# US 11,451,362 B2 · Systems and methods for non-cellular wireless access using logical entity IDS in a hyper cell > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,451,362 B2 - Document ID: US11451362B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/573,267 - Filed: 2019-09-17 - Published: 2020-01-09 - Granted: 2022-09-20 - Earliest claimed: 2013-11-21 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jianglei Ma; Ming Jia; Peiying Zhu; Wen Tong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11451362B2 ## CPC - H04L 5/0073: {Allocation arrangements that take into account other cell interferences} - H04W 48/20: Selecting an access point - H04W 76/11: Allocation or use of connection identifiers - H04W 36/385: {of the core network} - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract System and method embodiments are provided for non-cellular wireless access. In an embodiment, a method for non-cell grid based radio access in a radio access network includes determining, by a controller, a group of transmit points (TPs) to assign to a logical entity; assigning, by the controller, a logical entity identifier (ID) to the logical entity, wherein the logical entity ID identifies the logical entity through which a user equipment (UE) communicates with the radio access network; and causing, by the controller, at least one of the TPs in the logical entity to send signals to the UE. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method, comprising: obtaining, by an apparatus, an identifier of a hyper cell in accordance with detection of a synchronization signal, wherein the identifier of the hyper cell is common to a plurality of transmit points in a coverage area of the hyper cell; obtaining, by the apparatus, an apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the identifier of the hyper cell common to the plurality of transmit points, wherein the apparatus-dedicated connection ID is common to the plurality of transmit points; communicating, by the apparatus, data with a first transmit point in the plurality of transmit points based on the apparatus-dedicated connection ID; and communicating, by the apparatus, second data with a second transmit point in the plurality of transmit points based on the apparatus-dedicated connection ID in response to the apparatus moving from a first position in the coverage area of the hyper cell to a second position in the coverage area of the hyper cell. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining, by the apparatus, the apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the identifier of the hyper cell comprises: generating, by the apparatus, the apparatus-dedicated connection ID, based on the identifier of the hyper cell and an identifier of the apparatus. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein a serving transmit point in the plurality of transmit points is transparent to the apparatus, and wherein the serving transmit point is one of the first transmit point or the second transmit point. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier of the hyper cell is not associated with a physical cell only covered by one transmit point of the plurality of transmit points. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier of the hyper cell is a first identifier, and the hyper cell is a first hyper cell, the method further comprising: obtaining, by the apparatus, a second identifier of a second hyper cell when the apparatus moves into an area covered by the second hyper cell, the second identifier being different from the first identifier and being common to a second plurality of transmit points in the area covered by the second hyper cell; and communicating, by the apparatus, with the second plurality of transmit points in accordance with a second apparatus-dedicated connection ID obtained based on the second identifier of the second hyper cell. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, further comprising: obtaining, by the apparatus, the second apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the second identifier of the second hyper cell and an identifier of the apparatus. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the second identifier of the second hyper cell is not associated with a physical cell only served by one transmit point of the second plurality of transmit points in the area covered by the second hyper cell. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: communicating, by the apparatus, data signals and control signals with the plurality of transmit points based on the apparatus-dedicated connection ID. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein changing from the communicating the data with the first transmit point to the communicating the second data with the second transmit point is transparent to the apparatus. ### Claim 10 An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the at least one processor, the programming including instructions for: obtaining an identifier of a hyper cell in accordance with detection of a synchronization signal, wherein the identifier of the hyper cell is common to a plurality of transmit points in a coverage area of the hyper cell; obtaining an apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the identifier of the hyper cell common to the plurality of transmit points, wherein the apparatus-dedicated connection ID is common to the plurality of transmit points; communicating data with a first transmit point in the plurality of transmit points based on the apparatus-dedicated connection ID; and communicating second data with a second transmit point in the plurality of transmit points based on the apparatus-dedicated connection ID in response to the apparatus moving from a first position in the coverage area of the hyper cell to a second position in the coverage area of the hyper cell. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, the obtaining the apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the identifier of the hyper cell comprises: generating the apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the identifier of the hyper cell and an identifier of the apparatus. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a serving transmit point in the plurality of transmit points is transparent to the apparatus, and wherein the serving transmit point is one of the first transmit point or the second transmit point. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the identifier of the hyper cell is not associated with a physical cell only covered by one transmit point of the plurality of transmit points. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the identifier of the hyper cell is a first identifier, and the hyper cell is a first cell, the programming further including instructions for: obtaining a second identifier of a second hyper cell when the apparatus moves into an area covered by the second hyper cell, the second identifier being different from the first identifier and being common to a second plurality of transmit points in the area covered by the second hyper cell; and communicating with the second plurality of transmit points in accordance with a second apparatus-dedicated connection ID obtained based on the second identifier of the second hyper cell. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, the programming further including instructions for: obtaining the second apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the second identifier of the second hyper cell and an identifier of the apparatus. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the second identifier of the second hyper cell is not associated with a physical cell only served by one transmit point of the second plurality of transmit points in the area covered by the second hyper cell. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein changing from the communicating the data with the first transmit point to the communicating the second data with the second transmit point is transparent to the apparatus. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform operations of: obtaining an identifier of a hyper cell in accordance with detection of a synchronization signal, wherein the identifier of the hyper cell is common to a plurality of transmit points in a coverage area of the hyper cell; obtaining an apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the identifier of the hyper cell common to the plurality of transmit points, wherein the apparatus-dedicated connection ID is common to the plurality of transmit points; communicating data with a first transmit point in the plurality of transmit points based on the apparatus-dedicated connection ID; and communicating second data with a second transmit point in the plurality of transmit points based on the apparatus-dedicated connection ID in response to the apparatus moving from a first position in the coverage area of the hyper cell to a second position in the coverage area of the hyper cell. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, the obtaining the apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the identifier of the hyper cell comprises: generating the apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the identifier of the hyper cell and an identifier of the apparatus. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein a serving transmit point in the plurality of transmit points is transparent to the apparatus, and wherein the serving transmit point is one of the first transmit point or the second transmit point. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the identifier of the hyper cell is not associated with a physical cell only served by one transmit point of the plurality of transmit points. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the identifier of the hyper cell is a first identifier, and the hyper cell is a first cell, the operations further comprising: obtaining a second identifier of a second hyper cell when the apparatus moves into an area covered by the second hyper cell, the second identifier being different from the first identifier and being common to a second plurality of transmit points in the area covered by the second hyper cell; and communicating with the second plurality of transmit points in accordance with a second apparatus-dedicated connection ID obtained based on the second identifier of the second hyper cell. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 22, the operations further comprising: obtaining the second apparatus-dedicated connection ID based on the second identifier of the second hyper cell and an identifier of the apparatus.