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US 8,427,967 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for carrier identity determination in multi-carrier communication systems
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsAnastasios Stamoulis, Rajarshi Gupta, Gavin Bernard Horn
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described that facilitate the determination and request of resources a node may wish to reserve. The resources include a plurality of carriers that are shared with other nodes. In an approach, the node determines a condition related to the plurality of carriers; creates an ordering of the plurality of resources; and transmits a resource utilization message (RUM) for one or more of the plurality of resources based on the ordering and the condition.
Claims38
A method of wireless data communication comprising:
- determining a condition related to a plurality of carriers that are shared by nodes in a communication system;
- creating an ordering of the plurality of resources;
- and
- transmitting a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one of the plurality of carriers based on the ordering and the condition,
- wherein the RUM indicates that one of the nodes desires to block at least one other node from transmitting on the at least one of the plurality of carriers, and
- wherein the RUM includes a weight that indicates a degree to which the respective node is disadvantaged based on an actual level of performance achieved at the respective node and a target level of performance at the respective node.
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An apparatus for wireless data communication comprising:
- means for determining a condition related to a plurality of carriers that are shared by the apparatus and nodes in a communication system;
- means for creating an ordering of the plurality of carriers;
- and
- means for transmitting a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one of the plurality of carriers based on the ordering and the condition,
- wherein the RUM indicates that the apparatus desires to block at least one of the nodes from transmitting on the at least one of the plurality of carriers, and
- wherein the RUM includes a weight that indicates a degree to which the apparatus is disadvantaged based on an actual level of performance achieved at the apparatus and a target level of performance at the apparatus.
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An access point comprising:
- an antenna:
- and,
- a processing system coupled to the antenna and configured to:
- determine a condition related to a plurality of carriers via the antenna, wherein the carriers are shared by the access point and nodes in a communication system;
- create an ordering of the plurality of carriers;
- and
- transmit a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one of the plurality of carriers based on the ordering and the condition,
- wherein the RUM indicates that the access point desires to block at least one of the nodes from transmitting on the at least one of the plurality of carriers, and
- wherein the RUM includes a weight that indicates a degree to which the access point is disadvantaged based on an actual level of performance achieved at the access point and a target level of performance at the access point.
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An access terminal comprising:
- a transducer;
- and,
- a processing system coupled to the transducer and configured to:
- determine a condition related to a plurality of carriers usable to communicate data with the transducer, wherein the carriers are shared by the access terminal and nodes in a communication system;
- create an ordering of the plurality of carriers;
- and
- transmit a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one of the plurality of carriers based on the ordering and the condition,
- wherein the RUM indicates that the access terminal desires to block at least one of the nodes from transmitting on the at least one of the plurality of carriers, and
- wherein the RUM includes a weight that indicates a degree to which the access terminal is disadvantaged based on an actual level of performance achieved at the access terminal and a target level of performance at the access terminal.
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A computer program product for wireless data communication comprising:
- a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising codes executable to:
- determine a condition related to a plurality of carriers that are shared by nodes in a communication system;
- create an ordering of the plurality of carriers;
- and
- transmit a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one of the plurality of carriers based on the ordering and the condition,
- wherein the RUM indicates that one of the nodes desires to block at least one other node from transmitting on the at least one of the plurality of carriers, and
- wherein the RUM includes a weight that indicates a degree to which the respective node is disadvantaged based on an actual level of performance at the respective node and a target level of performance at the respective node.
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An apparatus for wireless data communication comprising:
- a processing system configured to:
- determine a condition related to a plurality of carriers that are shared by the apparatus and nodes in a communication system;
- create an ordering of the plurality of carriers;
- and
- transmit a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one of the plurality of carriers based on the ordering and the condition,
- wherein the RUM indicates that the apparatus desires to block at least one of the nodes from transmitting on the at least one of the plurality of carriers, and
- wherein the RUM includes a weight that indicates a degree to which the apparatus is disadvantaged based on an actual level of performance achieved at the apparatus and a target level of performance at the apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.