Methods and apparatus for determining communication link quality
    91.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for determining communication link quality 有权
    确定通信链路质量的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09191226B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-11-17

    申请号:US12439059

    申请日:2007-09-28

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26

    CPC分类号: H04L12/2697 H04L43/50

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for determining the quality of a communication link transmitting a specified packet type are disclosed. The methodology includes configuring first packets, which share transmission characteristics with a specific packet type, such as a Voice over IP packet, such that the first packets experience similar communication link treatment as the specific packet type. The first packets are then transmitted over the communication link to a quality monitoring server located near a termination equipment of the particular communication link. Second packets, which are transmitted by the server in response to the first packets, are received and evaluated to determine the quality of the communication link based on characteristics of the second packets. Corresponding apparatus are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于确定发送指定分组类型的通信链路的质量的方法和装置。 该方法包括配置与特定分组类型(例如IP语音分组)共享传输特性的第一分组,使得第一分组经历与特定分组类型类似的通信链路处理。 然后,第一个分组通过通信链路发送到位于特定通信链路的终端设备附近的质量监视服务器。 接收并评估由服务器响应于第一分组而发送的第二分组,以基于第二分组的特性来确定通信链路的质量。 还公开了相应的装置。

    Apparatus and methods of hand-in to a femto node
    92.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and methods of hand-in to a femto node 有权
    到毫微微节点的手持设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09137713B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-15

    申请号:US13233810

    申请日:2011-09-15

    摘要: Methods and apparatuses are provided for causing active hand-in of a device from a macrocell base station to a femto node, which can be an inter-frequency hand-in. The femto node can broadcast a beacon over an operating frequency of the macrocell base station, and the macrocell base station, and/or one or more network components, can identify the femto node based on one or more parameters reported by the device from receiving the beacon. The beacon can be transmitted at varying powers to ensure active hand-in triggering, mitigate interference and/or can be powered on and off for such purposes. In addition, a macrocell base station can regulate compressed mode periods during which a device can measure the femto node based on receiving information regarding device proximity to the femto node, or a device can generate proximity indication messages base on measuring the beacon signals, etc.

    摘要翻译: 提供的方法和装置用于使设备从宏小区基站到可以是频率间接入的毫微微节点的主动接入。 毫微微节点可以在宏小区基站的工作频率上广播信标,并且宏小区基站和/或一个或多个网络组件可以基于设备报告的一个或多个参数来识别毫微微节点,以接收 灯塔 可以以不同的功率发送信标,以确保主动的手持触发,减轻干扰和/或可以为此目的打开和关闭电源。 此外,宏小区基站可以调节压缩模式周期,在此期间,设备可以基于接收到与毫微微节点邻近的接收信息来测量毫微微节点,或者设备可以基于测量信标信号等产生接近指示消息。

    Generating access point beacons at different power levels
    93.
    发明授权
    Generating access point beacons at different power levels 有权
    在不同的功率级别生成接入点信标

    公开(公告)号:US09119164B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-25

    申请号:US12542294

    申请日:2009-08-17

    摘要: An access point generates beacons at different power levels at different times to provide an acceptable tradeoff between coverage area associated with the beacons and outage experienced at nearby access terminals. For example, a femto access point may transmit beacons at a relatively low power for a relatively long period of time to reduce interference at nearby access terminals that are being served by a macro access point. The femto access point may then transmit beacons at a relatively high power for a relatively short period of time to enable nearby access terminals to receive the beacons. Also, a given transmit chain may be used to provide frequency hopping of high and low power beacons.

    摘要翻译: 接入点在不同时间产生不同功率电平的信标,以提供与信标相关联的覆盖区域和在附近接入终端处经历的中断之间的可接受的折中。 例如,毫微微接入点可以以相对较低的功率在相对长的时间段内发送信标,以减少正在由宏接入点服务的附近接入终端的干扰。 毫微微接入点然后可以在相对较短的时间段内以相对高的功率发送信标,以使附近的接入终端能够接收信标。 此外,给定的发射链可以用于提供高和低功率信标的跳频。

    Interference management utilizing HARQ interlaces
    94.
    发明授权
    Interference management utilizing HARQ interlaces 有权
    利用HARQ交织的干扰管理

    公开(公告)号:US09078269B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-07

    申请号:US12212622

    申请日:2008-09-17

    摘要: Interference that occurs during wireless communication may be managed through the use of fractional reuse and other techniques. In some aspects fractional reuse may relate to HARQ interlaces, portions of a timeslot, frequency spectrum, and spreading codes. Interference may be managed through the use of a transmit power profile and/or an attenuation profile. Interference also may be managed through the use of power management-related techniques.

    摘要翻译: 可以通过使用分数重用和其他技术来管理在无线通信期间发生的干扰。 在某些方面,分数重用可涉及HARQ交错,时隙的一部分,频谱和扩展码。 可以通过使用发射功率分布和/或衰减分布来管理干扰。 干扰也可以通过使用与电源管理相关的技术进行管理。

    Mobile devices with femto cell functionality
    96.
    发明授权
    Mobile devices with femto cell functionality 有权
    具有毫微微小区功能的移动设备

    公开(公告)号:US09037134B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-05-19

    申请号:US12433417

    申请日:2009-04-30

    摘要: Aspects describe communications environments in which femtocell capability is provided to devices within the communications network. A non-femto enabled device and/or a femto enabled device can communicate with a femto enabled device in the same geographical area for femto-enabled peer-to-peer communication. Two non-femto enabled devices can be provided femto functionality through utilization of a femto enabled device, which operates as a hub between the two devices. Other aspects relate to enhanced position determination, adaptive coverage enhancement, local mobile networks, open access femtocells without a backhaul, and local broadcast of media though utilization of femto enabled devices.

    摘要翻译: 方面描述了将毫微微小区能力提供给通信网络内的设备的通信环境。 非毫微微功能的设备和/或毫微微功能设备可以在相同的地理区域中与毫微微功能的对等通信进行通信。 可以通过利用作为两个设备之间的集线器的毫微微功能设备来提供两个非毫微微功能的设备。 其他方面涉及增强的位置确定,自适应覆盖增强,本地移动网络,没有回程的开放接入毫微微小区以及通过使用毫微微功能设备的媒体的本地广播。

    Conditional requests for asynchronous wireless communication
    97.
    发明授权
    Conditional requests for asynchronous wireless communication 有权
    有条件的异步无线通信请求

    公开(公告)号:US09008002B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-14

    申请号:US11833925

    申请日:2007-08-03

    摘要: A wireless media access control supports asynchronous communication and overlapping transmissions. Here, a wireless node may determine whether to request or schedule a transmission based on control messages it receives from neighboring nodes. In some implementations a scheduled transmission may be divided up into several segments so that a transmitting node may receive and transmit control messages between segments. In some implementations a monitoring period is defined after a scheduled transmission period to enable the transmitting node to acquire control information that may otherwise have been transmitted during the scheduled transmission period. In some implementations data and control information are transmitted over different frequency division multiplexed channels to enable concurrent transmission of the data and control information.

    摘要翻译: 无线媒体访问控制支持异步通信和重叠传输。 这里,无线节点可以基于从相邻节点接收到的控制消息来确定是否请求或调度传输。 在一些实施方式中,调度的传输可以被划分成若干段,使得发射节点可以在段之间接收和发送控制消息。 在一些实施方式中,在调度的传输周期之后定义监视周期,以使得发送节点获取否则可能在调度的传输周期期间已经发送的控制信息。 在一些实施方式中,数据和控制信息通过不同的频分多路复用通道传输,以实现数据和控制信息的并发传输。

    Restricting access point transmissions
    98.
    发明授权
    Restricting access point transmissions 有权
    限制接入点传输

    公开(公告)号:US08938238B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-01-20

    申请号:US12917627

    申请日:2010-11-02

    摘要: Transmissions by a first access point (e.g., a femto cell) are restricted upon detecting an access terminal in the vicinity of the first access point in the event the access terminal is communicating with a second access point (e.g., a macro cell). Upon detection of such an access terminal, the access terminal restricts transmission (e.g., beacon transmission) on a downlink carrier frequency on which the access terminal is actively receiving information from the second access point. This restriction of transmission by the access point may involve, for example, temporarily reducing transmit power, reducing the periodicity of transmission, or ceasing transmission.

    摘要翻译: 在接入终端与第二接入点(例如,宏小区)进行通信的情况下,在检测到第一接入点附近的接入终端时,第一接入点(例如,毫微微小区)的传输受到限制。 在检测到这样的接入终端时,接入终端限制在接入终端主动接收来自第二接入点的信息的下行链路载波频率上的传输(例如信标发送)。 接入点的这种传输限制可能涉及例如临时降低发射功率,减少传输周期或停止传输。

    Adaptation of transmit power for neighboring nodes
    99.
    发明授权
    Adaptation of transmit power for neighboring nodes 有权
    适应相邻节点的发射功率

    公开(公告)号:US08909279B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US12187304

    申请日:2008-08-06

    摘要: Transmit power (e.g., maximum transmit power) may be defined based on the maximum received signal strength allowed by a receiver and a minimum coupling loss from a transmitting node to a receiver. Transmit power may be defined for an access node (e.g., a femto node) such that a corresponding outage created in a cell (e.g., a macro cell) is limited while still providing an acceptable level of coverage for access terminals associated with the access node. An access node may autonomously adjust its transmit power based on channel measurement and a defined coverage hole to mitigate interference. Transmit power may be defined based on channel quality. Transmit power may be defined based on a signal-to-noise ratio at an access terminal. The transmit power of neighboring access nodes also may be controlled by inter-access node signaling.

    摘要翻译: 可以基于接收机允许的最大接收信号强度和从发射节点到接收机的最小耦合损耗来定义发射功率(例如,最大发射功率)。 可以为接入节点(例如,毫微微节点)定义发射功率,使得在小区(例如,宏小区)中创建的相应中断受到限制,同时仍然为与接入节点相关联的接入终端提供可接受的覆盖水平 。 接入节点可以基于信道测量和定义的覆盖孔来自主地调整其发射功率以减轻干扰。 发射功率可以基于信道质量来定义。 可以基于接入终端的信噪比来定义发射功率。 相邻接入节点的发射功率也可以由接入间节点信令来控制。

    Distributed hierarchical scheduling in an ad hoc network
    100.
    发明授权
    Distributed hierarchical scheduling in an ad hoc network 有权
    自组织网络中的分布式分层调度

    公开(公告)号:US08903440B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-02

    申请号:US12882945

    申请日:2010-09-15

    IPC分类号: H04B7/00 H04W72/12 H04W84/18

    摘要: An ad hoc network with distributed hierarchical scheduling is disclosed. In one aspect, stations in a network mesh detect interfering neighbor stations and form interference lists. Stations transmit their interference lists. Scheduling stations schedule allocations for child stations in response to interference lists, received remote allocations, or a combination thereof. Coordination messages are transmitted including frame structure, allocations, and interference lists, among others. In another aspect, an ad hoc mesh network may be organized into a tree topology. In an example wireless backhaul network, this matches traffic flow. Distributed, hierarchical scheduling is provided where parents schedule communication with children while respecting already scheduled transmissions to/from interferers and to/from interferers of their respective children. Procedures to construct interference constraints for distributed, hierarchical scheduling are described, resulting in efficient scheduling and reuse in an ad hoc wireless network, without centralized scheduling. Various other aspects are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种具有分布式分层调度的自组织网络。 在一个方面,网络网络中的站检测干扰相邻站并形成干扰列表。 车站发送干扰列表。 调度站响应于干扰列表,接收的远程分配或其组合来调度子站的分配。 发送协调消息,包括帧结构,分配和干扰列表等。 在另一方面,可以将自组织网状网络组织成树形拓扑。 在无线回程网络的示例中,这匹配了流量。 提供了分布式的分层调度,其中父母调度与孩子的通信,同时尊重已经调度的传输到/来自干扰源和/或来自其相应子项的干扰。 描述了为分布式分层调度构建干扰约束的过程,从而在ad hoc无线网络中进行有效的调度和重用,而无需集中调度。 还公开了各种其它方面。