公开(公告)号：US08498647B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-30

申请号：US12547395

申请日：2009-08-25

申请人： Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Siddhartha Mallik ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Alan Barbieri

发明人： Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Siddhartha Mallik ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Alan Barbieri

IPC分类号： H04W40/00

CPC分类号： H04W24/02 ,  H04B7/024 ,  H04B17/382

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate dynamically forming clusters in a wireless communication environment. A set of non-overlapping clusters can be formed dynamically over time and in a distributed manner. Each of the clusters can include a set of base stations and a set of mobile devices. The clusters can be yielded based upon a set of local strategies selected by base stations across the network converged upon through message passing. For example, each base station can select a particular local strategy as a function of time based upon network-wide utility estimates respectively conditioned upon implementation of the particular local strategy and disparate possible local strategies that can cover the corresponding base station. Moreover, operation within each of the clusters can be coordinated.

摘要翻译： 描述了促进在无线通信环境中动态形成集群的系统和方法。 一组不重叠的簇可以随着时间和分布式动态地形成。 每个群集可以包括一组基站和一组移动设备。 可以基于通过基站通过消息传递收敛的网络选择的一组局部策略来产生群集。 例如，基于分别基于特定局部策略的实施和可覆盖相应基站的不同的可能的局部策略的网络范围的效用估计，每个基站可以选择作为时间的函数的特定局部策略。 此外，可以协调每个群集内的操作。

公开(公告)号：US20100056215A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-04

申请号：US12547395

申请日：2009-08-25

申请人： Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Siddhartha Mallik ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Alan Barbieri

发明人： Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Siddhartha Mallik ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Alan Barbieri

IPC分类号： H04B1/38

CPC分类号： H04W24/02 ,  H04B7/024 ,  H04B17/382

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate dynamically forming clusters in a wireless communication environment. A set of non-overlapping clusters can be formed dynamically over time and in a distributed manner. Each of the clusters can include a set of base stations and a set of mobile devices. The clusters can be yielded based upon a set of local strategies selected by base stations across the network converged upon through message passing. For example, each base station can select a particular local strategy as a function of time based upon network-wide utility estimates respectively conditioned upon implementation of the particular local strategy and disparate possible local strategies that can cover the corresponding base station. Moreover, operation within each of the clusters can be coordinated.

摘要翻译： 描述了促进在无线通信环境中动态形成集群的系统和方法。 一组不重叠的簇可以随着时间和分布式动态地形成。 每个群集可以包括一组基站和一组移动设备。 可以基于通过基站通过消息传递收敛的网络选择的一组局部策略来产生群集。 例如，基于分别基于特定局部策略的实施和可覆盖相应基站的不同的可能的局部策略的网络范围的效用估计，每个基站可以选择作为时间的函数的特定局部策略。 此外，可以协调每个群集内的操作。

公开(公告)号：US20100106828A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-29

申请号：US12580139

申请日：2009-10-15

申请人： Ravi Palanki ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan

发明人： Ravi Palanki ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan

IPC分类号： G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04W24/00 ,  H04B17/24 ,  H04B17/345 ,  H04J11/0053 ,  H04L1/0026 ,  H04L1/0028 ,  H04L1/02 ,  H04L5/0023 ,  H04L5/0035 ,  H04L2001/0092 ,  H04W72/0426 ,  H04W72/085 ,  Y02D70/1222 ,  Y02D70/1242 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/146

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate interference measurement and reporting in a network multiple-in-multiple-out (N-MIMO) communication system. As described herein, a network device can measure and report interference corresponding to network nodes outside a designated set of nodes that can cooperatively serve the device. Respective interference reports can additionally identify dominant interfering nodes, correlation between transmit antennas of respective nodes, or the like. Subsequently, respective interference reports can be combined with per-node channel information to manage coordination and scheduling across respective network nodes. As further described herein, interference from a network node can be measured by observing reference and/or synchronization signals from the network node. To aid such observation, respective non-interfering network nodes can define null pilot intervals in which transmission is silenced or otherwise reduced. As additionally described herein, loading information broadcasted by respective interfering network nodes can be identified and utilized in connection with interference calculation.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了促进网络多输入多输出（N-MIMO）通信系统中的干扰测量和报告的系统和方法。 如本文所述，网络设备可以测量和报告对应于可以协作地服务于设备的指定节点集合之外的网络节点的干扰。 相应的干扰报告可以另外识别主要干扰节点，相应节点的发射天线之间的相关性等。 随后，各个干扰报告可以与每个节点的信道信息组合以管理跨各个网络节点的协调和调度。 如本文进一步描述的，可以通过观察来自网络节点的参考和/或同步信号来测量来自网络节点的干扰。 为了帮助这种观察，相应的非干扰网络节点可以定义空导频间隔，其中传输被静音或以其他方式减少。 如本文另外描述的，可以结合干扰计算来识别和利用由各个干扰网络节点广播的加载信息。

公开(公告)号：US20100099449A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-22

申请号：US12425302

申请日：2009-04-16

申请人： Mohammad J. Borran ,  Avneesh Agrawal ,  Aamod D. Khandekar ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Tingfang Ji

发明人： Mohammad J. Borran ,  Avneesh Agrawal ,  Aamod D. Khandekar ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Tingfang Ji

IPC分类号： H04B15/00 ,  H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/243 ,  H04W72/08

摘要： Techniques for managing interference in a wireless network are described. In an aspect, reduce interference requests and interference indicators may be used for interference management to enable operation in scenarios with dominant interferers. In one design, a terminal may receive a reduce interference request from a first base station requesting lower interference on specified time-frequency resources. The terminal may also receive an interference indicator conveying the interference observed by a second base station. The terminal may determine its transmit power based on the reduce interference request and the interference indicator. For example, the terminal may determine an initial transmit power based on the reduce interference request (or the interference indicator) and may adjust the initial transmit power based on the interference indicator (or the reduce interference request) to obtain its transmit power. The terminal may transmit data to a serving base station at the determined transmit power.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于管理无线网络中的干扰的技术。 在一个方面，减少干扰请求和干扰指示符可以用于干扰管理，以使得能够在具有主要干扰源的情况下进行操作。 在一种设计中，终端可以从指定的时间 - 频率资源上请求较低干扰的第一基站接收减少干扰请求。 终端还可以接收传达由第二基站观测到的干扰的干扰指示符。 终端可以基于减少干扰请求和干扰指示符来确定其发射功率。 例如，终端可以基于减少干扰请求（或干扰指示符）来确定初始发射功率，并且可以基于干扰指示符（或减少干扰请求）来调整初始发射功率以获得其发射功率。 终端可以以所确定的发射功率向服务基站发送数据。

公开(公告)号：US20100099428A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-22

申请号：US12425243

申请日：2009-04-16

申请人： Naga Bhushan ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Mohammad J. Borran ,  Avneesh Agrawal ,  Aamod D. Khandekar ,  Tingfang Ji

发明人： Naga Bhushan ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Mohammad J. Borran ,  Avneesh Agrawal ,  Aamod D. Khandekar ,  Tingfang Ji

IPC分类号： H04W72/00 ,  H04B15/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/082 ,  H04J11/0059 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0035 ,  H04L5/0048 ,  H04W24/08

摘要： Techniques for transmitting null pilots to support interference estimation in a wireless network are described. A null pilot is non-transmission on designated time-frequency resources by a cell or a cluster of cells supporting cooperative transmission to a UE. The received power of the null pilot from the cell or cluster of cells may be indicative of interference from other cells. In one design, a cell in the cluster may determine resources for sending a null pilot by the cell. The cell may transmit the null pilot (i.e., send no transmissions) on the resources to allow UEs to estimate out-of-cluster interference. Some or all cells in the cluster may transmit null pilots on the same resources. The cell may receive interference and channel information from the UE and may send data transmission to the UE based on the interference and/or channel information. Remaining cells in the cluster may reduce interference to the UE.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于发送空导频以支持无线网络中的干扰估计的技术。 空导频是通过支持向UE的协作传输的小区或小区集群在指定的时间 - 频率资源上进行非传输。 来自小区或小区簇的空导频的接收功率可以指示来自其他小区的干扰。 在一种设计中，集群中的小区可以确定用于由小区发送空导频的资源。 小区可以在资源上发送空导频（即，不发送传输），以允许UE估计簇外干扰。 集群中的一些或所有单元可以在相同的资源上传输空导频。 小区可以从UE接收干扰和信道信息，并且可以基于干扰和/或信道信息向UE发送数据传输。 群集中的剩余小区可以减少对UE的干扰。

公开(公告)号：US20100008244A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-14

申请号：US12483623

申请日：2009-06-12

申请人： Ashwin Sampath ,  Aamod D. Khandekar ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Mohammad J. Borran ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Ravi Palanki

发明人： Ashwin Sampath ,  Aamod D. Khandekar ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Mohammad J. Borran ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Ravi Palanki

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W36/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/082

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate indicating a dominant interferer to a target serving base station in a wireless communication environment. A mobile device can detect presence or absence of a dominant interferer. Further, an access probe that includes information related to the presence or absence of the dominant interferer can be generated. For example, the information can be included in a payload of the access probe as an explicit flag, an explicit indication of an interference level, a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) value (e.g., reserved versus non-reserved, . . . ), etc. Moreover, the access probe can be transmitted to the target serving base station to initiate an access procedure. The target serving base station can select a time-frequency resource to be utilized for a responsive downlink transmission (e.g. access grant signal, subsequent access related message, . . . ) as a function of the information included in the access probe.

摘要翻译： 描述了有助于在无线通信环境中向目标服务基站指示主要干扰源的系统和方法。 移动设备可以检测显着干扰源的存在或不存在。 此外，可以生成包括与显着干扰源的存在或不存在有关的信息的访问探针。 例如，信息可以包括在接入探测器的有效载荷中作为显式标志，干扰级别的显式指示，信道质量指示符（CQI）值（例如，保留与非保留的...）， 此外，可以将接入探针发送到目标服务基站以发起接入过程。 目标服务基站可以根据包括在接入探测器中的信息来选择要用于响应下行链路传输（例如接入许可信号，后续接入相关消息，...）的时间 - 频率资源。

公开(公告)号：US09265049B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-16

申请号：US12498468

申请日：2009-07-07

申请人： Ravi Palanki ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan

发明人： Ravi Palanki ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan

IPC分类号： H04W72/08 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04B7/02

CPC分类号： H04W72/082 ,  H04B7/022 ,  H04B2201/70702 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W72/0406

摘要： Techniques for supporting data transmission on the uplink in a wireless network are described. In an aspect, a user equipment (UE) may send a data transmission to a serving base station and may send uplink control information (UCI) to a non-serving base station. The UCI may include pertinent information to allow the non-serving base station to process the data transmission from the UE. In one design, the UCI may allow the non-serving base station to estimate the interference due to the data transmission from the UE and to cancel the interference at the non-serving base station. The interference cancellation may improve the received signal quality at the non-serving base station. After the interference cancellation, the non-serving base station may process a data transmission from another UE served by the base station.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于在无线网络中的上行链路上支持数据传输的技术。 在一方面，用户设备（UE）可以向服务基站发送数据传输，并且可以向非服务基站发送上行链路控制信息（UCI）。 UCI可以包括允许非服务基站处理来自UE的数据传输的相关信息。 在一种设计中，UCI可以允许非服务基站估计由于来自UE的数据传输的干扰并且消除在非服务基站处的干扰。 干扰消除可以改善非服务基站处的接收信号质量。 在干扰消除之后，非服务基站可以处理来自基站服务的另一个UE的数据传输。

公开(公告)号：US08417252B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US12580139

申请日：2009-10-15

申请人： Ravi Palanki ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan

发明人： Ravi Palanki ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan

IPC分类号： H04W72/00

CPC分类号： H04W24/00 ,  H04B17/24 ,  H04B17/345 ,  H04J11/0053 ,  H04L1/0026 ,  H04L1/0028 ,  H04L1/02 ,  H04L5/0023 ,  H04L5/0035 ,  H04L2001/0092 ,  H04W72/0426 ,  H04W72/085 ,  Y02D70/1222 ,  Y02D70/1242 ,  Y02D70/1262 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/146

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate interference measurement and reporting in a network multiple-in-multiple-out (N-MIMO) communication system. As described herein, a network device can measure and report interference corresponding to network nodes outside a designated set of nodes that can cooperatively serve the device. Respective interference reports can additionally identify dominant interfering nodes, correlation between transmit antennas of respective nodes, or the like. Subsequently, respective interference reports can be combined with per-node channel information to manage coordination and scheduling across respective network nodes. As further described herein, interference from a network node can be measured by observing reference and/or synchronization signals from the network node. To aid such observation, respective non-interfering network nodes can define null pilot intervals in which transmission is silenced or otherwise reduced. As additionally described herein, loading information broadcasted by respective interfering network nodes can be identified and utilized in connection with interference calculation.

摘要翻译： 本文描述了促进网络多输入多输出（N-MIMO）通信系统中的干扰测量和报告的系统和方法。 如本文所述，网络设备可以测量和报告对应于可以协作地服务于设备的指定节点集合之外的网络节点的干扰。 相应的干扰报告可以另外识别主要干扰节点，相应节点的发射天线之间的相关性等。 随后，各个干扰报告可以与每个节点的信道信息组合以管理跨各个网络节点的协调和调度。 如本文进一步描述的，可以通过观察来自网络节点的参考和/或同步信号来测量来自网络节点的干扰。 为了帮助这种观察，相应的非干扰网络节点可以定义空导频间隔，其中传输被静音或以其他方式减少。 如本文另外描述的，可以结合干扰计算来识别和利用由各个干扰网络节点广播的加载信息。

公开(公告)号：US08412222B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-02

申请号：US12490078

申请日：2009-06-23

申请人： Avneesh Agrawal ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Mehmet I. Gurelli ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Parag A. Agashe

发明人： Avneesh Agrawal ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Mehmet I. Gurelli ,  Naga Bhushan ,  Parag A. Agashe

IPC分类号： H04B1/00

CPC分类号： H04L1/1692 ,  H04L1/0026 ,  H04L1/1671 ,  H04L1/1861 ,  H04L1/1887 ,  H04L2001/0093

摘要： Techniques for supporting broadcast/multiple transmission to multiple terminals with feedback and rate adaptation are described. In an aspect, a combination of HARQ and at least one shared feedback channel may be used to support broadcast/multicast transmission. In one design, a base station may send at least one transmission of a packet to multiple terminals, one transmission at a time. The base station may receive feedback information (e.g., NAK) for the packet from the terminals on the shared feedback channel(s). The base station may determine whether to terminate the packet early and/or may select at least one transmission parameter for another packet based on the feedback information for the packet. In another aspect, a transport format for a broadcast/multicast transmission may be selected based on CQI information from terminals receiving the transmission. The terminals may send CQI information at a slow rate and/or only certain terminals may send CQI information.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于支持具有反馈和速率适配的多个终端的广播/多传输的技术。 在一方面，可以使用HARQ和至少一个共享反馈信道的组合来支持广播/多播传输。 在一种设计中，基站可以向多个终端发送分组的至少一个传输，一次发送一个。 基站可以从共享反馈信道上的终端接收针对分组的反馈信息（例如，NAK）。 基站可以基于分组的反馈信息来确定是否提前终止分组和/或可以针对另一分组选择至少一个传输参数。 在另一方面，可以基于接收到传输的终端的CQI信息来选择用于广播/多播传输的传输格式。 终端可以以慢速率发送CQI信息和/或仅某些终端可以发送CQI信息。

公开(公告)号：US20090201846A1

公开(公告)日：2009-08-13

申请号：US12365777

申请日：2009-02-04

申请人： Gavin B. Horn ,  Avneesh Agrawal ,  Ashwin Sampath ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan

发明人： Gavin B. Horn ,  Avneesh Agrawal ,  Ashwin Sampath ,  Alexei Y. Gorokhov ,  Naga Bhushan

IPC分类号： H04B7/14 ,  H04W74/04 ,  H04W72/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/1263 ,  H04W72/00 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04W72/0486 ,  H04W84/047 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W88/04

摘要： Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate scheduling over multiple hops in a wireless communication network. Radio resources can be partitioned into sets of sub-frames that can be allocated statically and/or dynamically. Statically allocated radio resources can be reassigned over time based on the loading on each hop and/or throughput imbalance. In addition, dynamic assignment of sub-frames to each hop can be based on traffic or channel conditions. Moreover, the radio resources can be dynamically allocated in a distributed scheme, wherein a base station controls the scheduling of resources, or a centralized scheme, wherein a relay station controls the scheduling of resources. Furthermore the allocation of radio resources can be transparent or explicit. In the transparent case, the access terminal listens directly to the base station, and the relay station does not transmit control information, such as DL or UL assignments. Conversely, when the allocation of resources is explicit the relay station does transmit control information.

摘要翻译： 描述了有助于在无线通信网络中的多跳上进行调度的系统和方法。 无线电资源可以被划分成静态和/或动态分配的子帧集合。 基于每跳和/或吞吐量不平衡的负载，可以随时间重新分配静态分配的无线电资源。 此外，每个跳跃的子帧的动态分配可以基于业务或信道条件。 此外，无线电资源可以以分布式方案动态分配，其中基站控制资源的调度或集中式方案，其中中继站控制资源的调度。 此外，无线电资源的分配可以是透明或明确的。 在透明情况下，接入终端直接监听基站，中继站不发送DL或UL分配等控制信息。 相反，当资源分配明确时，中继站确实发送控制信息。