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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate transmitting control data over one or more scrambled logical channels.SOLUTION: Control data values are easily multiplexed over a single physical control channel at least in part by dividing the control channel into one or more logical channels. The physical control channel can have a corresponding Walsh space for transmitting a number of bits, or representation thereof, and the Walsh space can be divided among the logical control channels. Additionally, the logical control channels and/or physical channel are scrambled according to an identifier of a mobile device (such as a MAC ID) to differentiate the data on the channel. Furthermore, a sector identifier is used to scramble the data where the sector is ascertainable.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for sending acknowledgement (ACK) and/or other control information with a configurable timeline.SOLUTION: A receiver may have limited processing resources and may need different amounts of time to process different amounts of data. The receiver may send ACK information earlier (or later) if less (or more) receive processing time is required. In one design, the receiver may receive a transmission of data in accordance with a grant, decode the received transmission to recover the data, and determine ACK information on the basis of decoding result. The receiver may determine a frame to send the ACK information on the basis of the grant. The determined frame may be one of multiple frames available for sending the ACK information.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce inter-sector interference and any intra-sector interference in an OFDMA communication system.SOLUTION: For interference control in a wireless network: another sector interference (OSI) report from a terminal is received (802); the OSI report is assessed (804); if a result thereof indicates excessive interference, the transmit power is reduced with a large down step size and/or at a fast rate (808); if the result indicates high interference, the transmit power is reduced with a nominal down step size and/or at a nominal rate; and, if the result indicates neither excessive interference nor high interference, the transmit power is increased (814).
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide communication systems and methods that minimize repetition of data packets in the presence of supplemental resources.SOLUTION: Control channels not engaged in transmission of control messages are dynamically allocated to carry traffic data. Data packets that comprise the traffic data are processed in accordance with various schemes and the generated subpackets are transmitted so that an entire subpacket is transmitted on a traffic channel while a corresponding coded portion of the last subpacket is transmitted on available supplemental channels. If the subpacket is decoded correctly, an acknowledgement (ACK) message is sent, otherwise a negative acknowledgement (NAK) message is transmitted.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide techniques for encoding and decoding data.SOLUTION: Multiple code rates for a forward error correction (FEC) code may be supported, and a suitable code rate may be selected based on packet size. A transmitter may obtain at least one threshold to use for code rate selection, determine a packet size to use for data transmission, and select a code rate among the multiple FEC code rates based on the packet size and the at least one threshold. Multiple FEC codes of different types (e.g., Turbo, LDPC, and convolutional codes) may be supported, and a suitable FEC code may be selected based on packet size. The transmitter may obtain at least one threshold to use for FEC code selection and may select an FEC code among the multiple FEC codes based on the packet size and the at least one threshold.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and/or methodology of calibrating in antenna arrays employed in wireless communication devices.SOLUTION: A receiver observes an overall or equivalent channel between input of a transmitter digital to analog converter (DAC) and output of a receiver analog to digital converter (ADC). Calibration for a transmit chain of a device transmitting information to multiple devices over wireless links includes selecting from two or more calibration determination techniques. In certain aspects, the techniques include phase only calibration and phase and amplitude calibration.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide methods and systems that provide conditional assignments to access terminals over resources assigned to other access terminals.SOLUTION: A plurality of resources having persistent assignments to the other access terminals are processed to determine a gap (also referred to as "a break") in transmissions. The resources that can be conditionally utilized by the access terminals are determined and a signal indicative of such conditionally assigned resources is transmitted. The access terminals receive the signal and accordingly utilize the conditionally assigned resources.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide channel quality reporting for adaptive sectorization.SOLUTION: Apparatuses and methodologies are described that enhance performance in a wireless communication system using beamforming transmissions. According to one aspect, the channel quality is monitored. Channel quality indicators can be used to select a scheduling technique, such as space division multiplexing (SDM), multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmission and opportunistic beamforming for one or more user devices. In addition, the CQI can be used to determine the appropriate beam assignment or to update the beam pattern.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and method that facilitate transmitting access point types and/or restricted association parameters using broadcast signals.SOLUTION: The access point type and/or restricted association parameters are determined by intrinsic aspects of the access point, and extrinsic aspects, such as frequency, interval, and periodicity at the access point (702). A broadcast signal for identifying the access point is generated according to the type and/or the restricted association parameters (704). The broadcast signal for identifying the access point and the type/restricted association parameters is transmitted over a wireless network (706).
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and methodologies for performing adjustments for interference management and delta-based power control in a wireless communication system.SOLUTION: A terminal can utilize one or more delta-based power control techniques upon engaging in a reverse link transmission after a predetermined period of silence or after receiving indications of interference from neighboring access points. A delta value can be computed (506) through open-loop projection, on the basis of which transmission resources such as bandwidth and/or transmit power can be increased or decreased (508) to manage interference caused by the terminal. A delta value can also be communicated as feedback to a serving access point to allow the access point to assign transmission resources for the terminal.