ID: 8743861
Filing Date: 2014-06-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting information over a time division multiple access air interface of a cellular communication system, the method comprising: grouping a first plurality of mobile stations in a sector served by a base transceiver station of the cellular communication system, the first plurality of mobile stations comprising a first mobile station and a second mobile station; transmitting from the base transceiver station on a first carrier frequency during a first time slot a first downlink data block to the first mobile station using a first transmitted power; and transmitting from the base transceiver station on the first carrier frequency during the first time slot a second downlink data block to the second mobile station using a second transmitted power; wherein the first transmitted power and the second transmitted power are such that the first mobile station can receive and decode the first data block, and the second mobile station can receive and decode the second data block.