Abstract:
Embodiments include methods and apparatus associated with wireless multicast and/or broadcast services. A base station (102) transmits data codes (504, 604, 702) within a radio frame (300). The data codes are Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) data codes, in an embodiment. The base station also transmits a Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) synchronization code (502, 608, 706), in an embodiment. The base station discontinuously transmits (1004) a portion of a radio frame slot that is coincident in time with a duration of the TDM synchronization code, in various embodiments. The discontinuously transmitted portion of the radio frame slot may include Transport Format Combination Indicator (TFCI) bits (510), pilot bits (710), or data bits (612), in various embodiments. A base station's transmissions may be synchronous in time and frequency with the transmissions of other base stations.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for handling a difference between a first and second message prior to decoding is disclosed The signaling scenapo illustrated by FIG 1 and using the codeword properties defined herein, the vanous embodiments may combine multiple messages under the hypothesis that the value of a message portion corresponding to any subsequent observed transmission is different Accordingly, a first set of observations (LLR's) (601 ) may be compared with a second or subsequent set of observations (603), and if the observations are found sufficiently similar, may be further compared in the context of a hypothesized difference (607) in constituent message information words Once any difference in information words is identified, the second or subsequent set of observations may be combined (611) with the first set of observations after suitable arithmetic processing, and prior to further decoding.
Abstract:
A wireless communication network entity (400) and a method therein wherein data is encoded using an error correcting code to form a first codeword, for example, a cyclic redundancy code, including redundancy. A second codeword is generated by encoding additional data on a portion of the first codeword, wherein the portion of the first codeword on which the additional data is encoded being within an error correction capability of the first codeword.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for receiving broadcast data in a system where broadcast data is transmitted on a plurality of frequencies. A user device monitors (302) a first frequency (108) for broadcast data to be transmitted on the first frequency. The device receives on the first frequency a notification of a broadcast data session which is to be sent on a second frequency (114) that is different from the first frequency. The device then determines a configuration associated with the second frequency and in accordance with receiving the broadcast data session and then configures (310) to receive the broadcast data session in accordance with the determined configuration. After receiving the broadcast data session, the device returns to monitoring the first frequency.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for interrupting a transmission of a multicast signal includes a common channel selector (106) coupled to a receiver (102) to receive common channel information (116) therefrom. A repetition value calculator (108) receives measurement occasion information (118) from the common channel selector (106) to calculate a repetition factor (120). A system frame number comparator (110) determines if a channel measurement occasion (128) should be performed based on the repetition factor (120), a common identifier (124) and a largest common channel transmission time interval (122). The method and apparatus further includes a measurement occasion generator (112) coupled to the system frame number comparator (110), wherein if a measurement occasion is to be performed, a measurement occasion command signal (126) is provided to the measurement occasion generator (112) and the measurement occasion generator generates the channel measurement occasion (128).
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a frame structure that can be flexibly configured to serve to half-duplex users or a mixture of half- and full-duplex users based upon the grouping of user terminals according to one or more criteria. The disclosure also relates to the switching of users from one group to another. The signaling mechanisms to reconfigure a frame and to switch users are provided.
Abstract:
Embodiments include methods and apparatus associated with wireless multicast and/or broadcast services A base station transmits data codes within a radio frame The data codes are Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) data codes, in an embodiment The base station also transmits a Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) synchronization code, in an embodiment The base station discontinuously transmits a portion of a radio frame slot that is coincident in time with a duration of the TDM synchronization code, in various embodiments The discontinuously transmitted portion of the radio frame slot may include Transport Format Combination Indicator (TFCI) bits, pilot bits, or data bits, in various embodiments A base station's transmissions may be synchronous in time and frequency with the transmissions of other base stations
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for jointly decoding a first and second message is disclosed. The signaling scenario illustrated by FIG. 1 and using the codeword properties defined herein, the various embodiments may combine multiple messages under the hypothesis that the value of a message portion corresponding any subsequent observed transmission is different. Accordingly a first buffer may store the first observed message frame (509) and a second buffer may sum the LLR's of subsequent observed frames (513). In the embodiments disclosed, two decoding hypotheses are required only; a first where the two buffers are combined directly (513) and a second where the difference codeword bit LLR's of the first buffer (509) are inverted before combining with those of the second buffer (519). A maximum of N transmissions is allowed by the receiver (523), after which a decoding failure is declared.
Abstract:
A wireless communication infrastructure entity (200) and methods therein including assigning a first wireless communication terminal to one or more resources, and sending non-scheduling information to the first wireless communication terminal on an RRBP field in a downlink block based on whether information is received from the first wireless communication terminal on the assigned resource.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for broadcast subscription management in a mobile station (110) comprises sending (302) a subscriber identifier, which may be for example an international mobile station identifier and a radio receiver identification with a transmitter of the mobile station to a wireless communications network (100). The mobile station receives, from a Broadcast Network Operator (187), through the wireless communications network, a shared secret key. The mobile station authenticates (306) a broadcast radio receiver of the mobiles station or broadcast data received from the broadcast network operator with the shared secret key.