公开(公告)号：US08705382B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-22

申请号：US12645550

申请日：2009-12-23

申请人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  Nathan J. Smith

发明人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  Nathan J. Smith

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/1268 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W76/23 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/04

摘要： A subscriber station (SS) utilizes uplink resources that have been assigned to it for communicating with an infrastructure station to exchange data with a neighboring SS while maintaining its link to the infrastructure station. This is accomplished by the SS receiving an uplink allocation from the infrastructure station, transmitting a subscriber-to-infrastructure station header and trailer to the infrastructure station using the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) assigned by the infrastructure station and also transmitting a subscriber-to-subscriber (S2S) message payload, optionally using a second MCS level appropriate for the link between itself and the receiving SS. The subscriber to infrastructure station message is composed so that it occupies the first m codewords and contains a header that describes the length of the subscriber to infrastructure station message. The subscriber to infrastructure station message, then, is followed by the S2S message, composed to occupy the remaining symbols of the allocation.

摘要翻译： 用户站（SS）利用已分配给它的上行链路资源与基础设施站进行通信，以便与邻近的SS交换数据，同时保持其与基站站的链接。 这通过SS从基础设施站接收上行链路分配来实现，使用由基站台分配的调制和编码方案（MCS）向基础设施站发送订户到基础设施站头部和预告片， （S2S）消息有效载荷，可选地使用适合于本身与接收SS之间的链路的第二MCS级别。 构成基站台消息的用户组成，使得它占用前m个码字，并且包含描述用户到基站站消息的长度的报头。 然后，用户到基础设施站消息，后面是S2S消息，组成占用剩余的分配符号。

公开(公告)号：US20120144445A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-07

申请号：US12959580

申请日：2010-12-03

申请人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  Kevin L. Baum ,  George Calcev ,  Benedito J. Fonseca, JR.

发明人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  Kevin L. Baum ,  George Calcev ,  Benedito J. Fonseca, JR.

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/6405 ,  H04L12/1868 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/602 ,  H04L65/608 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/02 ,  H04N21/2187 ,  H04N21/2358 ,  H04N21/26258 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/6131 ,  H04N21/6375 ,  H04N21/6408 ,  H04N21/64784 ,  H04N21/8456

摘要： A method and apparatus for distributing live video to multiple client devices is provided herein. In particular, a router is provided that acts on behalf of all client devices in its network. The router serves multiple groups of client devices with each group being formed by client devices having similar bandwidth requirements. The router then requests and receives video chunks from a network. The router then redistributes the video chunks to the multiple client devices using a multicast transmission. In particular, to minimize the demands on the core network, the router sets up a separate multicast to each group. Live video, of the appropriate quality is then multicast to each group.

公开(公告)号：US08179873B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-15

申请号：US12251096

申请日：2008-10-14

申请人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  Nathan J. Smith

发明人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  Nathan J. Smith

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/20

摘要： A method and apparatus for quieting multiple channels is provided herein. During operation, transmission activity on each channel is analyzed and a best band is identified. Once the band is chosen, a wideband transmitter is utilized to transmit simultaneous reservation messages on consecutive channels simultaneously. Because a wideband transmitter is used to transmit simultaneous reservation messages on multiple consecutive channels, the above procedure quickly quiets multiple channels while minimizing the reservation duration of all channels as a result of quieting the channels.

摘要翻译： 本文提供了一种用于静音多个通道的方法和装置。 在运行期间，分析每个通道上的传输活动，并确定最佳频带。 一旦选择了频带，则使用宽带发射机同时在连续信道上同时发送预留消息。 由于宽带发射机用于在多个连续的信道上发送同时的预留消息，所以上述过程快速地停止多个信道，同时最小化所有信道的预留持续时间，这是由于对信道进行静音。

公开(公告)号：US20120030723A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-02

申请号：US12843930

申请日：2010-07-27

申请人： Kevin L. Baum ,  Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  Benedito J. Fonseca, JR.

发明人： Kevin L. Baum ,  Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  Benedito J. Fonseca, JR.

IPC分类号： H04N7/173

CPC分类号： H04N21/8456 ,  H04N21/234327 ,  H04N21/4621 ,  H04N21/47202

摘要： A method and apparatus for transmitting video is provided herein. A video representation is segmented into video chunks, with each chunk spanning a different time interval. Each chunk may be divided into two or more sub-chunks. During operation, the client requests a sub-chunk of a particular video chunk and then possibly requests an additional sub-chunk of the video chunk. The client then combines and decodes the sub-chunks to provide a reconstructed video chunk for playback on a device. In an embodiment, I-frames of a video chunk are made available in a separate sub-chunk file than P-frames (or B-frames).

摘要翻译： 本文提供了一种用于传输视频的方法和装置。 视频表示被分割成视频块，每个块跨越不同的时间间隔。 每个块可以分为两个或更多个子块。 在操作期间，客户端请求特定视频块的子块，然后可能请求视频块的附加子块。 然后，客户端组合并解码子块，以提供用于在设备上回放的重构的视频块。 在一个实施例中，视频块的I帧在单独的子块文件中比P帧（或B帧）可用。

公开(公告)号：US20110149812A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US12645550

申请日：2009-12-23

申请人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  Nathan J. Smith

发明人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  Nathan J. Smith

IPC分类号： H04B7/00 ,  H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/1268 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W76/23 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/04

摘要： A subscriber station (SS) utilizes uplink resources that have been assigned to it for communicating with an infrastructure station to exchange data with a neighboring SS while maintaining its link to the infrastructure station. This is accomplished by the SS receiving an uplink allocation from the infrastructure station, transmitting a subscriber-to-infrastructure station header and trailer to the infrastructure station using the modulation and coding scheme (MCS) assigned by the infrastructure station and also transmitting a subscriber-to-subscriber (S2S) message payload, optionally using a second MCS level appropriate for the link between itself and the receiving SS. The subscriber to infrastructure station message is composed so that it occupies the first m codewords and contains a header that describes the length of the subscriber to infrastructure station message. The subscriber to infrastructure station message, then, is followed by the S2S message, composed to occupy the remaining symbols of the allocation.

摘要翻译： 用户站（SS）利用已分配给它的上行链路资源与基础设施站进行通信，以便与邻近的SS交换数据，同时保持其与基站站的链接。 这通过SS从基础设施站接收上行链路分配来实现，使用由基站台分配的调制和编码方案（MCS）向基础设施站发送订户到基础设施站头部和预告片， （S2S）消息有效载荷，可选地使用适合于本身与接收SS之间的链路的第二MCS级别。 构成基站台消息的用户组成，使得它占用前m个码字，并且包含描述用户到基站站消息的长度的报头。 然后，用户到基础设施站消息，后面是S2S消息，组成占用剩余的分配符号。

公开(公告)号：US07773941B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-10

申请号：US11461270

申请日：2006-07-31

申请人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  Mark A. Birchler

发明人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  Mark A. Birchler

IPC分类号： H04B37/15 ,  H04B3/36 ,  H04B7/14 ,  H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W16/20 ,  H04B7/2606 ,  H04W16/26 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： A method and system for positioning a relay in a wide area communication network can enable improved operating efficiency of the network. The method includes processing a plurality of requests, received from a plurality of wireless communication devices, for connections to the network, where each device in the plurality of wireless communication devices can operate using a wide area networking standard and can operate using an ad hoc networking standard (step 305). A location in the network of each device in the plurality of wireless communication devices is then determined (step 310). An operating position for the relay is then determined based on an evaluation of the location in the network of each device in the plurality of wireless communication devices (step 315).

摘要翻译： 用于在广域通信网络中定位中继的方法和系统可以提高网络的运行效率。 该方法包括处理从多个无线通信设备接收的多个请求以连接到网络，其中多个无线通信设备中的每个设备可以使用广域网络标准进行操作，并且可以使用ad hoc网络进行操作 标准（步骤305）。 然后确定多个无线通信设备中的每个设备的网络中的位置（步骤310）。 然后，基于对多个无线通信设备中的每个设备的网络中的位置的评估来确定中继站的操作位置（步骤315）。

公开(公告)号：US20100091716A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-15

申请号：US12251096

申请日：2008-10-14

申请人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  Nathan J. Smith

发明人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  Nathan J. Smith

IPC分类号： H04W16/00

CPC分类号： H04W4/20

摘要： A method and apparatus for quieting multiple channels is provided herein. During operation, transmission activity on each channel is analyzed and a best band is identified. Once the band is chosen, a wideband transmitter is utilized to transmit simultaneous reservation messages on consecutive channels simultaneously. Because a wideband transmitter is used to transmit simultaneous reservation messages on multiple consecutive channels, the above procedure quickly quiets multiple channels while minimizing the reservation duration of all channels as a result of quieting the channels.

摘要翻译： 本文提供了一种用于静音多个通道的方法和装置。 在运行期间，分析每个通道上的传输活动，并确定最佳频带。 一旦选择了频带，则使用宽带发射机同时在连续信道上同时发送预留消息。 由于宽带发射机用于在多个连续的信道上发送同时的预留消息，所以上述过程快速地停止多个信道，同时最小化所有信道的预留持续时间，这是由于对信道进行静音。

公开(公告)号：US07649873B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-19

申请号：US11278436

申请日：2006-04-03

申请人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  James P. Michels

发明人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  James P. Michels

IPC分类号： H04J3/06 ,  H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： H04W48/10 ,  H04J3/0641 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： During operation, nodes that receive beacons from a different network will synchronize to the different network when a predetermined condition is met. Synchronization to the differing network will only take place if the node receiving the beacon from a different network does not have access to a fixed network coordinator and the predetermined condition is met. The predetermined condition may comprise such things as a Network ID for the different network being larger than the Network ID for the current network, or alternatively, the size of the different network being larger than a size of the current network.

摘要翻译： 在操作期间，当满足预定条件时，从不同网络接收信标的节点将同步到不同的网络。 如果接收到来自不同网络的信标的节点不能访问固定的网络协调器并满足预定条件，那么只会发生与不同网络的同步。 预定条件可以包括诸如不同网络的网络ID大于当前网络的网络ID的情况，或者替代地，不同网络的大小大于当前网络的大小。

公开(公告)号：US20090213821A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-27

申请号：US12038213

申请日：2008-02-27

申请人： Benedito J. Fonseca, JR. ,  Jeffrey D. Bonta

发明人： Benedito J. Fonseca, JR. ,  Jeffrey D. Bonta

IPC分类号： H04Q7/24

CPC分类号： H04W52/0225 ,  H04W84/18 ,  Y02D70/1222 ,  Y02D70/1242 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/144 ,  Y02D70/146 ,  Y02D70/22 ,  Y02D70/23

摘要： A method is provided which enables the connection of nodes out of communication range while minimizing the energy consumption in standby nodes. Specifically, the present invention provides a method to control the wake up rate of standby nodes in a multi-hop communication system. An access point collects, processes, and refines statistical information regarding one or more system parameters; determines a wake up rate based on the statistical information and one or more historical information; and transmits the wake up rate to nodes in its coverage area. A node receives the wake up rate; and periodically changes from a sleep state to a wake up state at the wake up rate to support routing functions for providing multi-hop communication to the one or more access points.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法，其使节点连接不在通信范围内，同时最小化待机节点的能量消耗。 具体地说，本发明提供一种控制多跳通信系统中备用节点的唤醒速率的方法。 接入点收集，处理和优化关于一个或多个系统参数的统计信息; 基于统计信息和一个或多个历史信息确定唤醒速率; 并将唤醒速率发送到其覆盖区域中的节点。 节点接收唤醒速率; 并且以唤醒速率周期性地从睡眠状态改变到唤醒状态，以支持用于向一个或多个接入点提供多跳通信的路由功能。

公开(公告)号：US20090034432A1

公开(公告)日：2009-02-05

申请号：US11831413

申请日：2007-07-31

申请人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  Benedito J. Fonseca, Jr. ,  Nitin R. Mangalvedhe ,  James P. Michels ,  Nathan J. Smith

发明人： Jeffrey D. Bonta ,  George Calcev ,  Benedito J. Fonseca, Jr. ,  Nitin R. Mangalvedhe ,  James P. Michels ,  Nathan J. Smith

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04W74/02 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： A system and method of resource allocation within a communication system is provided. A communication system comprises a plurality of nodes operating in a first architecture network mode, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of nodes are reconfigured to operate in a second architecture network mode in response to a change in one or more network performance requirements. When the plurality of nodes are operating in a distributed architecture network mode, at least a portion of the plurality of nodes are reconfigured to operate in a clustered architecture network mode in response to an increase in one or more network performance requirements. When the plurality of nodes are operating in a clustered architecture network mode, at least a portion of the plurality of nodes are reconfigured to operate in a distributed architecture network mode in response to a decrease in one or more network performance requirements.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种在通信系统内资源分配的系统和方法。 通信系统包括以第一架构网络模式操作的多个节点，其中响应于一个或多个网络性能要求的变化，重新配置多个节点的至少一部分以在第二架构网络模式下操作。 当多个节点以分布式架构网络模式运行时，响应于一个或多个网络性能要求的增加，多个节点的至少一部分被重新配置为以群集架构网络模式运行。 当多个节点以群集架构网络模式操作时，响应于一个或多个网络性能要求的降低，多个节点的至少一部分被重新配置为以分布式架构网络模式运行。