公开(公告)号：US09787777B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-10

申请号：US12047713

申请日：2008-03-13

申请人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Vincent D. Park ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Xinzhou Wu

发明人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Vincent D. Park ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Xinzhou Wu

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W40/24

CPC分类号： H04L67/16 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W40/246 ,  H04W68/00 ,  Y02D30/40 ,  Y02D70/00 ,  Y02D70/20

摘要： Methods and apparatus for wireless communications in regional networks, e.g., ad hoc peer to peer networks, are described. Wireless communications devices transmit and monitor for presence indicator signals broadcast from other peer communications devices in its local vicinity. A wireless communications device maintains a list of discovered devices in its vicinity. A first wireless communications device transmits a paging signal directly over an airlink to a second communications device, which is on its list and to which it desires to send data units, e.g., user data in a peer to peer traffic segment. In response to a received paging response signal from the second device, the first device transmits data units, intended for the second device, to a third device, which acts as an intermediary node. The power level for the data unit signal is controlled to be lower than the power level used for the paging signal. FIG. 4

公开(公告)号：US08630281B2

公开(公告)日：2014-01-14

申请号：US11775793

申请日：2007-07-10

申请人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Leonard Grokop

发明人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Leonard Grokop

IPC分类号： H04J3/06

CPC分类号： H04L67/1061 ,  H04J3/0638 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0032 ,  H04L5/0037 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L67/1093 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W56/001 ,  H04W56/0015 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate identifying peers based upon encoded signals during peer discovery in a peer to peer network. For example, direct signaling that partitions a time-frequency resource into a number of segments can be utilized to communicate an identifier within a peer discovery interval; thus, a particular segment selected for transmission can signal a portion of the identifier, while a remainder can be signaled based upon tones communicated within the selected segment. Moreover, a subset of symbols within the resource can be reserved (e.g., unused) to enable identifying and/or correcting timing offset. Further, signaling can be effectuated over a plurality of peer discovery intervals such that partial identifiers communicated during each of the peer discovery intervals can be linked (e.g., based upon overlapping bits and/or bloom filter information).

摘要翻译： 描述了系统和方法，其便于在对等网络中的对等体发现期间基于编码信号来识别对等体。 例如，可以利用将时间 - 频率资源分割成多个段的直接信令来在对等设备发现间隔内传送标识符; 因此，选择用于传输的特定片段可以发送标识符的一部分，而可以基于在所选择的段内通信的音调来发信号通知剩余部分。 此外，可以保留资源内的符号子集（例如，未使用的）以使得能够识别和/或校正定时偏移。 此外，可以在多个对等点发现间隔上实现信令，使得可以链接每个对等设备发现间隔期间通信的部分标识符（例如，基于重叠位和/或布隆过滤器信息）。

公开(公告)号：US08077638B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-13

申请号：US12146888

申请日：2008-06-26

申请人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Sanjay Shakkottai

发明人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Sanjay Shakkottai

IPC分类号： H04J1/16 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04W4/20

摘要： Methods and apparatus related to scheduling traffic slots in a wireless communications system, e.g., an ad hoc peer to peer communications network are described. An implemented timing structure includes multiple traffic transmission slots and multiple request blocks with different priorities corresponding to a traffic transmission slot. A wireless terminal determines its own block priority level. If a wireless terminal's determined block priority level is the highest block priority level the wireless terminal is allowed to transmit a traffic transmission request in the highest traffic transmission request block; otherwise, the wireless terminal is restricted from transmitting a traffic transmission request in the highest priority request block. A wireless terminal monitors for request and/or request response activity corresponding to other connections high priority block signaling, and uses the collected information to determine its own block priority.

摘要翻译： 描述了在无线通信系统（例如，自组织对等通信网络）中调度业务时隙的方法和装置。 实施的定时结构包括多个业务传输时隙和具有与业务传输时隙对应的不同优先级的多个请求块。 无线终端确定其自身的块优先级。 如果无线终端确定的块优先级是最高块优先级，则允许无线终端在最高业务传输请求块中发送业务传输请求; 否则，无线终端被限制在最高优先级请求块中发送业务传输请求。 无线终端监视与其他连接高优先级块信令相对应的请求和/或请求响应活动，并且使用所收集的信息来确定其自身的块优先级。

公开(公告)号：US08072917B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-06

申请号：US12268175

申请日：2008-11-10

申请人： Xinzhou Wu ,  Junyi Li ,  Sanjay Shakkottai ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Jay Kumar Sundararajan

发明人： Xinzhou Wu ,  Junyi Li ,  Sanjay Shakkottai ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Jay Kumar Sundararajan

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/204 ,  H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/265 ,  H04W52/343

摘要： Methods and apparatus relating to scheduling of air link resources, e.g., traffic segments, in wireless communications are described. Various described methods and apparatus are well suited to wireless peer to peer networks in which traffic scheduling is decentralized, e.g. an ad hoc peer to peer network. A first wireless terminal receives a transmission request and quality of service information from a second wireless terminal corresponding to a connection. The first wireless terminal decides not to receiver yield, determines a request response transmission power level as a function of the received quality of service information, and transmits, at the determined power level, a generated request response signal. By controllably adjusting the transmission power level of a request response, transmitter yielding decisions of lower priority links are impacted, since lower priority links measure and use received power level information corresponding to request responses of higher priority links in their transmitter yielding decisions.

摘要翻译： 描述了与无线通信中的空中链路资源（例如业务段）的调度有关的方法和装置。 各种描述的方法和装置非常适合于其中业务调度被分散的无线对等网络，例如， 一个特别的对等网络。 第一无线终端从对应于连接的第二无线终端接收传输请求和服务质量信息。 第一无线终端决定不接收收益，确定作为接收到的服务质量信息的函数的请求响应发送功率电平，并且以所确定的功率电平发送生成的请求响应信号。 通过可控地调整请求响应的发送功率电平，由于较低优先级的链路测量和使用对应于其发射机产生决定中的较高优先级链路的请求响应的接收功率电平信息，所以影响较低优先级链路的发射机出错决策。

公开(公告)号：US08140003B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-20

申请号：US12178231

申请日：2008-07-23

申请人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Junyi Li ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Vincent D. Park

发明人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Junyi Li ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Vincent D. Park

IPC分类号： H04B7/15

CPC分类号： H04W40/12 ,  Y02D70/22 ,  Y02D70/34

摘要： Methods and apparatus for wireless communications in networks, e.g., regional ad hoc peer to peer networks, are described. A communications node, e.g., a third node monitors for wireless communications between other peer communication nodes, e.g., a first node and a second node, in its local vicinity. The third node determines from the monitored wireless communication an indication of link quality corresponding to a communication link between the communication nodes which are communicating or seeking to establish a communications link. The third node generates an estimate of a link quality for a communications link between itself and the first node. Based on the indication of link quality and generated estimate of link quality, the third node decides whether or not to send a signal indicating availability to relay communication between the first and second nodes. The third node, when acting as an intermediary node after indicating its availability to so act, may receive traffic data e.g., user data communicated in a peer to peer traffic segment, from the first node. The third node communicates the received traffic data to the second node by transmitting the traffic data.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于网络中的无线通信的方法和装置，例如区域自组织对等网络。 通信节点，例如第三节点监视在其本地附近的其他对等通信节点（例如，第一节点和第二节点）之间的无线通信。 第三节点从监视的无线通信确定与正在通信或寻求建立通信链路的通信节点之间的通信链路相对应的链路质量的指示。 第三节点产生对于其与第一节点之间的通信链路的链路质量的估计。 基于链路质量的指示和链路质量的产生估计，第三节点决定是否发送指示第一和第二节点之间的中继通信的可用性的信号。 第三节点在指示其可用性之后充当中间节点时可以从第一节点接收业务数据，例如在对等业务段中传送的用户数据。 第三节点通过发送业务数据将接收到的业务数据传送到第二节点。

公开(公告)号：US07961708B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-14

申请号：US11775787

申请日：2007-07-10

申请人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Leonard Grokop

发明人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Leonard Grokop

IPC分类号： H04J3/06

CPC分类号： H04L5/0053 ,  H04L5/0007

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate identifying peers based upon encoded signals during peer discovery in a peer to peer network. For example, direct signaling that partitions a time-frequency resource into a number of segments can be utilized to communicate an identifier within a peer discovery interval; thus, a particular segment selected for transmission can signal a portion of the identifier, while a remainder can be signaled based upon tones communicated within the selected segment. Moreover, a subset of symbols within the resource can be reserved (e.g., unused) to enable identifying and/or correcting timing offset. Further, signaling can be effectuated over a plurality of peer discovery intervals such that partial identifiers communicated during each of the peer discovery intervals can be linked (e.g., based upon overlapping bits and/or bloom filter information).

摘要翻译： 描述了系统和方法，其便于在对等网络中的对等体发现期间基于编码信号来识别对等体。 例如，可以利用将时间 - 频率资源分割成多个段的直接信令来在对等设备发现间隔内传送标识符; 因此，选择用于传输的特定片段可以发送标识符的一部分，而可以基于在所选择的段内通信的音调来发信号通知剩余部分。 此外，可以保留资源内的符号子集（例如，未使用的）以使得能够识别和/或校正定时偏移。 此外，可以在多个对等点发现间隔上实现信令，使得可以链接每个对等设备发现间隔期间通信的部分标识符（例如，基于重叠位和/或布隆过滤器信息）。

公开(公告)号：US20090109851A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-30

申请号：US11933042

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Sundeep Rangan ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Saurabh Tavildar

发明人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Sundeep Rangan ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Saurabh Tavildar

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04W72/1231 ,  H04W72/1278 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W92/18

摘要： Methods and apparatus for use in a wireless communications system in which traffic air link resources may be, and sometimes are, shared are described. Various described methods and apparatus are well suited for use in a peer to peer communications system in which transmission control decisions are made in a decentralized manner. An exemplary peer to peer communications system implements the scheduling of traffic intervals in a distributed manner utilizing connection priority information and interference information. An exemplary peer to peer timing structure includes a user scheduling interval and an associated traffic interval. The user scheduling interval includes a plurality transmission request/request response rounds. By utilizing multiple request/request response rounds, a transmission decision corresponding to a connection to yield in an earlier round can be overridden in a subsequent round, resulting in higher overall traffic throughput in the system.

摘要翻译： 描述用于其中交通空中链路资源可以共享的无线通信系统中的方法和装置。 各种描述的方法和装置非常适合用于以分散方式进行传输控制决定的对等通信系统。 示例性的对等通信系统利用连接优先级信息和干扰信息以分布式方式实现业务间隔的调度。 一种示例性的对等定时结构包括用户调度间隔和相关联的业务间隔。 用户调度间隔包括多个发送请求/请求响应轮。 通过利用多个请求/请求响应轮，可以在随后的一轮中覆盖对应于在较早轮中产生的连接的传输决定，导致系统中更高的总体流量吞吐量。

公开(公告)号：US08582492B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-12

申请号：US12268186

申请日：2008-11-10

申请人： Xinzhou Wu ,  Junyi Li ,  Sanjay Shakkottai ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Jay Kumar Sundararajan

发明人： Xinzhou Wu ,  Junyi Li ,  Sanjay Shakkottai ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Jay Kumar Sundararajan

IPC分类号： H04B7/14

CPC分类号： H04W72/1231 ,  H04L5/003 ,  H04L5/0037 ,  H04L5/0053 ,  H04L5/006 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0091 ,  H04W72/1236 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： Methods and apparatus relating to scheduling of air link resources, e.g., traffic segments, in a wireless communications system are described. Various described methods and apparatus are well suited to wireless peer to peer networks in which traffic scheduling is decentralized, e.g. an ad hoc peer to peer network. An individual wireless terminal corresponding to a peer to peer connection which desires to communicate traffic signals makes a receiver yielding decision. The receiver yielding decision, in some embodiments, includes comparing a link quality estimate corresponding to its own link, to a dynamically generated receiver yielding threshold. The dynamically generated receiver yielding threshold is determined based on at least one of: quality of service information corresponding to its own link and historical link quality information corresponding to its own link.

摘要翻译： 描述与无线通信系统中的空中链路资源（例如业务段）的调度有关的方法和装置。 各种描述的方法和装置非常适合于其中业务调度被分散的无线对等网络，例如， 一个特别的对等网络。 对应于对等连接的单个无线终端，其希望传送业务信号使接收机产生决定。 在一些实施例中，接收器产生决定包括将对应于其自身链路的链路质量估计与动态产生的接收机产生阈值进行比较。 基于与其自己的链路相对应的服务质量信息和对应于其自己的链路的历史链路质量信息中的至少一个来确定动态生成的接收机产生阈值。

公开(公告)号：US08520704B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US11775799

申请日：2007-07-10

申请人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Leonard Grokop

发明人： Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Leonard Grokop

IPC分类号： H04J1/44 ,  H04J3/06 ,  H04J3/12

CPC分类号： H04W48/08 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W92/18

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate identifying peers based upon encoded signals during peer discovery in a peer to peer network. For example, direct signaling that partitions a time-frequency resource into a number of segments can be utilized to communicate an identifier within a peer discovery interval; thus, a particular segment selected for transmission can signal a portion of the identifier, while a remainder can be signaled based upon tones communicated within the selected segment. Moreover, a subset of symbols within the resource can be reserved (e.g., unused) to enable identifying and/or correcting timing offset. Further, signaling can be effectuated over a plurality of peer discovery intervals such that partial identifiers communicated during each of the peer discovery intervals can be linked (e.g., based upon overlapping bits and/or bloom filter information).

公开(公告)号：US07986648B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-26

申请号：US11933403

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Thomas Richardson ,  Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Saurabh Tavildar

发明人： Thomas Richardson ,  Junyi Li ,  Rajiv Laroia ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Saurabh Tavildar

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04L27/2602 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W76/10

摘要： Methods and apparatus implementing communications using different types of symbols, e.g. different characteristic OFDM symbols, at different times for different purposes are described. A first type of symbol is used for control signaling including conveying transmission request signals and/or transmission request response signals. A second type of symbol is used for conveying user data, e.g., traffic signals. The symbol period for a first type symbol is larger than the symbol period for a second type symbol. The tone spacing for a first type symbol is larger than the tone spacing for a second type symbol. The methods and apparatus are well suited for peer to peer communications systems in which a peer to peer communications device operates in a half-duplex mode of operation.

摘要翻译： 实现使用不同类型符号的通信的方法和装置，例如 描述了用于不同目的的不同时间的不同特征OFDM符号。 第一类型的符号用于控制信令，包括传送传输请求信号和/或传输请求响应信号。 第二类型的符号用于传送用户数据，例如业务信号。 第一类型符号的符号周期大于第二类型符号的符号周期。 第一类型符号的音调间距大于第二类型符号的音调间隔。 所述方法和装置非常适合对等通信系统，其中对等通信设备以半双工操作模式操作。