Abstract:
A method is described. The method includes determining channel quality report timing for a first radio access technology (RAT). The method also includes aligning scan timing for a second RAT with the channel quality report timing of the first RAT. The method further includes sending a first channel quality report to a base station that indicates lower-rank multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) is available for the first RAT when the second RAT performs a scan. The method additionally includes sending a second channel quality report to the base station that indicates higher-rank MIMO is available upon completion of the scan.
Abstract:
Disclosed is non-linear interference cancellation (NLIC) on a victim receiver in a communication system in which there is self-jamming interference from multiple aggressor transmitters. The victim receiver may implement cascaded NLIC operations using multiple interference signals in succession to remove the multiple interference signals from the Rx signal and to cancel or mitigate the self-jamming interference. The reconstruction and removal of the interference signals may be ordered based on the expected level of interference from the interference signals on the desired Rx signal. The victim receiver may first perform NLIC operation using the Tx signal from the transmitter aggressor estimated to generate the strongest interference signal to remove the strongest interference signal from the Rx signal first. The victim receiver may perform NLIC operation on the TX signal from the next strongest transmitter aggressor, and so on, to remove interference signals of multiple aggressor transmitters from the Rx signal.
Abstract:
Various embodiments enable a multi-active mobile communication device to mitigate (manage) interference by a frequency band used by a first subscription with the frequency band used by a second subscription. The device processor may generate modified power measurements for one or more frequency bands of a first subscription and use the modified power measurement(s) to cause the first subscription to switch from the frequency band that interferes with the frequency band of the second subscription. The modified power measurement may be a decreased power measurement of the first frequency band and/or an increased power measurement of a second frequency band that does not interfere with the frequency band of the second subscription. As a result, various embodiments may mitigate or otherwise manage the impact of coexistence interference between the first and second subscriptions of a multi-active mobile communication device without limiting capabilities of the device or changes to the network.
Abstract:
A method for identifying a radio access technology by an electronic device is described. The method includes generating, by a first communication circuitry, a first message that identifies a radio access technology. The first message is of a first message type. The method also includes sending, by the first communication circuitry, the first message to a second communication circuitry. The first communication circuitry and the second communication circuitry communicate with each other over a non-radio link. The method further includes sending, by the first communication circuitry, a second message associated with the first message. The second message is of a second message type that is different from the first message type.
Abstract:
Techniques to enhance the performance in a wireless communication system using segments called subbands and using precoding are shown. According to one aspect, the bandwidth for transmission to an access terminal is constrained to a preferred bandwidth which is less than the bandwidth available for transmission to an access terminal and precoding information related to the subcarriers within the constrained bandwidth is provided to a transmitter. The precoding information related to the subcarriers within a constrained bandwidth provides feedback about the forward link channel properties relative to different subbands and may be fed back on a channel associated with the bandwidth.
Abstract:
In a multi-radio user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, potential interference between the individual radios may be managed through the use of configurable logical connections between the radios. The connections send signals among the radios to indicate when a particular radio is active. The connections may be configured to indicate different activity types among the radios based on the operating conditions of the radios.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for reducing interference with co-located radio access technologies (RATs) are described herein. A method includes identifying, by an access point (AP), scheduling information for transmissions to a wireless device for a first RAT and setting a schedule of transmissions from the AP to the wireless device in a second RAT based at least in part on the scheduling information to avoid downlink transmission times for the first RAT. Another example method includes identifying, by a wireless device, scheduling information for transmissions to the wireless device for a first RAT. The method also includes determining a proximities of the wireless device to a first network device of the first RAT and to a second network device of a second RAT. The method further includes forwarding the scheduling information to the second network device of the second RAT based at least in part on the determining the proximities.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and devices are described for power conservation in a wireless communications system through efficient transmissions and acknowledgements of information between an AP and a station. The time between a determination by a station to enter a power saving mode and entering network sleep mode by the station may be reduced through a transmission, by an AP, of an MPDU to the station successive to an SIFS after transmission of an acknowledgement to the station of a PS-Poll frame from the station. The time to enter a power saving mode by a station may also be reduced through transmission of A-MPDUs in which a last MPDU of the A-MPDU has an indicator bit cleared to indicate no additional data is to be transmitted. An AP may prevent a retransmission of an MPDU to the station in the absence of an acknowledgement from the station, to further enhance efficiency.
Abstract:
This disclosure provides coexistence strategies for a combined wireless communications device using multiple wireless protocols, such as WLAN and LTE. One or more periods having increased interference potential during an upcoming communication event of one wireless protocol may be identified and the transmission duration of another wireless protocol may be dynamically adjusted to reduce interference. In one aspect, a first period of potential interference during an upcoming LTE transmission may be predicted based on allocated LTE transmission power. The duration of the transmission may be adjusted so that a response to the transmission does not arrive during the first period. In another aspect, a second period of potential interference during an upcoming LTE reception may be predicted based on an estimated quality of LTE reception. The duration of the transmission may be adjusted so that the transmission does not being during the second period.
Abstract:
Various embodiments are disclosed for implementing joint non-linear interference cancellation (NLIC) in communication receivers with multiple receiver antennas to cancel or mitigate self-jamming interference from the same aggressor transmitter. A victim receiver may exploit the correlated nature of the interference signals received by the multiple receiver antennas to reduce the computational complexity of an NLIC scheme and improve performance. The victim receiver may select an Rx antenna/Rx chain that experiences the strongest interference from the aggressor transmitter and may perform a full NLIC operation using Tx data from the aggressor transmitter to estimate the strongest interference signal. The NLIC operation may estimate each remaining interference signal by applying a complex coefficient from a single-tap adaptive filter to the estimate of the strongest interference signal. The victim receiver may remove the estimated interference signals from the Rx signals of the respective Rx chains to cancel or mitigate the interference.