公开(公告)号：US10772086B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US15160065

申请日：2016-05-20

Applicant: Wi-LAN, Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Stanley Wang ,  Robert M. Johnson

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L5/00

Abstract: A communication system and method are disclosed for transmitting packets of information in at least one first format over a communications link that utilizes packets of information in a second format. In certain embodiments, the packets of information in a first format are converted to packets of information in the second format prior to transmission via the communications link by packing and fragmenting the information in the first format in a coordinated manner. Embodiments may also utilize packing subheaders and fragmentation control bits in the packing and fragmentation processes.

公开(公告)号：US10694440B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-23

申请号：US16298332

申请日：2019-03-11

Applicant: Wi-LAN Inc.

Inventor： Dennis P. Connors ,  Gene W. Marsh

IPC: H04W36/14 ,  H04L12/66

Abstract: Methods and devices for operating a wireless communication device that can communicate with at least two different wireless networks using a single radio frequency modem are described. The communication device attaches to a first wireless network through the radio frequency (RF) modem, and then detaches from the first wireless network at a predetermined time before a start time of a selected event on a second wireless network. The device attaches to the second wireless network using the same RF modem before the start time of the selected event and collects at least a portion of event data associated with the selected event. After collecting at least a portion of event data, the device detaches from the second wireless network and re-attaches to the first wireless network.

公开(公告)号：US20200092891A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16692729

申请日：2019-11-22

Applicant: WI-LAN INC.

Inventor： Anthony Gerkis

IPC: H04W72/08 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L12/803 ,  H04L12/851 ,  H04L12/811 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04L12/863 ,  H04L12/815 ,  H04L12/865 ,  H04W28/10 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for transmitting data from logical channel queues over a telecommunications link, each of the logical channel queues capable of being associated with quality of service attributes, the method including determining available resources for transmission over the telecommunications link in a frame; selecting one of the logical channel queues based on a first one of the quality of service attributes; packaging data from the selected one of the logical channel queues until one of: a second one of the quality of service attributes for the selected one of the logical channel queues is satisfied, the available resources are used, or the selected one of the logical channel queues is empty; and repeating the selecting step and the packaging step for remaining ones of the logical channel queues.

公开(公告)号：US10382103B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-13

申请号：US15144743

申请日：2016-05-02

Applicant: Wi-LAN, INC.

Inventor： Bartosz Mielczarek ,  Witold A. Krzymien

IPC: G06F11/00 ,  H04B7/0417 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L25/02 ,  H04B7/0413 ,  H04B7/0456 ,  H04L25/03

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for improving communications on feedback transmission channels, in which there is a possibility of bit errors. The basic solutions to counter those errors are: proper design of the CSI vector quantizer indexing (i.e., the bit representation of centroid indices) in order to minimize impact of index errors, use of error detection techniques to expurgate the erroneous indices and use of other methods to recover correct indices.

公开(公告)号：US10348463B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15362564

申请日：2016-11-28

Applicant: Wi-LAN Inc.

Inventor： Hari Sankar ,  Ron Porat ,  Danjie Pan ,  Wee Peng Goh ,  Srikanth Gummadi ,  Lei Wang

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04L25/02 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L1/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for mitigating intercell interference in wireless communication systems utilizing substantially the same operating frequency band across multiple neighboring coverage areas. The operating frequency band may be shared across multiple neighboring or otherwise adjacent cells, such as in a frequency reuse one configuration. The wireless communication system can synchronize one or more resource allocation regions or zones across the multiple base stations, and can coordinate a permutation type within each resource allocation zone. The base stations can coordinate a pilot configuration in each of a plurality of coordinated resource allocation regions. Subscriber stations can be assigned resources in a coordinated resource allocation region based on interference levels. A subscriber station can determine a channel estimate for each of multiple base stations in the coordinated resource allocation region to mitigate interference.

公开(公告)号：US20180310316A1

公开(公告)日：2018-10-25

申请号：US16025504

申请日：2018-07-02

Applicant: WI-LAN INC.

Inventor： Anthony Gerkis

IPC: H04W72/08 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04L12/865 ,  H04L12/803 ,  H04L12/815 ,  H04W72/12 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W28/10 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L12/863 ,  H04L12/811 ,  H04L12/851 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W88/06

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method are provided for transmitting data from logical channel queues over a telecommunications link, each of the logical channel queues capable of being associated with quality of service attributes, the method including determining available resources for transmission over the telecommunications link in a frame; selecting one of the logical channel queues based on a first one of the quality of service attributes; packaging data from the selected one of the logical channel queues until one of: a second one of the quality of service attributes for the selected one of the logical channel queues is satisfied, the available resources are used, or the selected one of the logical channel queues is empty; and repeating the selecting step and the packaging step for remaining ones of the logical channel queues.

公开(公告)号：US20170311300A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-26

申请号：US15644320

申请日：2017-07-07

Applicant: Wi-LAN Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  George Lin ,  An Chen

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04L5/16 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04B7/26 ,  H04B7/212 ,  H04W72/14 ,  H04B7/155

CPC classification number: H04W72/042 ,  H04B7/15557 ,  H04B7/212 ,  H04B7/2615 ,  H04B7/2656 ,  H04B7/2681 ,  H04L1/0003 ,  H04L1/0009 ,  H04L5/16 ,  H04W56/0085 ,  H04W72/14

Abstract: A system and method for mapping a combined frequency division duplexing (FDD) Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)/Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) downlink subframe for use with half-duplex and full-duplex terminals in a communication system. Embodiments of the downlink subframe vary Forward Error Correction (FEC) types for a given modulation scheme as well as support the implementation of a smart antenna at a base station in the communication system. Embodiments of the system are also used in a TDD communication system to support the implementation of smart antennae. A scheduling algorithm allows TDM and TDMA portions of a downlink to efficiently co-exist in the same downlink subframe and simultaneously support full and half-duplex terminals.

公开(公告)号：US09509459B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-29

申请号：US14099255

申请日：2013-12-06

Applicant: Wi-LAN Inc.

Inventor： Hari Sankar ,  Ron Porat ,  Danjie Pan ,  Wee Peng Goh ,  Srikanth Gummadi ,  Lei Wang

IPC: H04L5/00 ,  H04L25/02 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04L1/00

CPC classification number: H04L5/0032 ,  H04L1/0026 ,  H04L5/0007 ,  H04L5/0037 ,  H04L5/0057 ,  H04L5/0062 ,  H04L5/0066 ,  H04L25/0204 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/082

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for mitigating intercell interference in wireless communication systems utilizing substantially the same operating frequency band across multiple neighboring coverage areas. The operating frequency band may be shared across multiple neighboring or otherwise adjacent cells, such as in a frequency reuse one configuration. The wireless communication system can synchronize one or more resource allocation regions or zones across the multiple base stations, and can coordinate a permutation type within each resource allocation zone. The base stations can coordinate a pilot configuration in each of a plurality of coordinated resource allocation regions. Subscriber stations can be assigned resources in a coordinated resource allocation region based on interference levels. A subscriber station can determine a channel estimate for each of multiple base stations in the coordinated resource allocation region to mitigate interference.

Abstract translation: 描述了用于减轻跨越多个相邻覆盖区域的基本上相同的工作频带的无线通信系统中的小区间干扰的方法和装置。 操作频带可以在多个相邻或相邻的小区之间共享，例如在频率重用一个配置中。 无线通信系统可以跨多个基站同步一个或多个资源分配区域或区域，并且可以协调每个资源分配区域内的置换类型。 基站可以协调多个协调资源分配区域中的每一个中的导频配置。 可以基于干扰级别在协调的资源分配区域中为用户站分配资源。 订户站可以确定协调资源分配区域中的多个基站中的每个基站的信道估计以减轻干扰。

公开(公告)号：US09497743B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-15

申请号：US14738712

申请日：2015-06-12

Applicant: Wi-LAN, Inc.

Inventor： Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  James F. Mollenauer ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

IPC: H04J3/16 ,  H04W72/04 ,  H04Q11/04 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W74/06 ,  H04L5/00 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W56/00 ,  H04L12/70 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W28/06

CPC classification number: H04W72/0413 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W56/0005 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W74/06

Abstract: A method and apparatus for requesting and allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system. The method and apparatus includes a combination of techniques that allow a plurality of CPEs to communicate their bandwidth request messages to respective base stations. One technique includes a “polling” method whereby a base station polls CPEs individually or in groups and allocates bandwidth specifically for the purpose of allowing the CPEs to respond with bandwidth requests. The polling of the CPEs by the base station may be in response to a CPE setting a “poll-me bit” or, alternatively, it may be periodic. Another technique comprises “piggybacking” bandwidth requests on bandwidth already allocated to a CPE. Currently active CPEs request bandwidth using unused portions of uplink bandwidth that is already allocated to the CPE. The CPE is responsible for distributing the allocated uplink bandwidth in a manner that accommodates the services provided by the CPE.

公开(公告)号：US20160270076A1

公开(公告)日：2016-09-15

申请号：US15160566

申请日：2016-05-20

Applicant: Wi-LAN, Inc.

Inventor： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W16/02 ,  H04W72/08

CPC classification number: H04W16/02 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/0486 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. One embodiment uses a self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol. The self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol utilizes a combination of incremental and aggregate bandwidth requests. CPEs primarily transmit incremental bandwidth requests to their associated base stations, followed by periodic transmissions of aggregate bandwidth requests. The use of periodic aggregate bandwidth requests (that express the current state of their respective connection queues) allows the bandwidth allocation method and apparatus to be “self-correcting”. Another embodiment utilizes an abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol to allocate bandwidth. The abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol system utilizes padding packets to request a reduction in bandwidth allocation to a CPE. A base station modem alerts a base station CPU when the BS modem receives a padding packet from a CPE. After alerting the BS CPU the method can reduce the associated CPE's bandwidth allocation.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于在宽带无线通信系统中分配带宽的方法和装置。 一个实施例使用自校正带宽请求/授权协议。 自校正带宽请求/授权协议使用增量和聚合带宽请求的组合。 CPE主要向其相关联的基站发送增量带宽请求，随后是聚合带宽请求的周期性传输。 使用周期性聚合带宽请求（表示其相应连接队列的当前状态）允许带宽分配方法和装置“自校正”。 另一个实施例利用了一个节省带宽的请求/授权协议来分配带宽。 精简带宽请求/授权协议系统利用填充分组来请求减少对CPE的带宽分配。 当BS调制解调器从CPE接收填充分组时，基站调制解调器提醒基站CPU。 在提醒BS CPU之后，该方法可以减少相关CPE的带宽分配。