摘要:
Carrier frequency selection and handoff initiation methods in wireless communications systems employing multiple carrier frequencies are described. Although the receiver is tuned to a single band, based on the relative energy of one or more beacon signal components corresponding to the currently used carrier and one or more beacon signal components corresponding to an alternative carrier, a carrier selection and a handoff determination is made. Mobile nodes can use a single RF chain with a controllable RF filter to receive and process a signal within a first selected carrier band including components from different transmitters, e.g., a first signal component identified with the first currently selected band and a second signal component identified with a second alternative band.; The signal components, e.g., beacon signal components from different transmitters may be obtained from a signal which corresponds to multiple symbol transmission time periods. Separate signal energy measurements are performed on the first and second signal components. The signal component energy is compared, and a determination is made as to whether a handoff should be initiated.
摘要:
A method for wireless communications by a base station, comprising monitoring for signals from one or more wireless devices indicating a desire to use the base station in a first mode of operation; updating one or more parameters based on results of the monitoring; and deciding, based at least in part on the one or more parameters, to change from operating in a second mode of operation to operating in the first mode of operation as well as a corresponding apparatus.
摘要:
A wireless terminal using OFDM signalling supporting both terrestrial and satellite base station connectivity operates using conventional access probe signalling in a first mode of operation to establish a timing synchronized wireless link with a terrestrial base station, hi a second mode of operation, used to establish a timing synchronized wireless link with a satellite base station, a slightly modified access protocol is employed. The round trip signalling time and timing ambiguity between a wireless terminal and a satellite base station is substantially greater than with a terrestrial base station. The modified access protocol uses coding of access probe signals to uniquely identify a superslot index within a beaconslot. The modified protocol uses multiple access probes with different timing offsets to further resolve timing ambiguity and allows the satellite base station access monitoring interval to remain small in duration. Terrestrial base station location/connection information is used to estimate initial timing.
摘要:
A wireless terminal using OFDM signalling supporting both terrestrial and satellite base station connectivity operates using conventional access probe signalling in a first mode of operation to establish a timing synchronized wireless link with a terrestrial base station, hi a second mode of operation, used to establish a timing synchronized wireless link with a satellite base station, a slightly modified access protocol is employed. The round trip signalling time and timing ambiguity between a wireless terminal and a satellite base station is substantially greater than with a terrestrial base station. The modified access protocol uses coding of access probe signals to uniquely identify a superslot index within a beaconslot. The modified protocol uses multiple access probes with different timing offsets to further resolve timing ambiguity and allows the satellite base station access monitoring interval to remain small in duration. Terrestrial base station location/connection information is used to estimate initial timing.
摘要:
A method of operating a wireless communication device, comprising receiving at least a portion of a beacon signal including at least one beacon symbol from another communication device; and making a signal transmission decision based on priority information communicated by said received beacon signal portion; wherein said priority information indicates one of a device priority, user priority and session priority as well as a corresponding wireless communication device.
摘要:
A method of transmitting beacon signals (310, 402, 712, 720), comprising operating a beacon signal transmission apparatus (1500) comprising a beacon signal transmitter (1504), to transmit a sequence of beacon signal bursts (404, 406, 408), each beacon signal burst (404, 406, 408) including at least one beacon symbol, wherein said beacon transmission signal apparatus (1500) is a free standing device; and wherein said beacon signal transmission apparatus (1500) does not include any transmitter used to transmit data to an individual user device as well as a corresponding apparatus.
摘要:
A method of operating a wireless terminal, the method comprising receiving beacon signals from a plurality of transmitters; predicting signal qualities of links between the wireless terminal and the plurality of transmitters, based on the beacon signals; and selecting one of the plurality of transmitters with which to communicate based, at least in part, on the predicted signal qualities as well as a corresponding apparatus.
摘要:
A method for wireless communications, comprising receiving, at a wireless terminal, a first signal broadcast in a first communications band from a first communications device on a recurring basis; determining, based on the first signal, a first time interval and a second communications band for transmitting a second signal to a second communications device; generating the second signal as a function of at least one identifier corresponding to the wireless terminal; and transmitting the second signal to the second communications device in the second communications band during said first time interval as well as a corresponding apparatus.
摘要:
A wireless terminal using OFDM signalling supporting both terrestrial and satellite base station connectivity operates using conventional access probe signalling in a first mode of operation to establish a timing synchronized wireless link with a terrestrial base station, hi a second mode of operation, used to establish a timing synchronized wireless link with a satellite base station, a slightly modified access protocol is employed. The round trip signalling time and timing ambiguity between a wireless terminal and a satellite base station is substantially greater than with a terrestrial base station. The modified access protocol uses coding of access probe signals to uniquely identify a superslot index within a beaconslot. The modified protocol uses multiple access probes with different timing offsets to further resolve timing ambiguity and allows the satellite base station access monitoring interval to remain small in duration. Terrestrial base station location/connection information is used to estimate initial timing.
摘要:
A method for wireless communications by a base station, comprising monitoring for signals from one or more wireless devices indicating a desire to use the base station in a first mode of operation; updating one or more parameters based on results of the monitoring; and deciding, based at least in part on the one or more parameters, to change from operating in a second mode of operation to operating in the first mode of operation as well as a corresponding apparatus.