Abstract:
Apparatus and method by which Internet Protocol (IP) traffic can be transferred (i.e. handoff) between two different terminals operating according to two different technology standards in two different systems with two different IP addresses. For example, a session handoff can be made between a terminal in Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) (19) a terminal in a 3GPP UMTS (25) or between a terminal in CDMA2000 and a terminal in a 3GPP UMTS. These terminals can be either physically separate entities or logical entities that are encapsulated within a common enclosure.
Abstract:
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) has multiple receivers with an interface to combine received signals to provided enhanced reception. A control unit selectively controls the powering of the receivers to limit power consumption based on selected parameters.
Abstract:
In a wireless communication system using a reference channel used for error rate measurement and associated with a plurality of transport channels multiplexed on a coded composite transport channel (CCTrCH), a method is employed for reselection of the reference channel from favorable candidate transport channels. A channel is initially selected from the plurality of multiplexed channels as the reference channel. Channels are monitored (503) based on quantitative data content criteria to determine whether an ON or OFF state exists. A different channel is selected from the plurality of multiplexed channels as the reselected RTrCH when a better candidate transport channel in the ON state becomes available, or when the monitored RTrCH reflects an OFF state.
Abstract:
At a first user equipment (UE), an uplink signal of at least one second UE is received and time marked (401). At the first UE, a downlink signal from at least one base station is received and time marked (402). Observed time differences of arrival are determined using the time markings (403). A position of the first UE is determined based on the determined time differences of arrival (404).
Abstract:
A system and method for avoiding stall of an H-ARQ reordering buffer in a receiver is disclosed. The present invention reduces the latency of the H-ARG reordering buffers within a receiver and uses a Last-In-First-Out (LIFO) policy for loading the transmitting H-ARQ processors. The LIFO loading policy increases the probability that the UE will be able to determine at an earlier time whether the missed TSN is due to delay in retransmission of due the release of a transmission by the Node B by reading the new H-ARQ processor identifier (ID).
Abstract:
Method and apparatus for transfer of signals from multiple antennas down to baseband over a common radio frequency (RF) chain. Antenna selection having greater flexibility and applicability to both uplink and downlink wherein priority is given to the antenna receiving a better quality signal. Measurements are taken during each time slot to determine the weighting to be given to the antenna with the better quality signal. Techniques and apparatus are provided to take measurements over a range of intervals from time slots to single symbols, for example, to select the best signal the techniques described herein may be used individual, and in some cases are combined to receive additional benefits in efficiency.
Abstract:
A subscriber unit implementing physical layer automatic repeat request includes a transmitter 12 and a receiver 16. The transmitter has a physical layer transmitter 12a an acknowledge receiver 12b for receiving the corresponding acknowledgment and an adaptive modulation and coding controller 12c for collecting retransmission statistics and adjusting the particular data encoding/modulation using the collected statistics. The receiver 16 has a physical layer receiver 16a, and an acknowledgment generator 16c for generating an acknowledgment for each packet if that packet has an acceptable error rate.
Abstract:
Sub-channels are defined for a physical random access channel of a wireless time division duplex communication system using code division multiple access. The sub-channels carry information between system users and a system network. A series of radio frames have a sequence of timeslots. For a particular timeslot number of the sequence, each sub-channel of the particular timeslot number is uniquely defined by one radio frame of the series.
Abstract:
A transmitter site transmit a plurality of data signals over a shared spectrum in a code division multiple access communication system. Each transmitted data signal experiences a similar channel response. A combined signal of the transmitted data signals is received. The combined signal is sampled at a multiple of the chip rate. The channel response for the combined signal is determined. A first element of a spread data vector is determined using the combined signal samples and the estimated channel response. Using a factor from the first element determination, remaining elements of the spread data vector are determined. The data of the data signals is determined using the determined elements of the spread data vector.
Abstract:
A method and system for automatic gain control (AGC) in a TDD communication system, wherein each time slot of the communication signal contains a preamble in binary phase shift keying (BPSK) format, located at the beginning of the time slot. The channel estimation by the receiver is improved since the preamble allows AGC to quickly estimate the signal strength and adjust the gain accordingly. This permits all data symbols within the data burst, which follows the preamble, to be correctly received, and results in a midamble channel estimate that is much more accurate. It also allows the AGC circuit within the TDD receiver to be greatly simplified.