Abstract:
A wireless communication system includes a transmitter comprising a serial-to-parallel converter for converting serial data bits to a parallel bit stream, a signal mapper coupled to the serial-to-parallel converter and an antenna selector coupled to the serial-to-parallel converter. The signal mapper receives as input a first group of bits from the parallel bit stream, and maps the first group of bits to a channel symbol. The antenna selector receives as input a second group of bits from the parallel bit stream. A transmit antenna array is coupled to the antenna selector and to the signal mapper. The transmit antenna array generates a plurality of transmit antenna patterns with one of the transmit antenna patterns being selected for transmitting the channel symbol based upon the second group of bits from the antenna selector.
Abstract:
An access point receives uplink transmissions from client stations using directional antenna beams. The directional antenna beams are generated by an antenna array. The different directional antenna beams are assigned beam identification numbers, and a preferred antenna beam is selected for each client station. The client stations in the different antenna beam regions initiate their uplink transmissions using assigned backoff slots within the contention window. The access point selects the preferred directional antenna beam corresponding to the directional antenna beams assigned to the backoff slots.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for signaling collision avoidance behavior, and in particular deferral and/or backoff behavior, within a communication frame. Preferably, collision avoidance data is explicitly communicated and wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) are configured to use such data to generate instructions to control the WTRUs' deferral, backoff and/or other collision avoidance behavior. Instructions generated by the WTRU in this regard may take the form of simply adjusting one or more timing control values used to dictate deferral, backoff and/or other collision avoidance behavior.
Abstract:
A method for performing cell search in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) based cellular communication network in which a primary synchronization channel (P-SCH), and optionally a secondary synchronization channel (S-SCH), carries cell search information. A downlink signal is received containing P-SCH symbols. The P-SCH symbols are processed to obtain an initial detection of frame timing, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol timing, a cell identifier (ID), a frequency offset, and a cell transmission bandwidth. Optionally, an OFDM symbol timing self-check and error correction is then performed.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for separating signals from a received combined signal in a wireless communication system. Combined signals are received by one or more antennas, demodulated and filtered. The combined signals are mixed with known scrambling codes of a target sector and possibly interfering sectors prior to signal separation, by which a separation matrix is created. The separation matrix is used to provide separate desired and interferer signals, such that the desired signals may be despread with known spreading codes for further decoder processing. In an alternate embodiment, the separation matrix is split according to scrambling and spreading code processing to decrease processing complexity. Feedback adjustment control may be used to adjust separation parameters based on generated separation matrices and separated signals.
Abstract:
A single general packet radio service (GPRS) tunneling protocol (GTP) tunnel is established between an evolved Node B (ENB) and an access gateway (AGW) in a long term evolution (LTE) based wireless communication system. When ENB relocation is required, a new mobility management entity (MME)/user plane entity (UPE) sends a relocation request message to a target ENB indicating a tunnel endpoint identity (TEID) of the AGW, the identification number of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and the packet data protocol (PDP) address of the WTRU. The new MME/UPE sends an update PDP context request message to the AGW indicating the target ENB TEID. The AGW updates a binding of the target ENB TEID with the WTRU PDP address and the identification number. A new tunnel is established between the target ENB and the AGW, and an old tunnel between the source ENB and the AGW is released. Both inter-location area (LA) and intra-LA handover scenarios are addressed.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for distributing beacon information includes a first WTRU modifying a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header in a physical protocol data unit (PHY PDU) frame to include beacon information. The first WTRU transmits the modified PLCP header to a second WTRU. The second WTRU receives the modified PLCP header and extracts beacon information from the modified PLCP header. The second WTRU associates with the first WTRU.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for automatically correcting the frequency of a local oscillator of a receiver. A primary common pilot channel (CPICH) code sequence is generated by a CPICH code generator based on a reference cell identification signal and a frame start signal. The received despread CPICH code sequence is used to generate an estimated frequency error signal. A control voltage generator based on the estimated frequency error signal generates a control voltage signal. The CPICH code generator generates the CPICH code sequence based on signals received from a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) serving cell when HSDPA is active, or a timing reference cell when HSDPA is not active. The present invention achieves full maximum ratio combining gain when space-time transmit diversity (STTD) is used, even without receiving a transmit diversity indication.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for adaptively biasing a channel quality indicator (CQI) used for setting a configuration of communication between a transmitter and a receiver in a wireless communication system. The receiver sends a CQI and positive acknowledgement (ACK)/negative acknowledgement (NACK) messages to the transmitter. The ACK/NACK messages indicate the absence or presence of error, respectively, in a transmitted data packet. The CQI is derived from the signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) and the ACK/NACK messages. The transmitter calculates the block error rate (BLER) of the transmitted data packets based upon the ACK/NACK messages sent from the receiver. The transmitter compares the BLER of the transmitted data packets to a target BLER and biases the CQI based on the comparison in order to achieve the target BLER.
Abstract:
In a wireless local area network having an access point (AP) and at least one station, wherein data is prioritized by access categories, a method for admission control begins by calculating a transmission budget (102) for each access category (AC) and a total transmission budget for all ACs requiring admission control. A traffic stream admission request is sent from a station to the AP. A medium time value for the traffic stream is calculated at the AP (108), based on information extracted from the admission request (106). The medium time value is compared to the transmission budget for the AC corresponding to the traffic stream and the total transmission budget. The traffic stream is accepted if the medium time value is not greater than both the transmission budget for the AC corresponding to the traffic stream and the total transmission budget (110); otherwise, the traffÊc stream is rejected (112).