Abstract:
A mesh network includes a plurality of mesh points (MPs), a central database (DB) and a central controller (CC). The MPs are configured to broadcast quality of service (QoS) information over a wireless medium. Each MP may request QoS information directly from at least one other one of the MPs. The MPs store QoS information in the central DB and are configured to query the central DB QoS information associated with any of the MPs. Thus, QoS information is shared throughout the mesh network, and QoS policies are defined and updated where an MP may co-exist with another MP, an MP may co-exist with systems external to the mesh network, and an MP may co-exist with mesh access points (MAPs).
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:
The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for transmitting concatenated frames (400) in a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of mesh points (MPs). In one embodiment, a first MP transmits a data stream to a second MP, wherein th data stream is further transmitted to a third MP as a final destination. The second MP receives the data stream from the first MP. The second MP transmits a concatenated frame (400) to the first and third MPs.
Abstract:
A startup process of an access point (AP) includes a discovery phase and an announcement phase. During the discovery phase, the AP detects neighboring APs from its own extended service set (ESS), neighboring APs from different ESSs, and external sources of interference. During the announcement phase, the AP transmits its beacon signals at maximum power in order to accelerate recognition by neighboring APs running the discovery phase. An automatic initialization channel selection process of an AP scans channels the AP will use to communicate. Information of each scanned channel is recorded and a best performance channel is determined for use by the AP.
Abstract:
A method for handover a mobile unit (UE) from a first base station (BS1) to a second base station (BS2) in a wireless communication systems employing smart antenna technology. Following trigger events of a handover, the mobile station generates a physical signal sounding pulse transmitted by an isotropic antenna. The sounding pulse may consist of a common sequence of symbols or a specific sequence of symbols that uniquely identifies the mobile station. A series of sounding pulses can be sent according to a power ramping procedure until a base station has focused a communications beam toward the mobile. Receiving base stations provide feedback information upon detection of the sounding pulse allowing the mobile unit (UE) and/or base station (BS1-BS4) to form communication beams toward each other. A mapping protocol may also be utilized by the communication system.
Abstract:
At a first user equipment (UE), an uplink signal of at least one second UE is received and time marked (401). At the first UE, a downlink signal from at least one base station is received and time marked (402). Observed time differences of arrival are determined using the time markings (403). A position of the first UE is determined based on the determined time differences of arrival (404).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for enabling multi-band transmission includes transmitting a beacon on a first radio band and transmitting the beacon on a second radio band. The beacon includes coordination information for transmission on the first and second radio bands.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system including at least one IDDD 802 multi-stack wireless transmt/receive unit (WTRU) (110) and a plurality of technologically diversified acess networks, such as IEEE 802.X networks and Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) networks, that are concurrently deployed. Both the multi-stack WTRU (110) and the technologically diversified networks includ a media indipendent handover (MIH) function. The WTRU is configured to read MIH information transmitted from one of the IEEE 802.X networks, trigger 3GPP authentication and atuhorization procedures based on the MIH information, obtain a local Internet Protocol (IP) address, establish a tunnel to a packet data gateway (PDG) un a 3GPP core network, constructed a care of address (CoA) and register the CoA with a home agent (142) of the WTRU, whereby data destined for the WTRU (110) is routed via the home agent (142) through a new tunnel established between the home agent (142) and a foreign agent (136) based on the CoA. .
Abstract:
A wireless communication system including a mesh network having a plurality of mesh points (MPs), a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units 106s (WTRUs), extra-mesh local area network (LAN) resources, and an external network is disclosed. When one of the MPs receives a packet, a determination is made as to whether the received packet is destined to another MP belongings to the same mesh network, (or to a WTRU served by another MP), and. if so, a determinatin is made as to whether there are at least two mesh portals (104a, 104c) in the mesh network that provide access to the external network via the extra-mesh LAN resources. The packet is routed according to an intra-mesh routing algorithm if there are less than two mesh portals hi the mesh network. Otherwise, a determination is made as to whether an extra-mesh routing algorithm or an intra-mesh routing algorithm should be used.
Abstract:
A Radio Resource Management (RRM) module (620) is provided to capture network topology information associated with a wirele communication network This information is transmitted to a Smart Antenna (SA) module (610) collocated within a network node Th SA module determines the appropriate direction, width and power of beams transmitted in the network The SA module adjusts the direction, width, and/or power of the beams accordingly A multi-purpose network node for communicating in a wireless communication network operates in a base station mode If the node detects a change in the network, it determines whether the change should trigger a change in operating modes If such a change is desired, the node switches between base station and wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) modes The node continues to operate in a WTRU mode until another mode tpggepng event occurs In an alternate embodiment, the multi-purpose node operates in base station and WTRU modes simultaneously.