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：US08495232B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-23

申请号：US12166634

申请日：2008-07-02

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

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

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04W72/005

摘要： Methods and apparatus related to broadcasting data in a peer to peer wireless communications network are described. A timing structure is utilized employing slots of a first type which support broadcast traffic transmissions and unicast traffic transmissions and slots of a second type which support unicast traffic transmission but do not support broadcast traffic transmissions. In various embodiments, traffic air link resource scheduling is performed in a decentralized manner on a slot by slot basis. In some such embodiments, a wireless device prior to transmitting a broadcast data traffic signal, transmits a broadcast transmission request signal, sometimes alternatively referred to as a broadcast indicator signal; and a wireless device prior to transmitting a peer to peer unicast signal, transmits a peer to peer traffic transmission request signal. In various embodiments, for slots of the first type, broadcast transmission requests have priority over peer to peer unicast transmission requests.

摘要翻译： 描述了在对等无线通信网络中与广播数据有关的方法和装置。 使用支持广播业务传输和单播业务传输的第一类型的时隙和支持单播业务传输但不支持广播业务传输的第二类型的时隙的定时结构。 在各种实施例中，在逐个基础上以分散的方式执行业务空中链路资源调度。 在一些这样的实施例中，在发送广播数据业务信号之前的无线设备发送广播传输请求信号，有时可替代地称为广播指示符信号; 以及在发送对等单播信号之前的无线设备，发送对等业务传输请求信号。 在各种实施例中，对于第一类型的时隙，广播传输请求具有优先于对等单播传输请求的优先权。

公开(公告)号：US08432786B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-30

申请号：US12169080

申请日：2008-07-08

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

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

IPC分类号： H04J11/00

CPC分类号： H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0044 ,  H04L5/0053 ,  H04L5/0062 ,  H04L5/0091 ,  H04W72/082 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W76/14 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W92/18

摘要： A protocol is provided that facilitates downlink concurrent peer-to-peer communications (within a time slot or traffic slot) between one device and many terminals as well as uplink concurrent peer-to-peer communications (within a time slot or traffic slot) between a plurality of terminals and one device. The concurrent peer-to-peer communications may take place within an ad hoc network of devices. To facilitate such operation, a time-frequency structure is provided within a control channel that allows the device and terminals to identify the peer-to-peer connections. This time-frequency structure also allows terminals to identify other sibling terminals that have a connection with the same device, thereby allowing to more efficiently performing interference mitigation. That is, sibling peer-to-peer connections with the same device may be treated different from other non-related peer-to-peer connects for purposes of interference mitigation in a wireless network.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种协议，其有助于一个设备与许多终端之间的下行链路并发对等通信（在时隙或业务时隙内）以及上行链路并发对等通信（在时隙或业务时隙内） 多个终端和一个设备。 并发的对等通信可以在设备的自组织网络中进行。 为了促进这种操作，在控制信道内提供时间 - 频率结构，其允许设备和终端识别对等连接。 该时频结构还允许终端识别与同一设备具有连接的其他兄弟终端，从而允许更有效地执行干扰减轻。 也就是说，与无线网络中的干扰减轻的目的可以将与同一设备的同级对等连接对待与其他非相关对等连接不同。

公开(公告)号：US08331249B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-11

申请号：US12166692

申请日：2008-07-02

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

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

IPC分类号： H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04L5/0048 ,  H04B7/15542 ,  H04L1/0002 ,  H04L1/0023 ,  H04L1/20 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0033 ,  H04L5/0044 ,  H04L5/006 ,  H04L25/0226 ,  H04L25/0228 ,  H04L27/2647 ,  H04W72/02 ,  H04W72/085

摘要： Methods and Apparatus for communicating information, e.g., control information, e.g., in the form of a control value, between communications devices, e.g., peer to peer communications devices, are described. Positional coding is used to encode a value to be communicated and the encoded value it then transmitted on a set of communications resources with the placement of signal energy on individual ones of the resources being used to create a pattern used to convey the value to be communicated. Resources, e.g., tone-symbols, which communicate unreliable signal portions due to interference are identified and not used in the positional decoding operation as either an energy carrying tone-symbol or a non-energy carrying tone-symbol.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在通信设备（例如，对等通信设备）之间传送信息的方法和装置，例如控制信息，例如以控制值的形式。 位置编码用于对要传送的值进行编码，然后将其编码值发送到一组通信资源上，将信号能量放置在用于创建用于传达要传送的值的模式中的各个资源上 。 在位置解码操作中识别和不使用资源，例如由于干扰而传送不可靠信号部分的音调符号作为能量承载音符号或不能承载音调符号。

公开(公告)号：US08238836B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-07

申请号：US12168690

申请日：2008-07-07

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

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

IPC分类号： H04B17/00

CPC分类号： H04L1/0002 ,  H04L1/0025 ,  Y02D70/10 ,  Y02D70/20

摘要： An improved mechanism is provided that facilitates transmission of small packets within an ad hoc peer-to-peer network. A small packet is identified to a receiver within a control channel so that its lower power can be considered in an interference management protocol implemented among local peer devices. In a traffic slot, a transmitter voluntarily backs down on the transmitter power as a smaller packet will require much lower signal-to-noise ratio. This will improve the signal energy per bit per noise power density for the transmission as well as minimize the interference caused to other wireless communications happening in the same spectrum.

公开(公告)号：US20120088450A9

公开(公告)日：2012-04-12

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：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。

公开(公告)号：US07961698B2

公开(公告)日：2011-06-14

申请号：US12166645

申请日：2008-07-02

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

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

IPC分类号： H04B7/208 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04J3/26

CPC分类号： H04W28/0236 ,  H04L12/1881 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H04W72/005 ,  H04W72/082 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W72/1231 ,  H04W72/1247 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： Methods and apparatus related to broadcasting data and interference management in a peer to peer wireless communications network are described. Scheduling of traffic air link resources is performed on a slot by slot basis in a decentralized manner. Wireless devices intending to broadcast traffic signals transmit broadcast request signals, sometimes alternatively referred to as broadcast indicator signals. A priority level is associated with each of the broadcast request signals. A receiver device intending to receive broadcast signals detects the broadcast request signals and makes an interference determination as to whether the higher priority broadcast traffic signal can be successfully recovered in the presence of lower priority broadcast traffic signals. If the determination is that the expected interference from the lower priority broadcast traffic is unacceptable, the receiver device generates and transmits an interference control signal communicating to the lower priority device a command or request not to broadcast.

摘要翻译： 描述了在对等无线通信网络中与广播数据和干扰管理有关的方法和装置。 以分散的方式逐个时隙地执行业务空中链路资源的调度。 有意地广播业务信号的无线设备发送广播请求信号，有时可选地称为广播指示符信号。 优先级与每个广播请求信号相关联。 要接收广播信号的接收机设备检测广播请求信号，并且在存在较低优先级的广播业务信号的情况下，是否可以成功地恢复较高优先级的广播业务信号，并做出干扰确定。 如果确定来自较低优先级的广播业务的预期干扰是不可接受的，则接收机设备生成并发送与低优先级设备通信的干扰控制信号，该命令或请求不被广播。

公开(公告)号：US20100118843A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-13

申请号：US12268158

申请日：2008-11-10

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

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

IPC分类号： H04W74/00

CPC分类号： H04L25/03343 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04L25/0224 ,  H04L2025/03414

摘要： Methods and apparatus for performing peer to peer communications with access routers and non-access router peer devices are described. An access terminal generates a channel estimate estimating the channel between the access terminal and an access router. For at least some communication with the access router, a channel compensation operation is performed on a symbol to be transmitted prior to its transmission to the access router. In contrast, symbols transmitted to other access terminals are not subject to a channel compensation operation prior to transmission with the receiving access terminal being responsible for implementing a channel compensation operation on the received signal.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于与接入路由器和非接入路由器对等设备进行对等通信的方法和装置。 接入终端生成估计接入终端与接入路由器之间的信道的信道估计。 对于与接入路由器的至少一些通信，在要传输到接入路由器之前要对要发送的符号执行信道补偿操作。 相反，发送到其他接入终端的符号在接收接入终端负责对接收到的信号执行信道补偿操作之前不进行信道补偿操作。

公开(公告)号：US20100118761A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-13

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。