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US 2013/0156023 A1Published application
Methods and Apparatus for Efficiently Synchronizing a Transmitter and a Receiver in a Communication System
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorGavin Horn
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide methods and systems for synchronizing a transmitter and a receiver. In one embodiment, a method for synchronizing a transmitter and a receiver includes the transmitter performing a reset operation, and the receiver responding by performing a reset operation. In another embodiment, a method for synchronizing a transmitter and a receiver includes the receiver performing a reset operation, and the transmitter responding by performing a reset operation. The reset indicator includes toggling a reset indicator.
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A method of resetting a transmitter (Tx) entity, the method comprising:
- transmitting an initial plurality of frames to a receiver (Rx) entity, each of the plurality of frames comprising a header having a Tx reset indicator field having been set to a first state as part of a previously performed Tx entity reset operation;
- selectively performing a further Tx entity reset operation;
- and
- in response to performing the further Tx entity reset operation, transmitting a subsequent plurality of frames to the Rx entity, each of the subsequent plurality of frames comprising the header having the Tx reset indicator field in the header set to a second state to indicate that the Tx entity has performed the Tx entity reset operation, and wherein each of the initial plurality of frames and each of the subsequent plurality of frames further comprises data for use in one or more other operations.
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An apparatus for use in resetting a transmitter (Tx) entity, the apparatus comprising:
- means for initiating transmission of an initial plurality of frames to a receiver (Rx) entity, each of the plurality of frames comprising a header having a Tx reset indicator field having been set to a first state as part of a previously performed Tx entity reset operation;
- means for selectively initiating a further Tx entity reset operation;
- and
- means for initiating transmission of a subsequent plurality of frames to the Rx entity subsequent the further Tx entity reset operation, each of the subsequent plurality of frames comprising the header having the Tx reset indicator field in the header set to a second state to indicate that the Tx entity has performed the Tx entity reset operation, and wherein each of the initial plurality of frames and each of the subsequent plurality of frames further comprises data for use in one or more other operations.
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An article comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-program product having code instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor of a transmitter (Tx) entity to:
- initiate transmission of an initial plurality of frames to a receiver (Rx) entity, each of the plurality of frames comprising a header having a Tx reset indicator field having been set to a first state as part of a previously performed Tx entity reset operation;
- selectively initiate a further Tx entity reset operation;
- and
- subsequent the further Tx entity reset operation being performed, initiate transmission of a subsequent plurality of frames to the Rx entity, each of the subsequent plurality of frames comprising the header having the Tx reset indicator field in the header set to a second state to indicate that the Tx entity has performed the Tx entity reset operation, and wherein each of the initial plurality of frames and each of the subsequent plurality of frames further comprises data for use in one or more other operations.
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An apparatus for use in resetting a transmitter (Tx) entity, the apparatus comprising:
- a transmitter;
- and
- a processor to:
- initiate transmission, via the transmitter, of an initial plurality of frames to a receiver (Rx) entity, each of the plurality of frames comprising a header having a Tx reset indicator field having been set to a first state as part of a previously performed Tx entity reset operation;
- selectively initiate a further Tx entity reset operation;
- and
- subsequent the further Tx entity reset operation being performed, initiate transmission, via the transmitter, of a subsequent plurality of frames to the Rx entity, each of the subsequent plurality of frames comprising the header having the Tx reset indicator field in the header set to a second state to indicate that the Tx entity has performed the Tx entity reset operation, and wherein each of the initial plurality of frames and each of the subsequent plurality of frames further comprises data for use in one or more other operations.
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