Abstract:
Un procedimiento para controlar y para fijar la potencia de transmisión del enlace de bajada a un terminal de usuario (124) en un sistema de comunicaciones inalámbricos (100) que tenga una pluralidad de haces (204) con el fin de mantener un nivel de interferencia dentro de márgenes aceptables, caracterizado porque comprende los pasos de: (a) identificar la localización de un terminal de usuario (124) dentro de una región de cruce de haz o de una región central de haz de uno de la pluralidad de haces (204); y (b) fijar la potencia de transmisión del enlace de bajada en respuesta a la localización de terminal de usuario identificado, en donde la potencia de transmisión del enlace de bajada es mayor cuando el usuario está localizado en la región de cruce de haz en comparación con la región central de haz.
Abstract:
A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) receives IP packets destined for a ground network in a predetermined sequence order. The MWT fragments each of the IP packets into many smaller packet fragments, appends identifying information to each of the packet fragments, and transmits the packet fragments in parallel with one another over concurrently operating satellite channels. A receiving station receives the packet fragments transmitted by the MWT. The receiving station forwards the received packet fragments to a ground controller over a network connection, based on the identifying information appended to the packet fragments. The ground controller combines the packet fragments into reconstructed IP packets based on the identifying information appended to the fragments. The ground controller also sequences the reconstructed IP packets in the predetermined sequence order based on the identifying information. The ground controller forwards the reconstructed IP packets in the correct sequence order to the destination ground network. The same sequence of events occur in the opposite direction as well i.e., from the ground controller to the MWT.
Abstract:
Techniques for sending control information on a variable control channel are described. Different structures for mapping control information to contr ol channel resources may be used depending on various factors such as operat ing configuration, the available resources for the control channel, the type (s) of control information being sent, the amount of control information bei ng sent for each type, whether or not data is being sent, etc. In one design , at least one type of control information being sent may be determined and may comprise channel quality indicator (CQI) information, acknowledgement (A CK) information, and/or other types of control information. A structure of t he control channel may be determined based on operating configuration (e.g., system configuration such as asymmetry of downlink and uplink allocations) and/or other factors. The at least one type of control information may be ma pped to the resources for the control channel based on the structure.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided herein to mitigate the effects of link imbalance for the uplink between a terminal (or UE) and multiple base stations (or Node Bs). An uplink transmission rate is selected based on an adjusted nominal uplink transmission rate and the difference between power control commands from different nodes.
Abstract:
Techniques for performing data detection and decoding in a manner to account for guard subbands are described. A receiver obtains received pilot symbols for pilot subbands and received data symbols for data subbands. Channel estimates are derived based on the received pilot symbols with zeroed-out pilot subbands filled with zeros. Data detection is performed on the received data symbols with the channel estimates to obtain data symbol estimates. Estimates of noise and estimation errors due to the zeroed-out pilot subbands are derived. LLRs are then computed based on the data symbol estimates, the channel estimates, and the estimates of the noise and estimation errors. The LLRs are deinterleaved and decoded to obtain decoded data.
Abstract:
Systems and methods for communicating control data for multiple physical data channels by transmitting control information for a first physical data channel on a physical control channel and combining the control information with information for a logical data channel and transmitting the combined information on a single physical data channel. In one embodiment, a method includes encoding and multiplexing data for a first data channel with control information for a second data channel, transmitting the multiplexed data on the first data channel, transmitting second data on the second data channel, and transmitting the control information for the first data channel on a control channel. The multiplexed data is then decoded using the control information from the control channel and demultiplexed. The demultiplexed control information for the second data channel is then used to decode the data on the second data channel.
Abstract:
Forward link transmission power to a user terminal (124a, 124b, 124c) in a wireless communications system (100) having a plurality of beams (2041-20416 ) is controlled by identifying the location of a user terminal within one of t he plurality of beams (2041-20416), and setting the forward link (404) transmission power in response to the identified user terminal location. Identifying user terminal location (402, 502) may include receiving from the user terminal multiple signal power measurements (602), such as pilot signal measurements. From these measurements, a difference is calculated between a first of the signal power measurements that corresponds to a home beam and each of the other signal power measurements (604). If the largest of the calculated differences is greater than a predetermined threshold (606), it i s concluded that the user terminal is within a beam central region (610). However, if the largest of the calculated differences is less than or equal to the predetermined threshold (606), then it is concluded that the user termin al is within a beam crossover region (608).
Abstract:
A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) (206) receives IP packets (404) destined fo r a ground network (234) in a predetermined sequence order. The MWT (206) fragments each of the IP packets into many smaller packet fragments (406), appends identifying information to each of the packet fragments (408), and transmits the packet fragments in parallel with one another (416) over concurrently operating satellite channels (240a-240n). A receiving station (180) receives the packet fragments (904) transmitted by the MWT (206). The receiving station (180) forwards the received packet fragments to a ground controller (232) over a network connection, based on the identifying information appended to the packet fragments. The ground controller (232) combines the packet fragments (908) into reconstructed IP packets based on t he identifying information appended to the fragments. The ground controller (23 2) also sequences the reconstructed IP packets (1006) in the predetermined sequence order based on the identifying information. The ground controller (232) forwards the reconstructed IP packets (1008) in the correct sequence order to the destination ground network (234). The same sequence of events occur in the opposite direction as well i.e., from the ground controller to the MWT (206).
Abstract:
Long term evolution (LTE)/LTE- Advanced (LTE-A) deployments with unlicensed spectrum leverage more efficient LTE communication aspects over unlicensed spectrum, such as over WIFI radio access technology. In order to accommodate such communications, various downlink procedures may be modified in order to handle communications between licensed and unlicensed spectrum with LTE/LTE-A deployments with unlicensed spectrum.
Abstract:
A mobile wireless terminal (MWT) (206) receives IP packets (404) destined for a ground network (234) in a predetermined sequence order. The MWT (206) fragments each of the IP packets into many smaller packet fragments (406), appends identifying information to each of the packet fragments (408), and transmits the packet fragments in parallel with one another (416) over concurrently operating satellite channels (240a-240n). A receiving station (180) receives the packet fragments (904) transmitted by the MWT (206). The receiving station (180) forwards the received packet fragments to a ground controller (232) over a network connection, based on the identifying information appended to the packet fragments. The ground controller (232) combines the packet fragments (908) into reconstructed IP packets based on the identifying information appended to the fragments. The ground controller (232) also sequences the reconstructed IP packets (1006) in the predetermined sequence order based on the identifying information. The ground controller (232) forwards the reconstructed IP packets (1008) in the correct sequence order to the destination ground network (234). The same sequence of events occur in the opposite direction as well i.e., from the ground controller to the MWT (206).