Patent ID: 9036538
Filing Date: 2015-05-19
Classification: H04B,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of generating single-carrier frequency division multiple-access (FDMA) symbols, comprising: obtaining a first subcarrier set assignment comprising a first set of contiguous subcarriers in a first time interval, the first set including a configurable number of subcarriers; generating at least one single-carrier FDMA symbol for transmission on the first set of contiguous subcarriers in the first time interval; obtaining a second subcarrier set assignment comprising a second set of contiguous subcarriers in a second time interval, the second set of contiguous subcarriers being varied from the first set of contiguous subcarriers according to a predetermined pattern, wherein a plurality of sets of contiguous subcarriers are flexibly defined in each time interval and assignable to different user devices; and generating at least one other single carrier FDMA symbol for transmission on the second set of contiguous subcarriers in the second time interval.