公开(公告)号：US20110292884A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-01

申请号：US12787449

申请日：2010-05-26

申请人： Junyi Li ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Hongseok Kim

发明人： Junyi Li ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Hongseok Kim

IPC分类号： H04W72/12

CPC分类号： H04W72/085 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W28/20 ,  H04W48/18 ,  H04W72/0486 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： Methods and apparatus supporting load balancing in a wireless communications system implementing decentralized control are described. Different channels, e.g., unused TV channels, are available in different locations for use for communications. Various communications technologies, e.g., WiFi, 3G Blue-Tooth, etc., may be supported by a communications device and may be allowed to be used on the available channels. A wireless communications device evaluates its current local environment, e.g., estimating potential rates that it may use and/or estimating latency, for each of a plurality of available alternative channel/technology combinations. The wireless communications device selects a channel and technology combination to use as a function of its estimates. The wireless communications device uses its selected channel and technology combination for communications, e.g., for peer to peer communications including direct peer to peer traffic signaling as part of a local peer to peer network.

摘要翻译： 描述了在实现分散控制的无线通信系统中支持负载平衡的方法和装置。 不同的频道，例如未使用的电视频道，可用于不同的位置，以用于通信。 诸如WiFi，3G蓝牙等各种通信技术可以由通信设备支持，并且可以允许在可用信道上使用。 无线通信设备评估其当前的本地环境，例如，估计可能使用的潜在速率和/或估计多个可用备选信道/技术组合中的每一个的等待时间。 无线通信设备选择信道和技术组合作为其估计的函数使用。 无线通信设备使用其所选择的信道和技术组合进行通信，例如用于对等通信，包括作为本地对等网络的一部分的直接对等业务信令。

公开(公告)号：US20110249631A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-13

申请号：US12756675

申请日：2010-04-08

申请人： Junyi Li ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Hongseok Kim

发明人： Junyi Li ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Hongseok Kim

IPC分类号： H04W74/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/04 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W16/10 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W72/0486 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： Various embodiments relate to using available spectrum for peer to peer communications and for selecting which of several possibly available channels should be used. Various methods and apparatus are well suited to peer to peer networks in which channel usage decisions are made in a decentralized manner. A wireless terminal generates a list of potential available channels to be used for peer to peer communications, e.g., based on FCC information and/or local sensing. Channels are filled in accordance with a predetermined channel ordering. A wireless terminal migrates between the channels in accordance with changes in the number of peer devices using a channel. The network, in a distributed manner, changes the number of channels in use at a location in response to changes in numbers of active peer devices at a location.

摘要翻译： 各种实施例涉及使用用于对等通信的可用频谱，并且用于选择应该使用几个可能的可用信道中的哪一个。 各种方法和装置非常适合于以分散方式进行信道使用决定的对等网络。 无线终端生成用于对等通信的潜在可用信道的列表，例如基于FCC信息和/或局部感测。 根据预定的频道顺序填充频道。 根据使用信道的对等设备的数量的变化，无线终端在信道之间迁移。 以分布式方式，网络响应于位置处的活动对等设备的数量的改变来改变在某个位置使用的信道的数量。

公开(公告)号：US20100291872A1

公开(公告)日：2010-11-18

申请号：US12465938

申请日：2009-05-14

申请人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Aleksandar Jovicic

发明人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Saurabh Tavildar ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Aleksandar Jovicic

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/12 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： Methods and apparatus well suited for supporting communications over different ranges in, for example, a peer to peer wireless communications system, are described. In the peer to peer network at least some of the types of signals, e.g., peer discovery signals and/or paging signals, are transmitted with no closed loop power control. An exemplary peer to peer timing structure includes air link resources allocated for a particular type of signaling in which the resources are segmented into multiple blocks which do not overlap in time, different ones of the multiple blocks being associated with different ranges. The characteristics of the basic transmission units of the multiple blocks based on range are different, e.g., tone size and symbol width are different. A wireless communications device implements the peer to peer timing structure and uses resources from different range based blocks at different times. Data traffic transmission units may be the same regardless of the range.

摘要翻译： 描述了非常适合于支持例如对等无线通信系统中的不同范围的通信的方法和装置。 在对等网络中，在没有闭环功率控制的情况下，发送至少一些类型的信号，例如对等体发现信号和/或寻呼信号。 示例性的对等定时结构包括为特定类型的信令分配的空中链路资源，其中资源被分段成多个不在时间上重叠的块，多个块中的不同的块与不同的范围相关联。 基于范围的多个块的基本传输单元的特征是不同的，例如，音调尺寸和符号宽度不同。 无线通信设备实现对等定时结构，并且在不同时间使用来自不同基于范围的块的资源。 无论范围如何，数据业务传输单元可能相同。

公开(公告)号：US08521194B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-27

申请号：US11775461

申请日：2007-07-10

申请人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Junyi Li ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu

发明人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Junyi Li ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu

IPC分类号： H04W68/00

CPC分类号： H04W76/14 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W76/11

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate paging within a peer-to-peer communication network. A first wireless terminal monitors the paging channel of a wide area network. When a second wireless terminal intends to establish a peer-to-peer connection with the first wireless terminal, the second wireless terminal generates a paging message and transfers the message to the WAN, which routes the paging message to a base station. The base station uses its paging channel to send a paging message to the target first wireless terminal. The paging message indicates to the target first wireless terminal that the second wireless terminal intends to establish a peer-to-peer connection with the first wireless terminal. The paging message may further include parameters to be used to establish the peer-to-peer connection. Upon reception of the paging message, the second wireless terminal sends a signal directly to the first wireless terminal to start the direct peer-to-peer communication.

摘要翻译： 描述了促进对等通信网络内的寻呼的系统和方法。 第一无线终端监视广域网的寻呼信道。 当第二无线终端意图与第一无线终端建立点对点连接时，第二无线终端生成寻呼消息，并将消息传送到WAN，该寻呼消息将寻呼消息路由到基站。 基站使用其寻呼信道向目标第一无线终端发送寻呼消息。 寻呼消息向目标第一无线终端指示第二无线终端旨在建立与第一无线终端的对等连接。 寻呼消息还可以包括用于建立对等连接的参数。 在接收到寻呼消息时，第二无线终端直接向第一无线终端发送信号以开始直接对等通信。

公开(公告)号：US20120020234A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US13250930

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Aleksandar Jovicic

发明人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Aleksandar Jovicic

IPC分类号： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/1242 ,  H04W28/22 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W52/16 ,  H04W52/18 ,  H04W52/267 ,  H04W72/0473 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W92/18

摘要： Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. Embodiments directed to methods and apparatus for establishing traffic data transmission rates and/or transmission power levels between wireless terminals is described. Embodiments direct to methods and apparatus of making decisions whether or not to transmit as a function of the received power of the received response signals are also described. Transmission of pilot signals after granting of a transmission request and a decision to transmit traffic data has been made occurs in some embodiments. Rate information to be used in determining a traffic rate may be received in response to the pilot signal from a peer to peer (P2P) device.

摘要翻译： 描述了与对等通信网络相关的方法和设备。 描述了用于在无线终端之间建立业务数据传输速率和/或传输功率电平的方法和装置的实施例。 还描述了根据接收到的响应信号的接收功率来决定是否发送的方法和装置的实施例。 在一些实施例中已经发生了在授予发送请求之后的导频信号的传输和传送业务数据的决定。 可以响应于来自对等（P2P）设备的导频信号来接收用于确定业务速率的速率信息。

公开(公告)号：US20100110929A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12264661

申请日：2008-11-04

申请人： Junyi Li ,  Saurabb Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Ying Wang ,  Aleksandar Jovicic

发明人： Junyi Li ,  Saurabb Tavildar ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Ying Wang ,  Aleksandar Jovicic

IPC分类号： H04W84/00 ,  H04B1/69

CPC分类号： H04W8/005 ,  H04B1/7143 ,  H04B2001/6908 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0032 ,  H04L5/0042 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W72/0446

摘要： Techniques for transmitting signals using time hopping or time and frequency hopping are described. In one design, a terminal selects different slots to use for transmission in multiple frames with time hopping. Each frame includes multiple slots, and each slot covers a particular time duration. The selected slots are at different time locations in the multiple frames. In another design, a terminal selects different resource units to use for transmission in multiple frames with time and frequency hopping. The selected resource units are at different time and frequency locations in the multiple frames. For both designs, the terminal sends a signal (e.g., a peer discovery signal) in the selected slots or resource units in the multiple frames. The terminal may detect for signals (e.g., peer discovery signals) from other terminals in slots not used for transmission by the terminal.

摘要翻译： 描述了使用跳时或时间和跳频来发送信号的技术。 在一种设计中，终端选择不同的时隙用于在具有时间跳跃的多个帧中进行传输。 每个帧包括多个时隙，并且每个时隙覆盖特定的持续时间。 所选择的时隙位于多个帧中的不同时间位置。 在另一种设计中，终端选择不同的资源单元用于在具有时间和跳频的多个帧中进行传输。 所选择的资源单元在多个帧中处于不同的时间和频率位置。 对于这两种设计，终端在多个帧中的所选择的时隙或资源单元中发送信号（例如，对等体发现信号）。 终端可以在不用于由终端发送的时隙中检测来自其他终端的信号（例如，对等体发现信号）。

公开(公告)号：US20090010232A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-08

申请号：US11774282

申请日：2007-07-06

申请人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu

发明人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu

IPC分类号： H04Q7/24

CPC分类号： H04W56/002 ,  H04W92/18

摘要： Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. A peer to peer timing structure is implemented which includes a pattern of different types of time intervals including at least a peer discovery time interval and a traffic interval. A wireless communications device, supporting peer to peer operations stores the peer to peer timing structure information, accesses the stored information, and used the accessed information to determine an operation to be performed during a current time period. The operation is, e.g., a peer discovery operation, a peer to peer timing synchronization operation, a peer paging operation, or a peer to peer traffic signaling operation. Various exemplary relationships between the different types of intervals, including relative frequencies, relative durations, and spacing information, are described. Advantageous construction of the recurring peer to peer timing structure facilitates efficient utilization of air link resources and/or higher traffic data throughput capabilities.

摘要翻译： 描述了与对等通信网络相关的方法和设备。 实现对等定时结构，其包括不同类型的时间间隔的模式，包括至少对等体发现时间间隔和业务间隔。 支持对等操作的无线通信设备存储对等定时结构信息，访问所存储的信息，并使用所访问的信息来确定在当前时间段内要执行的操作。 操作是例如对等体发现操作，对等定时同步操作，对等寻呼操作或对等业务信令操作。 描述不同类型间隔之间的各种示例性关系，包括相对频率，相对持续时间和间隔信息。 重复的对等定时结构的有利构造有助于空中链路资源的有效利用和/或更高的业务数据吞吐能力。

公开(公告)号：US20090010179A1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-08

申请号：US11773947

申请日：2007-07-05

申请人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu

发明人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04B7/00 ,  H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： H04W8/005 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0032 ,  H04L5/0053 ,  H04W68/00 ,  H04W74/04 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. An active connection list is maintained by a wireless communications device supporting peer to peer communications. In various embodiments, the active connection identifier list being maintained is in addition to a list of discovered peers in the local vicinity. Paging signaling, e.g., peer to peer paging signaling, is used to establish active connections. Air link peer to peer traffic resources include traffic control resources and traffic data resources. A wireless communications device seeking to transmit on a traffic data resource transmits a traffic request signal on a traffic control resource. An active connection identifier is, in some embodiments, associated with a particular subset of traffic control resources. Thus, a wireless communications device monitors the portion or portions of the traffic control resource corresponding to its active connections for traffic request signals, but need not monitor other portions.

摘要翻译： 描述了与对等通信网络相关的方法和设备。 活动连接列表由支持对等通信的无线通信设备维护。 在各种实施例中，正在维护的活动连接标识符列表是在本地附近的发现的对等体的列表之外的。 寻呼信令，例如对等寻呼信令，用于建立主动连接。 空中链路对等​​流量资源包括流量控制资源和流量数据资源。 寻求在业务数据资源上发送的无线通信设备在业务控制资源上发送业务请求信号。 在一些实施例中，活动连接标识符与流量控制资源的特定子集相关联。 因此，无线通信设备监视与其活动连接相对应的业务控制资源的部分或部分以用于业务请求信号，但不需要监视其他部分。

公开(公告)号：US08811369B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US12246922

申请日：2008-10-07

申请人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Aleksandar Jovicic

发明人： Rajiv Laroia ,  Junyi Li ,  Thomas Richardson ,  Xinzhou Wu ,  Aleksandar Jovicic

IPC分类号： H04J1/00 ,  H04B7/216 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W72/06 ,  H04W84/04 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W48/08

CPC分类号： H04W72/06 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W84/042 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple modes of communication operation, e.g., with different parameters and/or frequency bands being used in the different modes of operation are described. One or more adjustments are made based on a signal or signals received in a first frequency band from a second communications device, e.g., an access router with reliable timing. The communications device selects between and operates in either the first frequency band, e.g., a WAN frequency band, or in a second frequency band, e.g., a LAN frequency band. The WAN and LAN frequency bands may be non-overlapping. One or more parameters used in the second frequency band have a predetermined relationship to one or more parameters used for communications in the first frequency band making the adjustment based on the signal received in the first frequency band relevant and useful to support communications in the second frequency band.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于支持多种通信操作模式的方法和装置，例如在不同的操作模式中使用不同的参数和/或频带。 基于来自第二通信设备（例如具有可靠定时的接入路由器）在第一频带中接收的信号或信号进行一个或多个调整。 通信设备在第一频带（例如，WAN频带）中或在第二频带（例如，LAN频带）中进行选择和操作。 WAN和LAN频段可能不重叠。 在第二频带中使用的一个或多个参数与用于第一频带中的通信的一个或多个参数具有预定关系，从而基于在第一频带中接收到的信号进行调整，该信号与第二频段中的通信相关并且有用 带。

公开(公告)号：US08781496B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-15

申请号：US13008959

申请日：2011-01-19

申请人： Thomas Richardson ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Cyril Measson ,  Junyi Li

发明人： Thomas Richardson ,  Aleksandar Jovicic ,  Cyril Measson ,  Junyi Li

IPC分类号： H04W24/00 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W24/10

CPC分类号： H04W64/00 ,  G01S5/0236 ,  H04M2242/30 ,  H04W4/023 ,  H04W4/027 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W24/10

摘要： Methods and apparatus for resolving an ambiguity with regard to a mobile device's location are described. In various embodiments, when a level of ambiguity with regard to the location of a mobile device is detected, and the level of ambiguity is above a threshold, an ambiguity resolution request signal is generated and transmitted. In this manner, a wireless terminal needing help in determining its location reliably may request such help but at other times may determine its own location without assistance. In some embodiments the ambiguity resolution request signal includes information, e.g., location probabilities, on one or more locations which are under consideration as possible locations of the mobile device. A device responding to the ambiguity resolution request provides information allowing the mobile device confronted with a location ambiguity to eliminate at least on location under consideration or to generate a new probability for one or more locations under consideration.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于解决关于移动设备位置的模糊性的方法和装置。 在各种实施例中，当检测到关于移动设备的位置的模糊度级别，并且歧义级别高于阈值时，生成并发送模糊度解析请求信号。 以这种方式，需要帮助确定其位置的无线终端可以请求这样的帮助，但是在其他时候可以在没有帮助的情况下确定其自己的位置。 在一些实施例中，模糊度解析请求信号包括作为移动设备的可能位置正在考虑的一个或多个位置上的信息，例如位置概率。 响应于模糊度解析请求的设备提供信息，允许面临位置模糊的移动设备至少消除所考虑的位置，或为一个或多个所考虑的位置产生新的概率。