Interface authorization scheme
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorRajarshi Gupta
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Abstract
An authorization scheme controls whether an interface is established between communication nodes. Such a scheme may be used, for example, to determine whether to establish a direct interface (e.g., an X2 interface) between a pair of access points. A decision to establish a direct interface between nodes may be based on a node type of one or both of the nodes. A decision to establish a direct interface between nodes may be based on whether the nodes belong to the same group.
Claims34
A method of communication, comprising:
- identifying a first base station and a second base station for establishing an interface;
- determining a type of the second base station;
- determining whether to transmit a request to initiate establishing the interface based at least in part on the type of the second base station and a type of the first base station;
- and
- transmitting the request to the second base station based on the determination of whether to transmit the request.
An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- an interface authorization controller, the interface authorization controller being configured:
- to identify a first base station and a second base station for establishing an interface,
- to determine a type of the second base station, and
- to determine whether to transmit a request to initiate establishing the interface based at least in part on the type of the second base station and a type of the first base station;
- and
- a communication controller configured to transmit the request to the second base station based on the determination of whether to transmit the request.
An apparatus for communication, comprising:
- means for identifying a first base station and a second base station for establishing an interface;
- means for determining a type of the second base station;
- means for determining whether to transmit a request to initiate establishing the interface based at least in part on the type of the second base station and a type of the first base station;
- and
- means for transmitting the request to the second base station based on the determination of whether to transmit the request.
A computer-program product, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:
- program code to identify a first base station and a second base station for establishing an interface;
- program code to determine a type of the second base station;
- program code to determine whether to transmit a request to initiate establishing the interface based at least in part on the type of the second base station and a type of the first base station;
- and
- program code to transmit the request to the second base station based on the determination of whether to transmit the request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.