Patent ID: 8971250
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: H04H,H04J,H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: a) providing, by a first base station, an overlapping coverage area with each of a plurality of second base stations, said first base station being of a different base station type than said plurality of second base stations; b) transmitting, by said first base station, a first message to a first plurality of wireless devices in connected mode, said first message comprising: c) transmitting, by each of said plurality of second base stations, a second message to a second plurality of wireless devices in connected mode, for each of said plurality of second base stations, said second message comprising said first subframe allocation repetition period, said first subframe allocation offset, and a second subframe allocation bitmap indicating a second plurality of subframes, said second plurality of subframes comprising a second plurality of special subframes; and wherein: