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US 10,433,160 B2Granted
Using identifiers to establish communication
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsGavin B. Horn, Parag A. Agashe, Rajat Prakash, Rajarshi Gupta, Masato Kitazoe, Nathan E. Tenny, Oronzo Flore
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Abstract
Confusion resulting from assigning the same node identifier to multiple nodes is resolved through the use of confusion detection techniques and the use of unique identifiers for the nodes. In some aspects an access point and/or an access terminal may perform operations relating to detecting confusion and/or providing a unique identifier to resolve confusion.
Claims27
A method of communication, comprising:
- communicating by an access terminal with a first access point, wherein the first access point is a source node in a handover of the access terminal from the source node to a target node;
- selecting, by the access terminal and without being instructed by the first access point, an identifier of a set of identifiers associated with the first access point, wherein the selected identifier allows a second access point to uniquely identify the first access point, wherein the second access point is the target node, wherein the set of identifiers includes a first identifier and a second identifier, and wherein the selecting of the identifier is based on whether a value of the first identifier is one of a set of designated values;
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- transmitting the selected identifier from the access terminal to the second access point when establishing communication with the second access point for the handover.
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An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- a memory;
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- at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
- communicate with a first access point, wherein the first access point is a source node in a handover of the apparatus from the source node to a target node;
- select, by the apparatus and without being instructed by the first access point, an identifier of a set of identifiers associated with the first access point, wherein the selected identifier allows a second access point to uniquely identify the first access point, wherein the second access point is the target node, wherein the set of identifiers includes a first identifier and a second identifier, and wherein the selection of the identifier is based on whether a value of the first identifier is one of a set of designated values;
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- transmit the selected identifier from the apparatus to the second access point when establishing communication with the second access point for the handover.
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An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- means for communicating with a first access point, wherein the first access point is a source node in a handover of the apparatus from the source node to a target node;
- means for selecting, by the apparatus and without being instructed by the first access point, an identifier of a set of identifiers associated with the first access point, wherein the selected identifier allows a second access point to uniquely identify the first access point, wherein the second access point is the target node, wherein the set of identifiers includes a first identifier and a second identifier, and wherein the selection of the identifier is based on whether a value of the first identifier is one of a set of designated values;
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- means for transmitting the selected identifier from the apparatus to the second access point when establishing communication with the second access point for the handover.
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A non-transitory computer-readable medium of a communication apparatus storing executable codes for wireless communication, comprising codes for causing the communication apparatus to:
- communicate with a first access point, wherein the first access point is a source node in a handover of the apparatus from the source node to a target node;
- select, by the communication apparatus and without being instructed by the first access point, an identifier of a set of identifiers associated with the first access point so that a second access point is allowed to resolve any confusion about the identity of the first access point, wherein the second access point is the target node, wherein the set of identifier includes a first identifier and a second identifier, and wherein the selection of the identifier is based on whether a value of the first identifier is one of a set of designated values;
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- transmit the selected identifier from the communication apparatus to the second access point when establishing communication with the second access point for the handover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.