A communications method implemented in a transmission point (TP) used in a coordinated multipoint transmission and reception (CoMP) system is disclosed. The communications method comprises transmitting, to a user equipment (UE), attributers for up to four indicators indicating at least physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) resource element (RE) mapping, and transmitting, to the UE, one of the four indicators, each of which is conveyed in 2 bits, wherein the four indicators comprises â€˜00â€™, â€˜01â€™, â€˜10â€™, and â€˜11â€™ corresponding to a first set, a second set, a third set, and a fourth set of parameters, respectively. Other methods, apparatuses, and systems are also disclosed.

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›1.independentA communications method implemented in a transmission point (TP) used in a coordinated multipoint transmission and reception (CoMP) system, the commun…+6

›8.independentA communications method implemented in a user equipment (UE) used in a coordinated multipoint transmission and reception (CoMP) system, the communicat…+6

›15.independentA communications method implemented in a coordinated multipoint transmission and reception (CoMP) system, the communications method comprising:ntransm…+6

›22.independentA transmission point (TP) used in a coordinated multipoint transmission and reception (CoMP) system, the transmission point comprising:na first transm…

›23.independentA user equipment (UE) used in a coordinated multipoint transmission and reception (CoMP) system, the user equipment comprising:na first receiver to re…

›24.independentA coordinated multipoint transmission and reception (CoMP) system comprising:na user equipment (UE); anda transmission point (TP) to transmit, to a us…

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12 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section H — Electricity

H04W72/04
H04L12/26
H04W4/00
H04L5/00

USPC · US Patent Classification

370/392455/24455/69370/433370/478455/464370/437370/458

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25 Jul 2012

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 61675541	25 Jul 2012
related publication	US 20140044061 A1	13 Feb 2014

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