Patent ID: 9178680
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: transmitting, from a first base station, first information indicating a plurality of potential starting points for downlink data transmission by at least one of the first base station or at least one second base station, wherein the first information is transmitted at a first time; transmitting, from the first base station, second information comprising at least one bit, wherein the second information is transmitted at a second time, and wherein a combination of the at least one bit and the first information indicate a starting position for the downlink data transmission from the plurality of potential starting points; and transmitting, from the first base station, at least one other bit and radio resource control (RRC) layer information that indicates a plurality of transmission points, wherein at least one transmission point that is to transmit the downlink data transmission is indicated by a combination of the RRC layer information and said at least one other bit.