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- Patent Title: Enhanced discovery channel for interworking between a cellular wide-area communication system and a wireless local-area communication system
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Application No.: US14768169Application Date: 2013-02-21
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Publication No.: US10178616B2Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Erlin Zeng , Na Wei , Wei Hong , Haiming Wang
- Applicant: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
- Applicant Address: SG Singapore
- Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
- Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
- Current Assignee Address: SG Singapore
- Agency: Foley & Lardner LLP
- International Application: PCT/CN2013/071744 WO 20130221
- International Announcement: WO2014/127516 WO 20140828
- Main IPC: H04W24/10
- IPC: H04W24/10 ; H04W48/16 ; H04W52/02 ; H04W72/04 ; H04W88/02 ; H04W88/08

Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods, apparatuses and a computer program product for an enhanced discovery channel for interworking between a cellular wide-area communication system and a wireless local-area communication system. The present invention includes inserting, in a discovery channel, information indicating an interworking capability of a small cell base station between a cellular wide-area communication system and a wireless local-area communication system, and transmitting, by the base station, the discovery channel including the information to a user equipment located in the small cell.
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