Abstract:
Methods and devices are described for enabling different transmission modes that include full-duplex modes in a wireless network are described. A medium access control layer design is described that enables evaluation of interferences that would result from a transmission mode in order to facilitate decision making by the network access point and the wireless stations associated therewith in selecting a particular transmission mode. Signaling techniques for setting up the different transmission techniques are also described.
Abstract:
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to an exposed node and hidden node alleviation system. A device may identify a transmitter announcement received from a first device. The device may identify a receiver announcement received from a second device. The device may cause to send a request message to transmit to a third device based at least in part on a predetermined threshold associated with the receiver announcement. The device may identify an indication that the third device is able to receive one or more packets from the device. The device may cause to send the one or more packets to the third device.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein are systems and methods that are directed to alleviating the hidden node problem occurring in wireless systems by using the simultaneous transmission and reception (STR) capability without increasing the medium access layer (MAC) overhead. Accordingly, a receiving device receiving a data packet from a transmitting device can simultaneously transmit a data packet, called a STR Clear to Send (CTS). This STR-CTS can create a guard zone around the receiving device to avoid collisions from unwanted transmissions from secondary devices, e.g., neighboring STAs and/or APs. In various embodiments, the STR-CTS packet transmitted by the receiving device can be decodable by legacy devices, e.g. legacy STAs and APs, as well as next generation devices, for example, those employing unlicensed technologies such as LAA.
Abstract:
A technology for a user equipment (UE) is disclosed that is operable in an anchor-booster architecture of a multiple radio access technology (multi-RAT) heterogeneous network (HetNet). Control information to an anchor cell can be transmitted from a wireless wide area network (WWAN) node in the multi-RAT UE. Data packets of the multi-RAT UE can be selected for transmission via one of the WWAN node and a wireless local area network (WLAN) node in the multi-RAT UE using a multi-RAT coordination function (MRCF) module. Each data packet from one of the WWAN node and the WLAN cell can be transmitted to a multi-RAT small cell evolved node B (SC-eNode B) based on the selection by the MRCF module.
Abstract:
Methods and systems are described that incorporate joint network assisted offloading and cross-RAT (Radio Access Technology) user mapping techniques for integrated multi-RAT Het-Nets. Techniques are described for network based offloading and user association methods for multi-tier, multi-RAT HetNets, which account for overall user as well as network utility.
Abstract:
Embodiments of a base station and method for reducing asynchronous interference in a multi-tier OFDMA overlay network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a lower-tier base station is configured to adjust OFDMA frame boundaries to cause frames communicated by a higher-tier to arrive within a cyclic prefix at the lower-tier base station. The lower-tier base station may also be configured to adjust OFDMA frame boundaries to cause frames communicated by a lower-tier of the network to arrive within a cyclic prefix at a higher-tier mobile station. Accordingly, frames from one tier may arrive within the cyclic prefix of another thereby reducing asynchronous interference.
Abstract:
One of at least two available radio access technologies may be selected for a given radio communication. For example, quality of service or network loading may be used to make the selection.
Abstract:
Methods and devices for optimizing on-time throughput in a wireless network. An enhanced node B (eNodeB) integrating two or more air interfaces schedules transmissions, for a measurement period, over at least one of the two or more air interfaces. The eNodeB estimates, based on the transmissions, a metric of on-time throughput for the user equipment (UE) within the cell, where on-time throughput is a measure of an amount of data that arrives at a destination before a delay threshold has been reached and at a bit-rate greater than or equal to a target bit-rate. The eNodeB then assigns UEs within the cell to an air interface of the two or more air interface to maximize the metric of on-time throughput for the UEs within the cell.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus to manage interference in a multi-cellular network is disclosed. This approach uses downlink power control to allow a serving femto access point of a plurality of femto access points to transmit signals at a first power level to ensure a quality of service level of a service provided to a first plurality of mobile stations served by the plurality of femto access points. This approach also uses the downlink power control to adjust a power level of the signals transmitted by a serving femto access point of the plurality of the femto access points to manage interference caused by the serving femto access point on a second plurality of mobile stations served by one or more macro base stations.
Abstract:
A system provides dynamic interference avoidance in integrated multi-radio access technology (RAT) heterogeneous networks (Het-Nets). A multi-mode user equipment accesses mobile communications services using RATs. An integrated node provides a primary cell and at least one secondary ceil to the multi-mode user equipment. Initial radio access technologies (RATs) are assigned to the multi-mode user equipment from among a plurality of RATs for use by the multi-mode user equipment. Quality metrics are collected across the plurality of RATs. RAT assignments are re-evaluated based on the collected quality metrics. To provide dynamic interference mitigation in muiti-RAT Het-Nets, RAT assignments are periodically repartitioned from among the plurality of RATs for use by the multi-mode user equipment based on the re-evaluation of RAT assignments using the collected quality metrics.