Dynamic energy-efficient transmit point (TP) muting for virtual radio access network (V-RAN)

    公开(公告)号:US09843984B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-12

    申请号:US14672423

    申请日:2015-03-30

    Abstract: Operational and environmental efficiency in virtual radio access networks (VRANs) can be improved by offloading data traffic and/or control signaling between physical transmit points (TPs) of a virtual TP. This may allow one or more physical TPs of the virtual TP to be muted in the downlink or uplink direction, thereby reducing energy consumption. The offloading may be performed during relatively short time-intervals such that physical TP are muted for one or more transmission time intervals (TTIs) before being re-activated. The offloading may also be implemented over longer time-intervals in accordance with a traffic engineering (TE) policy. Further it is possible to re-activate a de-activated downlink transmitter of physical TP by monitoring wireless signals via an activated receiver of the physical TP.

    System and Method for Adaptive Transmission Time Interval (TTI) Structure

    公开(公告)号:US20170318582A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-02

    申请号:US15648186

    申请日:2017-07-12

    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for communicating data in a wireless channel. In one example, a method includes adapting the transmission time interval (TTI) length of transport container for transmitting data in accordance with a criteria. The criteria may include (but is not limited to) a latency requirement of the data, a buffer size associated with the data, a mobility characteristic of a device that will receive the data. The TTI lengths may be manipulated for a variety of reasons, such as for reducing overhead, satisfy quality of service (QoS) requirements, maximize network throughput, etc. In some embodiments, TTIs having different TTI lengths may be carried in a common radio frame. In other embodiments, the wireless channel may partitioned into multiple bands each of which carrying (exclusively or otherwise) TTIs having a certain TTI length.

    Method and controller for low-overhead user equipment measurements

    公开(公告)号:US09681324B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-13

    申请号:US14528878

    申请日:2014-10-30

    CPC classification number: H04W24/10 H04W48/16 H04W48/20

    Abstract: An embodiment method includes identifying a plurality of VTP configurations representing allocations of TPs among a plurality of VTPs each having at least one TP. Potential serving VTPs are then identified for a selected UE in a plurality of UEs according to at least one UE centric criterion. The potential serving VTPs are selected for each of the plurality of VTP configurations. A UE measurement set is then scheduled for the potential serving VTPs for a scheduled channel resource according to measurement parameters. The method further includes selecting a serving VTP configuration from the plurality of VTP configurations according to UE measurement feedback from the selected UE.

    System and Method for Radio Access Virtualization
    178.
    发明申请
    System and Method for Radio Access Virtualization 审中-公开
    无线接入虚拟化系统与方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170070266A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-09

    申请号:US15357428

    申请日:2016-11-21

    CPC classification number: H04B7/024 H04W16/24 H04W28/16 H04W92/10

    Abstract: A method embodiment includes defining, by a network controller, one or more operation modes for a radio node in a network. The one or more operation modes includes a hyper transceiver mode, where the hyper transceiver mode configures a virtual transmission point to cooperatively communicate with a virtual reception point in accordance with neighborhood relations of a target radio node. The method further includes selecting one of the one or more operation modes for the radio node and signaling a selected operation mode to the radio node.

    Abstract translation: 方法实施例包括由网络控制器定义网络中的无线电节点的一个或多个操作模式。 一种或多种操作模式包括超收发模式,其中超收发模式根据目标无线电节点的邻居关系配置虚拟传输点以与虚拟接收点协作通信。 该方法还包括为无线电节点选择一个或多个操作模式中的一个,并将所选择的操作模式发送给无线节点。

    System and Method for HARQ for Cellular Integrated D2D Communications
    179.
    发明申请
    System and Method for HARQ for Cellular Integrated D2D Communications 审中-公开
    用于蜂窝集成D2D通信的HARQ的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160373216A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-12-22

    申请号:US15257594

    申请日:2016-09-06

    Abstract: System and method embodiments are provided to support network communications with groups of UEs. The embodiments include a two-level group-based hybrid-automatic repeat request (HARQ) mechanism and acknowledgement (ACK)/negative ACK (NACK) feedback. An embodiment method includes receiving, at a UE within a virtual multi-point (ViMP) comprising UEs, a data packet for a target UE (TUE) that is broadcasted from a base station (BS) to the ViMP node, decode the data packet, and upon successfully decoding the data packet, broadcasting the data packet to the UEs within the ViMP node until a timer pre-established by the BS expires or an ACK message is received from the TUE or the ViMP node. In an embodiment, broadcasted data received in the ViMP node is re-broadcasted upon receiving a negative acknowledgment (NACK) message from the TUE, a beacon UE, or any of the UEs within the ViMP node.

    Abstract translation: 提供系统和方法实施例以支持与UE组的网络通信。 这些实施例包括基于二级组的混合自动重传请求(HARQ)机制和确认(ACK)/否定ACK(NACK)反馈。 一种实施方式包括在由包括UE的虚拟多点(ViMP)内的UE处接收从基站(BS)向ViMP节点广播的目标UE(TUE)的数据分组,对数据分组进行解码 并且在成功解码数据分组之后,将数据分组广播到ViMP节点内的UE,直到由BS预先建立的定时器到期或从TUE或ViMP节点接收到ACK消息。 在一个实施例中,在接收到来自TUE,信标UE或ViMP节点内的任何UE的否定确认(NACK)消息时,在ViMP节点中接收的广播数据被重新广播。

    System and Method for an Adaptive Frame Structure with Filtered OFDM
    180.
    发明申请
    System and Method for an Adaptive Frame Structure with Filtered OFDM 有权
    具有滤波OFDM的自适应帧结构的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20160294521A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-10-06

    申请号:US15004430

    申请日:2016-01-22

    Abstract: Different filtered-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (f-OFDM) frame formats may be used to achieve the spectrum flexibility. F-OFDM waveforms are generated by applying a pulse shaping digital filter to an orthogonal frequency division multiplexed (OFDM) signal. Different frame formats may be used to carry different traffic types as well as to adapt to characteristics of the channel, transmitter, receiver, or serving cell. The different frame formats may utilize different sub-carrier (SC) spacings and/or cyclic prefix (CP) lengths. In some embodiments, the different frame formats also utilize different symbol durations and/or transmission time interval (TTI) lengths.

    Abstract translation: 可以使用不同的滤波正交频分复用(f-OFDM)帧格式来实现频谱灵活性。 通过对正交频分复用(OFDM)信号应用脉冲整形数字滤波器来生成F-OFDM波形。 可以使用不同的帧格式来携带不同的业务类型以及适应信道,发射机,接收机或服务小区的特性。 不同的帧格式可以利用不同的子载波(SC)间隔和/或循环前缀(CP)长度。 在一些实施例中,不同的帧格式还利用不同的符号持续时间和/或传输时间间隔(TTI)长度。

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