Methods and systems for adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsTingfang Ji, Ayman Fawzy Naguib, Avneesh Agrawal
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Abstract
A method for adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system may include generating a control segment carrying control information. The control segment may have a configurable size. The method may also include generating a pointer for the control segment. The pointer may indicate a location of the control segment in a downlink subframe. The pointer may also indicate a size of the control segment. The method may also include sending the pointer and the control segment.
Claims34
A base station that is configured for adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- generate a control segment carrying control information, wherein the control segment has a configurable size;
- generate a pointer for the control segment, wherein the pointer indicates a location of the control segment in a downlink subframe, and wherein the pointer also indicates a size of the control segment;
- and
- send the pointer and the control segment.
A method for adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- generating a control segment carrying control information, wherein the control segment has a configurable size;
- generating a pointer for the control segment, wherein the pointer indicates a location of the control segment in a downlink subframe, and wherein the pointer also indicates a size of the control segment;
- and
- sending the pointer and the control segment.
A base station that is configured for adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- means for generating a control segment carrying control information, wherein the control segment has a configurable size;
- means for generating a pointer for the control segment, wherein the pointer indicates a location of the control segment in a downlink subframe, and wherein the pointer also indicates a size of the control segment;
- and
- means for sending the pointer and the control segment.
A computer-program product for adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system, the computer-program product comprising a computer readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
- code for generating a control segment carrying control information, wherein the control segment has a configurable size;
- code for generating a pointer for the control segment, wherein the pointer indicates a location of the control segment in a downlink subframe, and wherein the pointer also indicates a size of the control segment;
- and
- code for sending the pointer and the control segment.
A base station that is configured for adaptive transmission of power control information in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- generate a control segment carrying power control information for at least one mobile station;
- generate a pointer for the control segment;
- and
- send the pointer and the control segment in a downlink subframe.
A base station that is configured for adaptive transmission of interference management information in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- generate a control segment carrying interference management information;
- generate a pointer for the control segment;
- and
- send the pointer and the control segment in a downlink subframe.
A base station that is configured for adaptive transmission of paging information in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- generate a control segment carrying paging information for at least one mobile station;
- generate a pointer for the control segment;
- and
- send the pointer and the control segment in a downlink subframe.
A mobile station that is configured to facilitate adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- receive a pointer for a control segment carrying control information;
- determine a location of the control segment based on the pointer;
- receive the control segment at the determined location;
- and
- obtain the control information from the control segment.
A method for facilitating adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- receiving a pointer for a control segment carrying control information;
- determining a location of the control segment based on the pointer;
- receiving the control segment at the determined location;
- and
- obtaining the control information from the control segment.
A mobile station that is configured to facilitate adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- means for receiving a pointer for a control segment carrying control information;
- means for determining a location of the control segment based on the pointer;
- means for receiving the control segment at the determined location;
- and
- means for obtaining the control information from the control segment.
A computer-program product for facilitating adaptive transmission of control information in a wireless communication system, the computer-program product comprising a computer readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
- code for receiving a pointer for a control segment carrying control information;
- code for determining a location of the control segment based on the pointer;
- code for receiving the control segment at the determined location;
- and
- code for obtaining the control information from the control segment.
A base station that is configured for supporting hard handoff, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- identify a mobile station potentially performing hard handoff to a base station;
- allocate logical resources of the base station to the mobile station prior to the hard handoff;
- and
- allocate no physical resources of the base station to the mobile station prior to the hard handoff.
A mobile station that is configured for supporting hard handoff, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- identify at least one base station to potentially perform hard handoff;
- receive assignment of logical resources from the at least one base station prior to the hard handoff;
- and
- receive no assignment of physical resources from the at least one base station prior to the hard handoff.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.