Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are provided for discontinuous transmission (DTX) in systems that utilize one or more flexible bandwidth carriers. Tools and techniques are provided that may help ensure signaling alignment, such as with respect to DTX cycles, in systems that may utilize one or more flexible bandwidth carriers. Such methods may include identifying at least a DTX cycle for a first cell or a DTX cycle for a second cell, wherein at least the first cell or the second cell utilizes at least one of the one or more flexible bandwidth carriers; and adjusting one or more DTX parameters for at least the first cell or the second cell to align the DTX cycle for the second cell with the DTX cycle for the first cell such that the DTX cycle for the second cell at least partially overlaps the DTX cycle for the first cell.
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:
A method, system and computer program product for a wireless mobile display digital interface (WMDDI) association procedure that allows establishing and joining more than one multicast group to facilitate the interoperability of multiple client devices based on host and client capabilities. The protocol provides for the exchange and update of capabilities and multicast addresses for layered multicast transmission applications. The system is used for interoperating devices with different capabilities and provides for efficient transmissions by using different multicast addresses mapped to different layers of a bitstream. The protocol adapts to changes in capabilities, in joining/releasing of multicast addresses and in link quality.
Abstract:
An apparatus for capturing a signal of interest, e.g., PSS and/or SSS, captures data transmitted by a WWAN for each of a plurality of communication frames. The data is captured for a capture length corresponding to a duration less than a periodicity of transmission of the signal of interest. Data is captured with a WLAN receive chain, and each capture occurs at a different point within its respective communication frame relative to other communication frames. The apparatus processes the plurality of data captures to form an equivalent continuous data corresponding to a duration greater than the periodicity of transmission. Because the continuous data has a duration greater than the periodicity of transmission of the signal of interest, the signal of interest is contained in the captured data, and PSS and/or SSS can be detected.
Abstract:
Techniques for compensating for self-induced interference in a small cell base station (115) are provided. The techniques include detecting control signals (145) from a neighboring base station (140) associated with a wireless communication network, the control signals (145) being transmitted by the neighboring base station at predetermined intervals, and compensating for self-induced interference caused by a transmitter of the small cell base station (115) transmitting during the predetermined intervals in which control signals are received from the neighboring base station(140), the transmitter of the small cell base station is transmitting data during the predetermined intervals.
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 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.
Abstract:
Techniques for providing continued subscriber services while facilitating network energy savings through the use of inter-RAT energy savings schemes are described. Network energy savings may use inter-RAT energy savings schemes adapted to mitigate the effect of gaps in service area coverage and thus enable continued wireless communication services. Network energy savings intelligence may operate to extend intra-RAT energy saving frameworks to inter-RAT energy savings frameworks by facilitating selection of network resources for implementation of energy savings techniques, adjustment of network resources for optimizing service area coverage during implementation of energy savings techniques, making determinations regarding when aspects of an energy savings technique are to be invoked or exited. Network energy savings intelligence may be utilized to facilitate service continuity with respect to particular services, such as by capturing requests for particular services, which might otherwise be unavailable due to implementation of an energy savings technique.
Abstract:
A receiver includes a decoder configured to decode at least a portion of a data stream comprising a data frame. The data frame includes a code block having a data block and a parity block. The receiver also includes a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether to disable at least a portion of the receiver during transmission of the parity block to the receiver when the data block contains at least one erasure.