Methods and apparatus for acquiring and using multiple connection identifiers
    51.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for acquiring and using multiple connection identifiers 有权
    用于获取和使用多个连接标识符的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US09084231B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-07-14

    申请号:US12047741

    申请日:2008-03-13

    摘要: Methods and apparatus related to a peer to peer wireless communications system supporting the association of multiple connection identifiers with a single connection between a pair of wireless terminals are described. A differentiated quality of service is supported by assigning different numbers of connection identifiers to different connections. The number of connection identifiers assigned to a wireless terminal pair for a connection is a function of one of: data rate, priority information, and quality of service information. Being allocated a higher number of connection identifiers results in being allocated a higher number of traffic transmission request resources, thus increasing the likelihood that the connection is permitted to use a traffic transmission segment. The allocation of connection identifiers is performed in a distributed manner in which handshake signaling occurs between a wireless terminal pair seeking to establish a connection, e.g., as part of a multi-step paging scheme.

    摘要翻译: 描述了支持多个连接标识符与一对无线终端之间的单个连接的关联的对等无线通信系统相关的方法和装置。 通过为不同的连接分配不同数量的连接标识符来支持差异化的服务质量。 分配给用于连接的无线终端对的连接标识符的数量是数据速率,优先级信息和服务质量信息之一的函数。 分配更多数量的连接标识符导致分配更多数量的业务传输请求资源,从而增加连接被允许使用业务传输段的可能性。 连接标识符的分配以分布式方式执行,其中握手信号发生在寻求建立连接的无线终端对之间,例如作为多步寻呼方案的一部分。

    Methods and apparatus for using antennas with different polarization and signal transmit powers
    52.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for using antennas with different polarization and signal transmit powers 有权
    使用具有不同极化和信号发射功率的天线的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08989817B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-24

    申请号:US12043821

    申请日:2008-03-06

    摘要: Method and apparatus related to implementing and/or utilizing different polarization antennas with different corresponding average transmit power levels are described. Inter-cell interference is mitigated by having different cells with different power relationships between polarizations antennas. For example, a first base station transmits at a high average power level on its vertical polarization antenna and transmits at a low average power level on its horizontal polarization antenna. Concurrently, a second base station, which is adjacent to the first base station, transmits at a low average power level on its vertical polarization antenna and transmits at a high average power level on its horizontal polarization antenna. In some hexagonal deployment schemes a base station has at most two adjacent base stations using the same power level to antenna polarization direction relationship as it is using.

    摘要翻译: 描述了实现和/或利用具有不同对应的平均发射功率电平的不同极化天线相关的方法和装置。 通过在极化天线之间具有不同功率关系的不同单元来减轻小区间干扰。 例如,第一基站在其垂直极化天线上以高平均功率电平发送,并在其水平极化天线上以低平均功率电平进行发送。 同时,与第一基站相邻的第二基站在其垂直极化天线上以低平均功率电平进行发送,并以其水平极化天线上的高平均功率电平进行发送。 在一些六边形部署方案中,基站具有至多两个相邻基站,其使用与其正在使用的天线偏振方向关系相同的功率电平。

    Methods and apparatus for successive interference cancellation based on rate capping in peer-to-peer networks
    53.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for successive interference cancellation based on rate capping in peer-to-peer networks 有权
    基于对等网络中的速率上限的连续干扰消除的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08874040B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-28

    申请号:US12164372

    申请日:2008-06-30

    摘要: In an ad hoc peer-to-peer communication network between wireless devices, a high priory first receiver device is configured to perform successive interference cancellation (SIC). The first receiver device receives a first transmission request from a first transmitter device indicating that the first transmitter device intends to transmit traffic to the first receiver device. Similarly, the first receiver device receives a second transmission request from an interferer second transmitter device. The first receiver device then determines a transmission rate cap for the interferer second transmitter device based on the signal strengths of the first and second transmission requests and sends it to the interferer second transmitter device. The transmission rate cap is a maximum rate at which the first receiver device can reliably decode traffic signals from the second transmitter device.

    摘要翻译: 在无线设备之间的自组织对等通信网络中,高级第一接收机设备被配置为执行连续的干扰消除(SIC)。 第一接收机设备从第一发射机设备接收指示第一发射机设备旨在向第一接收机设备传输业务的第一传输请求。 类似地,第一接收机设备从干扰源第二发射机设备接收第二传输请求。 然后,第一接收机设备基于第一和第二传输请求的信号强度确定干扰源第二发射机设备的传输速率上限,并将其发送到干扰源第二发射机设备。 传输速率上限是第一接收机设备可以可靠地解码来自第二发射机设备的业务信号的最大速率。

    Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple communications modes of operation
    54.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple communications modes of operation 有权
    支持多种通信操作模式的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08811369B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-19

    申请号:US12246922

    申请日:2008-10-07

    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。

    Communications decision methods and apparatus
    55.
    发明授权
    Communications decision methods and apparatus 有权
    通信决策方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US08693336B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-08

    申请号:US12267923

    申请日:2008-11-10

    IPC分类号: H04L12/26

    CPC分类号: H04W28/24

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for making communications decisions are described. In some embodiments, a method includes recovering a first quality of service level from a first transmission request signal directed to a second communications device, and making a decision whether or not to transmit traffic data to a third communications device based on the recovered first quality of service level. In other embodiments a method includes recovering a first quality of service level from a first transmission request signal, and making a decision whether or not to transmit a first transmission request response signal in response to a second transmission request signal based on the recovered first quality of service level. In some embodiments, the phase of the transmission request signal is used to communicate the quality of service level. The device transmitting the transmission request signal may also transmit pilots which can be used as phase reference signals.

    摘要翻译: 描述通信决策的方法和装置。 在一些实施例中,一种方法包括从指向第二通信设备的第一传输请求信号恢复第一服务质量等级,以及基于恢复的第一质量来决定是否向第三通信设备发送业务数据 服务水平。 在其他实施例中,一种方法包括从第一传输请求信号恢复第一服务质量等级,并且基于恢复的第一质量判定是否响应于第二传输请求信号来发送第一传输请求响应信号 服务水平。 在一些实施例中,传输请求信号的相位用于传达服务质量水平。 发送发送请求信号的装置也可以发送可用作相位参考信号的导频。

    Methods and apparatus for channel estimation and rate feedback in a peer to peer network
    56.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for channel estimation and rate feedback in a peer to peer network 有权
    对等网络中的信道估计和速率反馈的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08687479B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-01

    申请号:US12166675

    申请日:2008-07-02

    IPC分类号: H04J11/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for performing channel estimation and reporting back channel information or other information such as a suggested traffic transmission rate are described. A signal including a pilot signal of interest is received. Portions of the signal corresponding to the pilot signal are analyzed to determine if any of the portions, e.g., signal portions corresponding to individual tone symbols used to communicate the pilot signal, were subject to excessive interference, such as might be the result of collisions, rendering the signal portions unreliable. Signal sub-portions determined to be unreliable are excluded from a determination of the amount of pilot signal energy that was received. Signal interference is determined from a portion of the received signal on which the pilot signal was not transmitted. Channel information in the form of information and/or a suggested traffic rate may be reported back to the device which transmitted the pilot signal.

    摘要翻译: 描述用于执行信道估计和报告返回信道信息或诸如建议的业务传输速率的其他信息的方法和装置。 接收包括感兴趣的导频信号的信号。 分析对应于导频信号的信号的部分,以确定是否有任何部分,例如,对应于用于传送导频信号的各个音调符号的信号部分遭受过度干扰,例如可能是碰撞的结果, 使信号部分不可靠。 被确定为不可靠的信号子部分从接收到的导频信号能量的确定中排除。 信号干扰是从不在其上传送导频信号的接收信号的一部分确定的。 以信息形式和/或建议的业务速率的信道信息可以被报告回发送导频信号的设备。

    Methods and apparatus related to interference management when sharing downlink bandwidth between wide area network usage and peer to peer signaling
    57.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus related to interference management when sharing downlink bandwidth between wide area network usage and peer to peer signaling 有权
    在广域网使用和对等信令之间共享下行带宽时,与干扰管理相关的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08526410B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US11774498

    申请日:2007-07-06

    IPC分类号: H04W4/00 H04W36/00

    CPC分类号: H04W52/243 H04W52/383

    摘要: Methods and apparatus related to the sharing of wide area network (WAN) downlink bandwidth with peer to peer communication signaling usage are described. A WAN, e.g., cellular, wireless communications device using a base station attachment point, transmits a signal to be used by a peer to peer wireless communications device for controlling its peer to peer transmit power level. The peer to peer wireless communications device receives and measures the strength of the power control signal from the WAN wireless communications device. The measurement information is used by the peer to peer wireless communications device in determining whether or not peer to peer signal transmission is permitted and/or in determining a peer to peer transmission power level. Thus the WAN device is able to manage interference from the peer to peer devices in its vicinity which impacts its recovery of WAN base station downlink signals.

    摘要翻译: 描述了与广域网(WAN)下行带宽共享的对等通信信令使用相关的方法和设备。 WAN(例如,使用基站附接点的蜂窝式无线通信设备)发送要由对等无线通信设备使用以控制其对等发射功率电平的信号。 对等无线通信设备接收并测量来自WAN无线通信设备的功率控制信号的强度。 测量信息由对等无线通信设备用于确定是否允许对等信号传输和/或确定对等传输功率级别。 因此,WAN设备能够管理来自其附近的对等设备的干扰,从而影响其WAN基站下行链路信号的恢复。

    Methods and apparatus related to signaling request to transmit traffic in a wireless communications system
    58.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus related to signaling request to transmit traffic in a wireless communications system 有权
    与在无线通信系统中发送业务的信令请求有关的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08493956B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-23

    申请号:US11933009

    申请日:2007-10-31

    IPC分类号: H04B7/212

    CPC分类号: H04W74/00 H04W72/12

    摘要: Methods and apparatus related to the communication of traffic in peer to peer communications are described. A peer to peer communications system includes traffic slots, and for a pair of devices having a connection a first transmission request resource and a second transmission request resource are associated with a traffic transmission interval of the traffic slot, the first request resource preceding the second request resource. The first request resource is used for the first device to communicate a request to transmit traffic to the second device. The second request resource is used to communicate a request from the second device to transmit traffic to the first device. One protocol calls for a second resource request to override a first resource request. In another protocol the second resource is used to communicate additional information corresponding to a first resource request, when a request is communicated in the first resource.

    摘要翻译: 描述了与对等通信中流量通信有关的方法和设备。 对等通信系统包括业务时隙,并且对于具有连接的一对设备,第一传输请求资源和第二传输请求资源与业务时隙的业务传输间隔相关联,所述第二请求之前的第一请求资源 资源。 第一请求资源用于第一设备传送要向第二设备传输流量的请求。 第二请求资源用于传送来自第二设备的请求以将流量传输到第一设备。 一个协议要求第二个资源请求来覆盖第一个资源请求。 在另一协议中,当在第一资源中传送请求时,第二资源用于传送与第一资源请求对应的附加信息。

    Methods and apparatus supporting multiple timing synchronizations corresponding to different communications peers
    59.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus supporting multiple timing synchronizations corresponding to different communications peers 有权
    支持对应于不同通信对等体的多个定时同步的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08385317B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-26

    申请号:US11774375

    申请日:2007-07-06

    IPC分类号: H04J3/06 H04W4/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. A wireless communications device supports peer to peer communications with multiple peers. The wireless communications device determines its transmit timing synchronization based on a reference signal received from a node such as a base station, a satellite, or a beacon transmitter which does not transmit user data. The wireless communications device determines a plurality of different receive timing adjustments corresponding to different peer communications devices based on signals received from those peer communications devices. The wireless communications device stores the plurality of determined receive timing adjustment information corresponding to the different peer communications devices. The wireless communications device retrieves and applies stored receive timing adjustment information which matches the particular device which transmitted the signal attempting to be recovered.

    摘要翻译: 描述了与对等通信网络相关的方法和设备。 无线通信设备支持与多个对等体的对等通信。 无线通信设备基于从诸如基站,卫星或不发送用户数据的信标发射机的节点接收的参考信号来确定其发射定时同步。 无线通信设备基于从这些对等通信设备接收的信号确定对应于不同对等通信设备的多个不同的接收定时调整。 无线通信设备存储与不同的对等通信设备相对应的多个确定的接收定时调整信息。 无线通信设备检索并应用存储的接收定时调整信息,该信息与发送了尝试要恢复的信号的特定设备相匹配。

    Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communications timing structure
    60.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communications timing structure 有权
    与对等通信时序结构相关的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US08385316B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-26

    申请号:US11774282

    申请日:2007-07-06

    IPC分类号: H04J4/06

    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。