Abstract:
Apparatus and methods for wireless communications include determining a first echo cancellation metric indicative of a first amount of echo cancellation as a first function of a first transmit power of a first wireless communications device; and providing the first echo cancellation metric to a scheduling entity for scheduling full duplex (FD) or half duplex (HD) communication resources for the first wireless communications device.
Abstract:
In one or more access points of a wireless communication network, a method for participating in a distributed clustering process directed at defining clusters of access points wherein each of the clusters comprises a cluster head and associated member nodes includes determining a marginal cost of associating an access point to each of distinct clusters of access points, based on a defined cost function, and associating the access point to one of the clusters of APs for which the marginal cost is minimized. The method may be performed by multiple access points in a peer-to-peer fashion and iterated until a stable cluster configuration is obtained. A cluster head may similarly be appointed in a distributed fashion by a current cluster head comparing total cost functions between different cluster configurations with different cluster heads.
Abstract:
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for providing full duplex (FD) wireless communication to an FD capable (FDC) user equipment (UE) among one or more UEs include determining allocations of one or more resource blocks (RBs) to the one or more UEs, determining FD capabilities and scheduling parameters of the one or more UEs, determining at least one FD portion and at least one half duplex (HD) portion in the one or more RBs based on the FD capabilities and the scheduling parameters of the one or more UEs, wherein a concurrent downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) communication is scheduled in the at least one FD portion, and adjusting the allocations of the one or more RBs based on the at least one FD portion and the at least one HD portion.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus related to reporting transmission backlog information are described. A wireless communications device maintains and updates transmission backlog information corresponding to a plurality of different transmission request groups. Different request groups may correspond to different uplink traffic queues. For a request reporting opportunity, the communications device selects a request group from among the plurality of different transmission request groups as a function of: request group changes in backlog with respect to previously reported requests, the changes taking into consideration base station allocation of transmission resources; and request group priority information. A request report is generated conveying backlog information corresponding to the selected request group, and the generated report is transmitted over a wireless communications link.
Abstract:
A method of coordinating a small cell with a plurality of small cells includes estimating backhaul bandwidth and backhaul bandwidth utilization of the small cell; estimating aggregate bandwidth utilization for the small cell and the plurality of small cells based on the estimated backhaul bandwidth utilization for each of the small cells; selecting the small cell as a cluster head for a cluster of the small cells based on the estimated aggregate backhaul bandwidth utilization, the cluster including at least some of the small cells; and communicating, via the cluster head, information between a network entity and the small cells of the cluster.
Abstract:
Aspects disclosed herein relate to facilitating synchronizing frequency and/or timing of a wireless network. In an example, with a femto node configured to receive one or more signals from one or more anchor sources, determine that at least one of the one or more signals are received at least at a threshold signal quality, determine whether a difference in a local frequency and/or a local timing is within a threshold difference to a signal frequency and/or a signal timing determined based on the at least one of the one or more signals, and advertise an anchor status where the difference is within the threshold difference.
Abstract:
Aspects disclosed herein relate to facilitating synchronizing frequency and/or timing of a wireless network. In an example, with a femto node configured to receive one or more signals from one or more anchor sources, determine that at least one of the one or more signals are received at least at a threshold signal quality, determine whether a difference in a local frequency and/or a local timing is within a threshold difference to a signal frequency and/or a signal timing determined based on the at least one of the one or more signals, and advertise an anchor status where the difference is within the threshold difference.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus related to wireless terminal reporting alternative selection for a fixed bit size control information request report, e.g., a 4 bit uplink traffic channel request report, are described. A wireless terminal maintains a plurality of different request groups corresponding to uplink traffic to be transmitted. The same request report format includes a plurality of reporting alternatives, different reporting alternatives corresponding to different request groups. Backlog can and sometimes does exist simultaneously corresponding to request groups corresponding to different reporting alternatives. The wireless terminal uses priority information associated with the request groups having non-zero backlog to select a reporting alternative. In some embodiments, at least some of the request groups have priorities which are calculated by the wireless terminal and change as a function of determined transmission deadline information.