Abstract:
A method and system for link adaptation between a wireless multi-carrier access point (102) and a wireless multi-carrier communication device (104) is described. The wireless multi-carrier access point obtains a set of available LEP methods from the wireless multi-carrier communication device. The wireless multi-carrier access point selects an LEP method from the set of available LEP methods, based on at least one link parameter. The wireless multi-carrier access point then communicates the LEP method selected, to the wireless multi-carrier communication device. The selected LEP method is used during the transmission of information between the wireless multi-carrier access point and the wireless multi-carrier communication device.
Abstract:
In order to establish routing to/from a base station within a hybrid-cellular network, each network element is assigned a "class" (2) based on a received signal strength of the base station. Each network element is allowed to choose a network element of lower class for relaying information to the base station (3).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for indicating to a communication unit a plurality of modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) to be utilized for communication. A first MCS is determined for first resource blocks to be sent to a first remote unit or base station, and a second MCS is determined for a second resource block to be sent to the remote unit or base station-. A message is transmitted indicating the first and the second MCS and also indicating the first resource blocks and the second resource block. Finally, a first PDU is transmitted to the remote unit or base station at a first time using the first MCS and the first resource blocks and a second PDU is transmitted to the remote unit or base station at the first time using the second MCS and the second resource block.
Abstract:
A communication system (207) provides for an exchange of cellular system information directly between a first user terminal (200) and a second user terminal (205). The second user terminal detects the first user terminal, which first user terminal has wireless system information. The wireless system information includes timely wireless system parameters. The second user terminal collects the timely wireless system parameters from the first user terminal and communicates with a base station (210) based on the wireless system parameters.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for control channel transmission and reception is provided herein. In particular, the use of a partitioned and structured control channel is provided that leverages the benefits of common control while maintaining favorable aspects of dedicated control. During operation, control information is distributed over a number of partitions (201). Each P i is encoded (607) with monotonically non-increasing reliability level. Control information for a given remote unit can be distributed on one or several partitions, from P 1 to P k, where P k is encoded with the lowest reliability level that can be decodable by the remote unit at an acceptable error rate.
Abstract:
A method for cooperative relaying within multi hop wireless communication systems includes a base station, in an attempt to decode a data packet, combining hard sliced channel bits and Logarithmic Likelihood Ratio (LLR) quality information received from relay stations who had also received the data packet with stored information about the data packet.
Abstract:
A method for selecting an MCS for a carrier channel is provided. The method includes obtaining (202) a set of characteristic parameters for a first function representing a variation of an effective SINR of the carrier channel with a calibration parameter; obtaining (204, 304) at least one of the effective SINR for a reference calibration parameter value and a band-average SINR; in one embodiment, translating (206) the effective SINR for the reference calibration parameter value to a translated effective SINR for the calibration parameter value based on a second function; in another embodiment, translating (306) the band-average SINR to the translated effective SINR for a calibration parameter value based on a third function if the band-average SINR is obtained; and selecting (208, 308) an MCS from a predefined MCS set for at least a portion of the carrier channel based on at least the translated effective SINR.
Abstract:
Received data packets are channel-encoded prior to fragmentation so that large data packets, which would not otherwise fit within the available frame resources, are transmitted by fragmenting the channel-encoded physical layer packet. Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (H-ARQ) is then utilized to ensure reliability.
Abstract:
Communications sourced by a remote unit (14) that is already within reception range of a base site (10) can nevertheless be further facilitated through allocation of one or more relay resources (15, 16). Such relay resources, properly employed, then serve to effectively increase the quality of service for the facilitated communication. This, in turn, can permit the use of, for example, increased data rates for communications from a relatively low power remote unit.
Abstract:
In a multi-carrier communication system employing adaptive modulation and coding, a receiver feeds back channel quality information for a "binned" group of subcarriers instead of sending an individual quality report for each subcarrier. A transmitter will utilize the channel quality information for the bin to determine a set of gamma eff values corresponding to a set of modulation and coding scheme candidates, where gamma eff is an effective SNR that would yield a same FER in an AWGN channel. The transmitter utilizes the set of gamma eff values to aid in determining a modulation and coding scheme, and determine a single modulation and coding scheme for all subcarriers within the channel.