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US 8,411,621 B2Granted
Method and apparatus of processing non-sticky assignments in wireless communication systems
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorGwendolyn D. Barriac
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for management of Non-Sticky Assignments in a wireless communication system comprising receiving Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment blocks with a matching broadcast or unicast MACID, determining a value of FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field and determining a TunedAway indication.
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A method of managing Non-Sticky Assignments by an access terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of the access terminal;
- determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determining, by the access terminal, whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- and
- managing the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block in response to results of said determining the value of the FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field and said determining whether the TunedAway indication has been received.
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A method of managing Non-Sticky Assignments by an access terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of the access terminal;
- determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determining whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- determining a value of an Extended Transmission field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’, determining a value of a SelectedInterlace mode;
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- in response to the SelectedInterlace mode being equal to ‘1’ and the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’, ignoring the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block.
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A method of managing Non-Sticky Assignments by an access terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of the access terminal;
- determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determining whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- determining a value of an Extended Transmission field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’, determining a value of a SelectedInterlace mode;
- and
- in response to the Extended Transmission field being equal to ‘0’, assigning hop ports for an interlace consisting of a set of standard physical layer frames by the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block.
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A method of managing Non-Sticky Assignments by an access terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of the access terminal;
- determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determining whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- determining a value of an Extended Transmission field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’, determining a value of a SelectedInterlace mode;
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- in response to the Extended Transmission field being equal to ‘1’ and the SelectedInterlace mode being set to ‘0’, assigning a quantity of hop ports, for an interlace consisting of a set of extended physical layer frames, specified in the duration field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block.
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A method of managing Non-Sticky Assignments by an access terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of the access terminal;
- determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determining whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
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- determining a multi carrier mode, and in response to multi carrier mode being set to MultiCarrierOn, maintaining the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block for an active carrier by the access terminal.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, comprising:
- receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block having at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access control identifier matched with a media access control identifier of an access terminal;
- determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determining, by the access terminal, whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
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- managing the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block in response to results of said determining the value of the FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field and said determining whether the TunedAway indication has been received.
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An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block having at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access control identifier matched with media access control identifier of an access terminal;
- means for determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- means for determining, by the access terminal, that a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
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- means for managing the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block in response to results of said determining the value of the FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field and said determining whether the TunedAway indication has been received.
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An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block having at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access control identifier matched with media access control identifier of an access terminal;
- means for determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- means for determining whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- means for determining a value of an Extended Transmission field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block;
- means for determining a value of a SelectedInterlace mode in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’;
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- means for ignoring the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’ and the SelectedInterlace mode equaling ‘1’.
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An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block having at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access control identifier matched with media access control identifier of an access terminal;
- means for determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- means for determining whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- means for determining a value of an Extended Transmission field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block;
- means for determining a value of a SelectedInterlace mode in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’;
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- means for assigning a set of hop ports for an interlace consisting of a set of standard physical layer frames by the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block in response to the Extended Transmission field equaling ‘0’.
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An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block having at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access control identifier matched with media access control identifier of an access terminal;
- means for determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- means for determining whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- means for determining a value of an Extended Transmission field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block;
- means for determining a value of a SelectedInterlace mode in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’;
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- means for assigning, in response to the Extended Transmission field being equal to ‘1’ and the SelectedInterlace mode being set to ‘0’, a set of hop ports for an interlace consisting of a set of extended physical layer frames based on a number of extended physical layer frames specified in a duration field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block.
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An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:
- means for receiving at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment Block having at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access control identifier matched with media access control identifier of an access terminal;
- means for determining a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- means for determining whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
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- means for determining a multi carrier mode, and means for maintaining, in response to the multi carrier mode being set to MultiCarrierOn, the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block for an active carrier by the access terminal.
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A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
- a storage device;
- at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor configured to:
- receive at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of an access terminal;
- determine a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determine, by the access terminal, that a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- and
- manage the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block in response to results of said determining the value of the FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field and said determining whether the TunedAway indication has been received.
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A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
- a storage device;
- at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor configured to:
- receive at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of an access terminal;
- determine a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determine whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- determine a value of an Extended Transmission field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determine a value of a SelectedInterlace mode in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’;
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- ignore the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block in response to the SelectedInterlace mode being equal to ‘1’ and the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’.
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A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
- a storage device;
- at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor configured to:
- receive at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of an access terminal;
- determine a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determine whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- determine a value of an Extended Transmission field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determine a value of a SelectedInterlace mode in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’;
- and
- assign hop ports for an interlace consisting of a set of standard physical layer frames by the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block in response to the Extended Transmission field being equal to ‘0’.
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A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
- a storage device;
- at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor configured to:
- receive at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of an access terminal;
- determine a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determine whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- determine a value of an Extended Transmission field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determine a value of a SelectedInterlace mode in response to the Extended Transmission field being set to ‘1’;
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- assign a quantity of hop ports, for an interlace consisting of a set of extended physical layer frames, specified in the duration field of the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block, in response to the extended transmission field being equal to ‘1’ and SelectedInterlace mode being set to ‘0’.
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A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:
- a storage device;
- at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor configured to:
- receive at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block with at least one of a broadcast or a unicast media access identifier matched with a media access identifier of an access terminal;
- determine a value of a FLImplicitDeassignEnabled field based on the Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block;
- determine whether a TunedAway indication has been received from Connected State Protocol by the access terminal;
- and
- determine a multi carrier mode, and maintain the at least one Non-Sticky Forward Link Assignment block for an active carrier by the access terminal, in response to multi carrier mode being equal to MultiCarrierOn.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.