Control indications for slotted wireless communication
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsGavin Bernard Horn, Ashwin Sampath
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Abstract
Multiple control indications are transmitted within timeslots defined for a slotted communication system. For example, a wireless node may transmit a control indication at a beginning of a timeslot and at an end of a timeslot. A control indication may comprise a resource utilization message that a node generates in an attempt reduce inference at the node that is caused by transmissions by neighboring nodes. A node also may synchronize to a received timeslot of another node based on the position of one or more control indications within the timeslot. Here, each control indication may include information that indicates the position of the control indication within the timeslot.
Claims84
A method for wireless communication, comprising:
- defining a timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- transmitting in the timeslot data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- a timeslot definer configured to define a timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- a transmitter configured to transmit in the timeslot data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein the transmitter is further configured to independently encode and transmit each instance of the control indication.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- means for defining a timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- means for transmitting in the timeslot data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted.
A computer-program product for wireless communication, comprising:
- computer-readable medium comprising codes executable by at least one computer to:
- define a timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- transmit in the timeslot data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted.
An access point for wireless communication, comprising:
- an antenna;
- a timeslot definer configured to define a timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- a transmitter configured to transmit in the timeslot data and at least two instances of a control indication via the antenna, wherein the transmitter is further configured to independently encode and transmit each instance of the control indication.
An access terminal for wireless communication, comprising:
- a timeslot definer configured to define a timeslot for slotted communication;
- a transmitter configured to transmit in the timeslot data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein the transmitter is further configured to independently encode and transmit each instance of the control indication;
- and
- a user interface configured to provide data to be transmitted by the transmitter.
A method for wireless communication, comprising:
- defining a receive timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- receiving, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein:
- the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication;
- and
- each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- a timeslot definer configured to define a receive timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- a receiver configured to receive, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein:
- the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication;
- and
- each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- means for defining a receive timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- means for receiving, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein:
- the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication;
- and
- each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted.
A computer-program product for wireless communication, comprising:
- computer-readable medium comprising codes executable by at least one computer to:
- define a receive timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- receive, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein:
- the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication;
- and
- each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted.
An access point for wireless communication, comprising:
- an antenna;
- a timeslot definer configured to define a receive timeslot for slotted communication;
- and
- a receiver configured to receive, via the antenna and during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein:
- the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication;
- and
- each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted.
An access terminal for wireless communication, comprising:
- timeslot definer configured to define a receive timeslot for slotted communication;
- receiver configured to receive, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein:
- the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication;
- and
- each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted;
- and
- a user interface configured to output data received by the receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.