Abstract:
Techniques for prioritizing user equipments (UEs) for switching between wireless systems are disclosed. The wireless systems may be part of a small cell and may include a WLAN system and a cellular system. In one design, a network entity (e.g., the small cell) may identify a plurality of UEs communicating with a first wireless system. The first wireless system may be one of a plurality of wireless systems providing communication coverage for the UEs. The network entity may determine priorities of the UEs for switching from the first wireless system to a second wireless system. The network entity may then select at least one UE among the plurality of UEs to switch from the first wireless system to the second wireless system based on the priorities of the UEs.
Abstract:
Information is communicated between access points to cause a recipient access point to invoke an action. In some aspects, a mapping is defined between: 1) sets of physical layer identifiers and/or associated time offsets; and 2) different types of information. The mapping information is provided to access points in a wireless communication system such that an access point can use this scheme to communicate specified types of information to another access point. Based on the mapping, an access point that receives a set of physical layer identifiers from another access point is able to determine the type of information being communicated. The recipient access point may then invoke a specific action based on the type of information that was communicated.
Abstract:
Uplink transmissions by an access terminal are used to communicate information from one access point to another access point. For example, a first access point that is serving an access terminal and wishes to communicate certain information to a second access point configures the access terminal to conduct an uplink transmission using a specified physical layer parameter. The specified physical layer parameter is different from the physical layer parameter normally used by the access terminal for uplink transmissions to the first access point. The second access point monitors for uplink transmissions that are based on the specified physical layer parameter. Detection of an uplink transmission (based on the specified physical layer parameter) by the second access point results in the information being conveyed to the second access point.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus are provided for configuring mobility or paging parameters of a femto node. A method includes determining capabilities of one or more neighboring access points based in part on signals received from the one or more neighboring access points. The method includes comparing the capabilities to one or more capabilities of the femto node to determine a mobility or paging parameter adjustment. The method includes adjusting one or more mobility or paging parameters based on the mobility or paging parameter adjustment.
Abstract:
An access point may handle an access terminal in different ways based on resource usage at the access point and/or based on at least one category associated with the access terminal. This handling of an access terminal by an access point may involve, for example, a reduction or an increase in service, access to specific resources, handout, and long term adjustments. If usage of one or more resources at the access point exceeds a corresponding usage threshold, the access point may reduce the service available to lower priority access terminals and/or increase the service available to higher priority access terminals. In some aspects, access terminals may be handled differently according to the serving access point's bandwidth, capacity, cost, or resource usage regarding backhaul, over-the-air, or other access point resources. In some aspects, access terminals may be handled differently according to a category (or categories) associated with the access terminals.