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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 a method of managing a set of wireless relay nodes to facilitate inter-node routing of packets.SOLUTION: Unique identifiers are defined for the wireless relay nodes to facilitate routing packets within the set. In some aspect, a routing table is provided to each of the wireless relay nodes, and the routing table identifies each wireless relay node in the set and a next-hop entity for each of these wireless relay nodes. Each of the wireless relay nodes then defines a forwarding table on the basis of the routing table.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of reporting and resolving conflicting use of a node identifier.SOLUTION: A wireless node receives wireless signals and determines, on the basis of those signals, that more than one node use the same node identifier. The wireless node may then report the conflicting use to a network node. An access point that discovers a conflicting use may report the conflicting use and/or select to use a different node identifier. Upon identification of a conflicting use, an access point negotiates with another access point to cause one of these access points to use a different node identifier. In some aspects, upon identification of a conflicting use, an access point delays for a period of time before determining whether a different node identifier is to be used at one of the nodes.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide paging and power management methods for local network access.SOLUTION: Paging and power consumption are managed in conjunction with providing local breakout in a wireless wide area network. If a packet destined for an access terminal is received at an access point that provides local breakout, the access point may inform the network such that the network will cause the access point to page the access terminal. An access point that provides local breakout may maintain idle context of the access terminal, and thereby the access point may page the access terminal autonomously (i.e., without involving the core network). Local breakout is filtered at an access point to reduce the number of pages or packets sent to an access terminal.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide systems and methodologies that facilitate providing physical cell identifier (PCI) assignment.SOLUTION: Neighboring access point parameters are collected and transmitted to a PCI assigning component. The PCI assigning component can generate a PCI on the basis of these parameters as well as other local parameters. The neighboring access point parameters can be received by evaluating signals transmitted by the neighboring access points, from UE communicating with the neighboring access points, over a backhaul link, etc. The parameters can include signal strength, identification, and the like. In addition, priority lists of PCIs can be provided to an access point. The access point can utilize the neighborhood parameters to select an optimal PCI from the list.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for using relays to facilitate communication of a packet, such as from a base station to a mobile device.SOLUTION: The packet can include a header that designates an intended destination 204 for the packet. The header can transfer such that the intended destination designation can be sent with or without being decompressed at a relay. If there is more than one relay involved in communication, then the header can configure such that the header is accessible without performing decompression. However, if there is one relay stop, then the header can compress a designator in such a way that decompression should occur.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method that enables attachment of cell relays to a wireless network.SOLUTION: During the attachment procedure, a relay eNB requests assignment of an identifier, or a portion thereof, from a donor eNB for subsequent packet routing to the relay eNB. Donor eNB can assign an identifier or portion thereof (or confirm/deny an explicit identifier request from the relay eNB) and can forward establishment information downstream to the relay eNB. Donor eNB, and intermediary relay eNBs if present, can store the identifier for subsequent use in routing packets to the relay eNB. The identifier can be a terminal endpoint identifier (TEID) utilized in a tunneling protocol, a relay identifier utilized in a relay protocol, and the like.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for controlling access to restricted access nodes.SOLUTION: Provisioning and access control for communication nodes involve assigning identifiers to sets of nodes, where the identifiers may be used to control access to restricted access nodes that provide certain services only to certain defined sets of nodes. Provisioning a node may involve providing a unique identifier for sets of one or more nodes such as restricted access points and access terminals that are authorized to receive service from the restricted access points. Access control may be provided by operation of a restricted access point and/or a network node. Provisioning a node involves providing a preferred roaming list for the node. A node may be provisioned with a preferred roaming list through the use of a bootstrap beacon.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve network interference management for wireless networks.SOLUTION: Signaling-only access may be established with an access node under certain circumstances such as, for example, upon determining that a node is not authorized for data access at the access node. A node that is not authorized for data access at an access node may still be paged by the access node through the use of signaling-only access. In this way, transmissions by the access node may not interfere with the reception of pages at the node. A first node may be selected for providing paging while a second node is selected for access under certain circumstances such as, for example, upon determining that the second node provides more desirable service than the first node.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an improved method for deploying small-coverage base stations.SOLUTION: An access point is configured based on acquired information. The access point may be configured based on configuration(s) of at least one other access point. An identifier to be transmitted by the access point may be selected based on identifier(s) transmitted by the at least one other access point. An access point may configure itself with assistance from a configuration server. For example, the access point may send information such as the location of the access point to the configuration server and the configuration server may respond with a list of neighboring access points for that access point. The configuration server may provide configuration information to an access point on the basis of the location of the access point. The configuration server also may direct an access point to a different configuration server.