Abstract:
Systems and methods for decreasing the amount of information sent on a feedback channel are disclosed. Various forms of spectral binning may be used to reduce the amount of information sent on the feedback channel. The systems and methods may be applicable to wideband communication systems, ultra -wideband communication systems, and/or other communication system using multiple carrier frequencies (e.g., tones). In one embodiment, a method of communication in a wireless communication system is provided. The method comprises obtaining a first set of channel condition data representative of a collective channel condition of a first plurality of carrier frequencies. At least one first carrier frequency is grouped in the first plurality of carrier frequencies based, at least in part, on at least one of a channel condition of the at least one first carrier frequency and the collective channel condition, the method further comprises communicating the first set of channel condition data from a receiver to a transmitter
Abstract:
Systems and methods for decreasing the amount of information sent on a feedback channel are disclosed. A hierarchical tree structure may be used to reduce the amount of information sent on the feedback channel. Spectral binning may also be used in conjunction with the hierarchical tree structure.
Abstract:
Techniques for aggregating wireless communications are provided. These techniques include a method for aggregating wireless communications traffic in a femtocell. The method includes receiving at a femtocell a stream of data packets for a mobile device from a wireless router, selecting a transmission mode for sending data packets of the stream of data packets from the femtocell to the mobile device. The first transmission mode includes transmitting the data packets from the stream via a Long Term Evolution (LTE) interface of the femtocell. The second transmission mode includes transmitting the data packets from the stream via a WiFi interface of the wireless router. The third transmission mode includes transmitting a first portion of the data packets to the mobile device via the LTE interface and routing a second portion of the data packets to the wireless router for transmission to the mobile device via the WiFi interface.
Abstract:
Providing various incentive schemes for owners of low-power base stations (e.g. femtocells) to allow others nearby to use their base station, enabling offloading of some users (UEs) from a nearby macrocell, thus helping improve overall network performance. For example, a "win-win" scenario might exist when a sharing opportunity at a low-power base station (e.g. that greater than a threshold amount of residual backhaul capacity is available for the low-power cell) overlaps with a sharing opportunity at the neighboring macrocell (e.g. that offloading the UE from the neighboring macrocell to the low- power base station will reduce congestion or interference). During this overlap, when the low-power base station provides access to its air interface to one or more UEs outside of a set of UEs associated with the low-power base station (e.g. visiting UEs or non-CSG UEs), an incentive credit may be received. Incentive credits can be an additional or increased data quota for use at a network corresponding to the neighboring macrocell, an increased minimum data rate guarantee provided by the network corresponding to the neighboring macrocell, a reduced price or credit for Wi-Fi hotspot access, reward points or credit for purchasing goods or services, or a higher data rate for backhaul communications at the low-power base station.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided to facilitate offloading of mobile entities from a serving network entity. For example, there is provided a location-based method that involves, in response to a load of the requesting entity exceeding a load threshold, identifying candidate network entities to which to offload a user equipment (UE), each of the candidate network entities being in sleep mode. The method may involve determining coverage and location information for the candidate network entities, and determining location information for the UE. The method may involve selecting a given network entity to turn ON based at least in part on the coverage information and the location information. The method may involve sending an ON-request message to the at least one selected network entity, the ON-request message including a timer that can be used to deactivate the selected network entity in case it is not useful in offloading the serving network entity.
Abstract:
Systems and methods displaying information from a mobile device are described herein. One embodiment of the disclosure provides a method comprising detecting a wireless connection between a mobile device and an external display device. The method further comprises adjusting a display of the mobile device based on at least the detection of the wireless connection.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are described for locating a user of a personal communication device (PCD) at a venue. A method may include: receiving a request to determine a location of the PCD from the PCD; receiving information corresponding to a signal measurement regarding a signal received by at least one access point at the venue from the PCD; and determining the location of the PCD based at least in part on the received information.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are provided that may support paging over a flexible bandwidth carrier. For example, a reduced paging capacity with respect to a target paging capacity for the flexible bandwidth carrier may be identified. The reduced paging capacity for the flexible bandwidth carrier may be mitigated by various techniques. One technique may include increasing a number of paging indicators sent per frame over the flexible bandwidth carrier. Other techniques may include reducing a Spreading Factor (SF) for a physical channel or a Secondary Common Control Physical Channel (SCCPCH) carrying the paging indicators over the flexible bandwidth carrier. Further techniques may include utilizing a plurality of paging channels, which may include utilizing a plurality of Paging Indicator Channels (PICHs) or a plurality of SCCPCHs. Other techniques may include reducing a paging area for at least the flexible bandwidth carrier and a normal bandwidth carrier.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for providing flexible bandwidth waveforms and channels for wireless communication. Embodiments may utilize portions of spectrum that may not be large enough to fit a standard or normal waveform. Chip rates may be adapted dynamically to generate and/or to receive flexible bandwidth waveforms to fit these portions of spectrum. Scaling factors and/or center frequencies may also be utilized to generate flexible waveforms. A mobile device may receive adjustment information from a base station so that the mobile device may dynamically adjust its chip rate to utilize a flexible bandwidth channel. A base station may simultaneously transmit on a normal bandwidth channel and a flexible bandwidth channel in some cases. Some flexible bandwidth waveforms may be utilized that are larger, or take more bandwidth, than a normal waveform. Flexible bandwidth may also be utilized to split and/or combine frequency channels.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices for supporting voice communications in a wireless communications system are provided. Some embodiments utilize multiple code channels to transmit the voice frames. These embodiments include parallel multi-code embodiments, offset multi-code embodiments, and multi-user multi-code embodiments. Some embodiments utilize flexible carrier bandwidths systems that may utilize portions of spectrum that may not be big enough to fit a normal bandwidth waveform. Some embodiments transmit and receive a subset of subframes of voice frames received over flexible bandwidth code channels. In some embodiments, a subset of subframes based on a flexible bandwidth scaling factor of one or more flexible bandwidth code channels is transmitted. The receiver may decode the voice frame based on the received subset of subframes. An outer loop power control set-point may be adjusted to provide a predetermined frame error rate based on the number of transmitted subframes.