Method of implicit deassignment of resources
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsEdward Harrison Teague, Avneesh Agrawal, David Jonathan Julian
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Abstract
Accordingly, a method and apparatus are provided that use implicit de-assignment, instead of explicit deassignment, of resources, such that a mobile terminal can interpret the assignment of the resources to other channel terminals as an implied deassignment of the resources. Thus, reducing the number of assignment or the assignment between the base station and the terminals.
Claims25
A method of processing an assignment of one or more communication resource, the method comprising acts of:
- receiving an assignment indication having an assignment of one or more newly assigned communication resource intended for a second access terminal;
- determining that a conflict occurs between the one or more newly assigned communication resource intended for the second access terminal and one or more currently assigned communication resource for a first access terminal;
- interpreting the conflict as an implied de-assignment of the one or more currently assigned communication resource for the first access terminal;
- and
- terminating the use of said one or more currently assigned communication resource for the first access terminal in response to interpreting the conflict as the implied deassignment.
An apparatus for processing an assignment of one or more communication resource, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving an assignment indication having an assignment of one or more newly assigned communication resource intended for a second access terminal;
- means for determining that a conflict occurs, between the one or more newly assigned communication resource intended for the second access terminal and one or more currently assigned communication resource for a first access terminal;
- means for interpreting the conflict as an implied de-assignment of the one or more currently assigned communication resource for the first access terminal;
- and
- means for terminating the use of said one or more currently assigned communication resource for the first access terminal in response to interpreting the conflict as the implied deassignment.
In a wireless communication, an apparatus comprising:
- an electronic device, said electronic device configured to:
- receive an assignment indication having an assignment of one or more newly assigned communication resource intended for a second access terminal;
- determine that a conflict occurs between the one or more newly assigned communication resource intended for the second access terminal and one or more currently assigned communication resource for a first access terminal;
- interpret the conflict as an implied de-assignment of the one or more currently assigned communication resource for the first access terminal;
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- terminate the use of said one or more currently assigned communication resource for the first access terminal in response to interpreting the conflict as the implied deassignment.
A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations including:
- receiving an assignment indication having an assignment of one or more newly assigned communication resource intended for a second access terminal;
- determining that a conflict occurs between the one or more newly assigned communication resource intended for the second access terminal and one or more currently assigned communication resource for a first access terminal;
- interpreting the conflict as an implied de-assignment of the one or more currently assigned communication resource for the first access terminal;
- and
- terminating the use of said one or more currently assigned communication resource for the first access terminal in response to interpreting the conflict as the implied deassignment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.