Abstract:
Metrics for estimating RF interference may be derived from measurements of idle channel noise, channel utilization, medium access delay, STA throughput, BSS throughput, and frame error rate. Further, metrics may be derived from the prior list of directly measured items in combination, as ratios and by rate of change analysis. RF interference is measured indirectly by measuring total idle channel power or by measuring changes in communication channel efficiency and frame errors.
Abstract:
Several methods are provided for communicating emergency call capability information between a station and an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network. The methods include advertising by the AP of its emergency call capabilities and announcing by the station of its emergency call capabilities. The AP can advertise its emergency call capabilities in a beacon frame, a probe response frame, a reassociation response frame, or a reauthentication response frame. The station can announce its emergency call capabilities in an association request frame, a reassociation request frame, an authentication request frame, or a reauthentication request frame.
Abstract:
A subscriber unit implementing physical layer automatic repeat request includes a transmitter 12 and a receiver 16. The transmitter has a physical layer transmitter 12a an acknowledge receiver 12b for receiving the corresponding acknowledgment and an adaptive modulation and coding controller 12c for collecting retransmission statistics and adjusting the particular data encoding/modulation using the collected statistics. The receiver 16 has a physical layer receiver 16a, and an acknowledgment generator 16c for generating an acknowledgment for each packet if that packet has an acceptable error rate.
Abstract:
A method and system for conserving power of battery-powered mesh points (MPs) in a mesh network are disclosed. In one embodiment, a centralized controller is provided in the mesh network. Each of the MPs signal information associated with conserving MP battery power and provide indications of battery power levels associated with the respective MPs to the centralized controller. The centralized controller optimizes the configuration of the mesh network based on the signaling information for conserving MP battery power and the battery power level indications. In an alternate embodiment, each of the MPs individually monitor traffic flowing through the respective MP and a level of battery power associated with the respective MP. Each of the MPs determine whether to activate a power saving function associated with the respective MP and signal information associated with conserving MP battery power to neighboring MPs in the mesh network.
Abstract:
A received channel power indicator (RCPI) value is used as a measure of the received RF power in the selected channel, measured at the antenna connector. This parameter is a measure by the PHY sublayer of the received RF power in the channel measured over the PLCP preamble and over the entire received frame. RCPI is a monotonically increasing, logarithmic function of the received power level defined in dBm.
Abstract:
A wireless communication method and apparatus for providing network advice to wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) are disclosed. Once start-up of a WTRU is initiated, the WTRU scans a network advice channel in a particular band, (e.g., 5.180 GHz - 5.320 GHz). If a network advice frame is detected, the WTRU tunes to a channel indicated by the network advice frame and associates with a basic service set (BSS) operating on the channel indicated by the network advice frame. Otherwise, the WTRU scans another available network advice channel in the band.
Abstract:
A method and wireless communication system for transferring management information. The system includes at least one access point (AP) including a first management entity and a second management entity, and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) including a third management entity and a fourth management entity. The AP transmits a management information base (MIB) information request action frame including a category field and an action details field to the WTRU. In response to receiving the information request action frame, the WTRU determines whether or not to provide management information to the AP. When the WTRU provides management information to the AP, the WTRU compiles management information stored in a MIB located in the WTRU and transmits a MIB information report action frame to the AP. The MIB lists a plurality of tables containing information associated with radio resource management (RRM) and at least one table containing physical layer measurements.
Abstract:
A physical automatic request repeat system comprises a transmitter and a receiver. A physical layer transmitter, at the transmitter, receives data and formats the received data into packets having a particular encoding/data modulation. The physical layer transmitter contains n channels which transmit the packets and retransmits packets in response to not receiving a corresponding acknowledgment for a given packet. An adaptive modulation and coding controller in the transmitter collects retransmission statistics and adjusts the particular encoding/data modulations using the collected statistics. The receiver has a physical layer n-channel receiver for receiving the packets. The receiver contains an n-channel hybrid ARQ combiner/decoder which combines packet transmissions, decodes packets and detects packet errors. The receiver contains an acknowledgment transmitter which transmits an acknowledgment for each packet, if that packet has an acceptable error rate. The receiver contains an insequence delivery element which delivers acceptable packets lo higher layers.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for physical automatic repeat request by a subscriber unit 38. A physical layer at the transmitter receives data 34a and at the transmitters 42 formats the received data into packets having a particular encoding/data modulation. The physical layer contains n channels 41 which transmit the packets and retransmits packets upon failure to receive a corresponding acknowledgment for a given packet at an acknowledgement receiver 56. The subscriber unite 38 collects retransmission statistics and adjusts the particular encoding/data modulation at the transmitters 42 using the collected statistics.
Abstract:
A physical automatic repeat request method implemented by a base station (30) having a transmitter (38) and a receiver (52). A physical layer, at the transmitter (38) receives data and formats the received data into packets having a particular encoding/data modulation. The physical layer transmits the packets and retransmits packets upon failure to receive a corresponding acknowledgment (56) for a given packet. An adaptive modulation and coding controller in the transmitter collects retransmission statistics (60) and adjusts the particular encoding/data modulation using the collected statistics (62).