Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for supporting group communications with data re-transmission support
- Patent Title (中): 支持数据重传支持群组通信的方法和装置
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Application No.: US12166603Application Date: 2008-07-02
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Publication No.: US08861418B2Publication Date: 2014-10-14
- Inventor: Xinzhou Wu , Saurabh Tavildar , Junyi Li , Rajiv Laroia
- Applicant: Xinzhou Wu , Saurabh Tavildar , Junyi Li , Rajiv Laroia
- Applicant Address: US CA San Diego
- Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Diego
- Agent James K. O'Hare
- Main IPC: H04H20/71
- IPC: H04H20/71 ; H04B7/216 ; H04L12/28 ; H04L12/56 ; H04J3/26 ; H04J3/17 ; H04W8/18 ; H04W4/08

Abstract:
Methods and apparatus related to group communications in a wireless communications system, e.g., a peer to peer wireless communications system, are described. Methods and apparatus directed to closed groups, e.g., where the number of group members are fixed at a given time and known to one or more members of the group, are described. Various embodiments are well suited to decentralized peer to peer wireless networks including a plurality of individual traffic resources, e.g., traffic slots and/or traffic segments, which may be independently scheduled in a decentralized manner. Some features and/or aspects are directed to the use of individual group member acknowledgement signaling in response to a transmitted group traffic data signal. By monitoring for anticipated individual group member acknowledgment signals and identifying members which have not signaled a positive acknowledgment, re-transmission can be directed and/or tailored to a subset of the group.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090016311A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING GROUP COMMUNICATIONS WITH DATA RE-TRANSMISSION SUPPORT Public/Granted day:2009-01-15
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