Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the standby time of a station in a wireless network.SOLUTION: An access point advertises or conveys a maximum listen interval and/or an association timeout supported by that access point. A station operates in a power-save mode and wakes up every listen interval to receive a beacon and any potential traffic for the station. The station selects a suitable listen interval on the basis of the maximum listen interval. The station is dormant for a longer duration than the listen interval and becomes active at least once in every association timeout in order to keep the association with the access point alive.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques to enable efficient operation of co-located WLAN and Bluetooth(R) devices.SOLUTION: A station (e.g., a cellular phone or a laptop computer) determines the activity of a Bluetooth device and ascertains idle periods of the Bluetooth device. The station communicates with an access point in a WLAN during the idle periods of the Bluetooth device. The station operates in a power save mode with the access point, sends a poll frame to the access point during an idle period, and retrieves the buffered data from the access point during the idle period. The station also operates in an unscheduled APSD mode with the access point, sends a trigger frame to the access point during an idle period to start a service period, and exchanges data with the access point during the service period.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To process service data units (SDU) in order during communication handover in wireless networks.SOLUTION: For mobile devices using re-transmission schemes, SDUs can be processed in order by indicating to a target base station a last SDU received in order before handing off communication to the target base station. Additionally, SDUs received subsequent to one or more non-acknowledged SDUs can be forwarded to the target base station. Utilizing this information, the target base station determines one or more SDUs the mobile device is preparing to re-transmit and waits for transmission of the determined SDUs before processing subsequently received SDUs. Also, a timer can be utilized to end a period of waiting for the SDUs.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques to support beamforming for stations in a wireless network.SOLUTION: A station supports beamforming with implicit or explicit feedback by responding to training request though sending a sounding frame, and by responding to request for explicit feedback. In one explicit beamforming embodiment, the station sends a first frame with an explicit feedback request and also sends a Null Data Packet (NDP) having at least one training field but no data field. The station receives a second frame with explicit feedback, which may be derived based on the NDP. The station derives steering information based on explicit feedback and then sends a steered frame with beamforming based on the steering information. The station performs implicit beamforming using NDP for sounding.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an access terminal, and method for selecting an access point for handing off the access terminal.SOLUTION: The access terminal may include a processor. The processor may be configured to access a list access points and select one of the access points on the list based on the current traffic state of the access terminal.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for performing open-loop rate control in a TDD communication system. SOLUTION: In the open-loop rate control, the channel quality of a first link (B, A) is estimated based on a transmission received via the first link (B, A). The channel quality of a second link (A, B) is estimated based on the estimated channel quality of the first link (B, A) and an asymmetric parameter. A sub-band for a data transmission via the second link (A, B) is selected based on the estimated channel quality of the second link (A, B). The estimated channel quality for each link may be given by a set of SNR estimates for a set of transmission channels on that link. The asymmetric parameter may be determined based on (1) the capabilities (e.g., transmission power, receiver noise figure, and number of antennas) of the transmitting and receiving stations or (2) received SNRs for the first link (B, A) and second link (A, B). COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
Un procedimiento para el control de potencia de transmisión mediante un equipo de usuario, UE, que comprende: transmitir un preámbulo de canal de acceso aleatorio a un nodo B evolucionado, eNB; recibir (214) una respuesta de acceso aleatorio desde el eNB en respuesta al preámbulo de canal de acceso aleatorio recibido con éxito por el eNB, comprendiendo la respuesta de acceso aleatorio un comando de control de potencia de transmisión que indica un cambio de espectro de densidad de potencia relativa con respecto a la potencia de transmisión usada en una transmisión satisfactoria anterior del preámbulo de canal de acceso aleatorio; y configurar (216) el control de potencia de transmisión para un primer mensaje transmitido en un canal físico compartido de enlace ascendente en base a, al menos en parte, el comando de control de potencia de transmisión.