Abstract:
A method for multicasting a packet begins by providing a buffer for each of two user equipments (UEs) in communication with a base station. A determination is made whether there is a previously unsent packet at the base station. A second determination is made whether both UE buffers are non-empty. A non-empty buffer is flushed if there is no previously unsent packet and if one of the buffers is non-empty. A packet is selected to be transmitted if there is a previously unsent packet or if both buffers are non-empty. The buffers are updated based on feedback received from the UEs.
Abstract:
The present invention is related to a data backup device performing backup of data stored in a portable device (20) while charging a battery in the portable device. The present invention incorporates a data backup mechanism into a charger (10) and a portable device (20). When the portable device (20) is connected to the charger (10) for charging the battery of the portable device (20), the charger (10) automatically retrieves data in the portable device (20), and stores it in a non-volatile memory (16) of the charger. If a portable device is lost or malfunctions, or a new portable device is purchased, the data stored in the portable device can be easily recovered from the non-volatile memory (16).
Abstract:
A receiver or an integrated circuit (IC) incorporated therein includes a fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based (or hybrid FFT-based) sliding window block level equalizer (BLE) for generating equalized samples. The BLE includes a noise power estimator, first and second channel estimators, an FFT-based chip level equalizer (CLEQ) and a channel monitor unit. The noise power estimator generates a noise power estimate based on two diverse sample data streams. The channel estimators generate respective channel estimates based on the sample data streams. The channel monitor unit generates a first channel monitor signal including truncated channel estimate vectors based on the channel estimates, and a second channel monitor signal which indicates an approximate rate of change of the truncated channel estimate vectors. The FFT-based CLEQ generates the equalized samples based on the noise power estimate, one-block samples of the first and second sample data streams, the channel estimates and the monitor signals.
Abstract:
A block linear equalizer (BLE) using an approximate Cholesky decomposition is disclosed. The BLE includes channel estimators, a channel monitor unit, a noise power estimator, a parameter selection unit and an approximate Cholesky processor. The channel estimator generates a channel estimate vector from received samples. The channel monitor unit generates a first channel monitor signal for a truncated channel estimate vector and a second channel monitor signal. The noise power estimator estimates a noise power of the received samples. The parameter selection unit selects parameters for approximate Cholesky decomposition based on the first and second channel monitor signals. The approximate Cholesky processor performs block linear equalization on the received samples based on approximate Cholesky decomposition.
Abstract:
A secret stream of bits begins by receiving a public random stream contained in a wireless communication signal at a transmit/receive unit. The public random stream is sampled and specific bits are extracted according to a shared common secret. These extracted bits are used to create a longer secret stream. The shared common secret may be generated using JRNSO techniques, or provided to the transmit/receive units prior to the communication session. Alternatively, one of the transmit/receive unit is assumed to be more powerful than any potential eavesdropper. In this situation, the powerful transmit/receive unit may broadcast and store a public random stream. The weaker transmit/receive unit selects select random bits of the broadcast for creating a key. The weaker transmit/receive unit sends the powerful transmit/receive unit the selected bit numbers, and powerful transmit/receive unit uses the random numbers to produce the key created by the weaker transmit/receive unit.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for controlling transmissions of data via an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) are disclosed. A list of available transport format combinations (TFCs) is generated based on a plurality of dedicated channel medium access control (MAC-d) flows. An enhanced uplink medium access control (MAC-e) protocol data unit (PDU) is generated using a TFC which is selected from the list of available TFCs. The MAC-e PDU is forwarded to a hybrid-automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process unit for transmission. The list of available TFCs is continuously updated by eliminating and recovering TFCs based on remaining E-DCH power, an E- DCH transport format combination set (TFCS), a power offset of a highest priority MAC-d flow that has E-DCH data to transmit, and a gain factor for each TFC.
Abstract:
A user interface is utilized to establish control communications through a wireless cellular network and a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The control information is then used to provide user function control and can be used to provide additional data to the user interface, such as location information regarding the WTRU.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for performing chip level equalization (CLE) using joint processing to enhance performance and system throughput using a transmitter having a plurality of transmit antennas and a receiver having a plurality of receive antennas. A channel response matrix is formed between the transmit antennas and the receive antennas to generate a joint channel correlation matrix between the transmit antennas and the receive antennas using a block-FFT (B-FFT) decomposition of the channel response matrix. Estimates of transmitted chip sequences from each of the transmit antennas are generated using minimum mean square error (MMSE) and the joint channel correlation matrix are combined. The combined estimate of the transmitted chip sequences are despread to recover transmitted data.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to secret key generation and authentication methods that are based on joint randomness not shared by others (JRNSO), in which unique channel response between two communication terminals generates a secret key. Multiple network access points use a unique physical location of a receiving station to increase user data security. High data rate communication data is encrypted by generating a random key and a pseudo-random bit stream. A configurable interleaving is achieved by introduction of JRNSO bits to an encoder used for error-correction codes. Databases of user data are also protected by JRNSO-based key mechanisms. Additional random qualities are induced on the joint channel using MIMO eigen-beamforming, antenna array deflection, polarization selection, pattern deformation, and path selection by beamforming or time correlation. Gesturing induces randomness according to uniquely random patterns of a human user's arm movements inflected to the user device.
Abstract:
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU 250, Figure 1) for processing code division multiple access (CDMA) signals. The WTRU includes modem host (300) and a high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) co-processor (400) , which communicate over a plurality of customizable interfaces. The modem host operates in accordance with third generation partnership project (3GPP) Release 4 (R4) standards, and the HSDPA co-processor enhances the wireless communication capabilities of the WTRU as a whole such that the WTRU operates in accordance with 3GPP Release 5 (S3) standards.