System, method and apparatus for managing network resources

A method for managing transmission resources for a communication network, the method comprising:

• detecting, by a plurality of second wireless entities, one or more of high power pilot transmissions and low power pilot transmissions sent from a plurality of first wireless entities;
• each of the second wireless entities, transmitting to a location based media access (LOMA) map manager, a message including information indicative of a detected signal strength of the high power pilot transmission and a detected signal strength of the low power pilot transmission;
• wherein each of the plurality of first wireless entities is a network node (NN) and each of the plurality of second wireless entities is a user equipment (UE) and wherein the message transmitted by a particular UE includes a location at which the particular UE detected the high power pilot transmission and a location at which the particular UE detected the low power pilot transmission, the method further comprising:
• allocating, by the LOMA map manager, resources to each of a plurality of zones, the allocating at least in part based on the detected signal strengths of the high power pilot transmissions, the detected signal strengths of the low power pilot transmissions and the locations of the plurality of UEs, the resources and one or more zones associated with the resources are included in one or more LOMA maps, and wherein the one or more LOMA maps are used by at least one of:
• the NN to determine in which zone the particular UE is located and to determine corresponding resources to be used by the NN to transmit a data packet;
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• the particular UE to determine in which zone it is located and to determine corresponding resources to be used to receive the data packet from the NN.

A method for managing transmission resources for a communication network, the method comprising:

• detecting, by a plurality of second wireless entities, one or more of high power pilot transmissions and low power pilot transmissions sent from a plurality of first wireless entities;
• each of the second wireless entities, transmitting to a location based media access (LOMA) map manager, a message including information indicative of a detected signal strength of the high power pilot transmission and a detected signal strength of the low power pilot transmission;
• wherein each of the plurality of first wireless entities is a user equipment (UE) and each of the plurality of second wireless entities is a network node (NN), the method further comprising:
• sending, by each of the plurality of UEs to the LOMA map manager, a message including information indicative of a location of a particular UE, a high power pilot ID associated with the high power pilot transmission transmitted by the particular UE and a low power pilot ID associated with the low power pilot transmission transmitted by the particular UE.

A system for managing transmission resources for a communication network, the system comprising:

• a plurality of user equipments (UEs) each including a processor and a memory storing first instructions;
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• a plurality of network nodes (NN) each including a processor and a memory storing second instructions;
• the second instructions when executed by a respective processor cause the NN to detect one or more of high power pilot transmissions and low power pilot transmissions sent from a plurality of UEs;
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• the second instructions when executed by a respective processor further cause the NN to transmit to a location based media access (LOMA) map manager, a message including information indicative of a detected signal strength of the high power pilot transmission and a detected signal strength of the low power pilot transmission;
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• the first instructions when executed by a respective processor cause a particular UE to send to the LOMA map manager, a message including information indicative of a location of the particular UE, a high power pilot ID associated with the high power pilot transmission transmitted by the particular UE and a low power pilot ID associated with the low power pilot transmission transmitted by the particular UE.