Coordinated determination of physical layer identifier and transmit power
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsDamanjit SINGH, Christophe CHEVALLIER
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Abstract
The assignment of physical layer identifiers for access points is coordinated with the assignment of transmit powers for the access points. For example, only those access points that transmit at a relatively high power level are allowed to use a physical layer identifier from a subset of physical layer identifiers allocated for mobility measurements. Any other access points will use a physical layer identifier that is not allocated for mobility measurements. By restricting the number of access points that are allowed to use a physical layer identifier allocated for mobility measurements, confusion and collision in the network may be mitigated.
Claims52
An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- a processing system configured to determine a transmit power of an access point, and determine a physical layer identifier for the access point based on the determined transmit power;
- and
- a communication device configured to send a signal comprising the determined physical layer identifier.
A method of communication, comprising:
- determining a transmit power of an access point;
- determining a physical layer identifier for the access point based on the determined transmit power;
- and
- sending a signal comprising the determined physical layer identifier.
An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- means for determining a transmit power of an access point;
- means for determining a physical layer identifier for the access point based on the determined transmit power;
- and
- means for sending a signal comprising the determined physical layer identifier.
A computer-program product, comprising:
- computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to:
- determine a transmit power of an access point;
- determine a physical layer identifier for the access point based on the determined transmit power;
- and
- send a signal comprising the determined physical layer identifier.
An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- a processing system configured to determine a physical layer identifier for an access point, and determine a transmit power for the access point based on the determined physical layer identifier;
- and
- a communication device configured to send a signal based on the determined transmit power.
A method of communication, comprising:
- determining a physical layer identifier for an access point;
- determining a transmit power for the access point based on the determined physical layer identifier;
- and
- sending a signal based on the determined transmit power.
An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- means for determining a physical layer identifier for an access point;
- means for determining a transmit power for the access point based on the determined physical layer identifier;
- and
- means for sending a signal based on the determined transmit power.
A computer-program product, comprising:
- computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to:
- determine a physical layer identifier for an access point;
- determine a transmit power for the access point based on the determined physical layer identifier;
- and
- send a signal based on the determined transmit power.
An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- a communication device configured to receive a signal;
- and
- a processing system configured to determine a physical layer identifier of an access point based on the received signal, determine a transmit power of the access point based on the determined physical layer identifier, and invoke an action based on the determined transmit power.
A method of communication, comprising:
- receiving a signal;
- determining a physical layer identifier of an access point based on the received signal;
- determining a transmit power of the access point based on the determined physical layer identifier;
- and
- invoking an action based on the determined transmit power.
An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- means for receiving a signal;
- means for determining a physical layer identifier of an access point based on the received signal;
- means for determining a transmit power of the access point based on the determined physical layer identifier;
- and
- means for invoking an action based on the determined transmit power.
A computer-program product, comprising:
- computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to:
- receive a signal;
- determine a physical layer identifier of an access point based on the received signal;
- determine a transmit power of the access point based on the determined physical layer identifier;
- and
- invoke an action based on the determined transmit power.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.