Operator identification for co-existence on a shared communication medium
First Claim
1. A communication method, comprising:
- receiving signaling from an access point;
monitoring the signaling for an operator identifier reference signal, wherein the monitoring comprises;
selecting a set of resource elements associated with a preferred operator; and
measuring a signaling energy associated with the selected set of resource elements without decoding an operator identifier for an operator associated with the access point; and
determining whether the operator is the preferred operator based on a degree of correlation between a preferred operator identifier and the measurement of the signaling energy,wherein the monitoring comprises descrambling the signaling on the set of resource elements based on the preferred operator identifier and a cell identifier associated with the access point.
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Abstract
Techniques for operator identification on a shared communication medium are disclosed. An access point may determine an operator identifier for an operator associated with an access point and configure a set of resource elements to carry an operator identifier reference signal embedded with the operator identifier. The access point may then transmit the operator identifier reference signal using the configured set of resource elements. An access terminal may receive signaling from an access point on a set of resource elements and monitor the signaling for an operator identifier reference signal. The access terminal may then determine an operator identifier for an operator associated with the access point based on the operator identifier reference signal.
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1. A communication method, comprising:
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receiving signaling from an access point; monitoring the signaling for an operator identifier reference signal, wherein the monitoring comprises; selecting a set of resource elements associated with a preferred operator; and measuring a signaling energy associated with the selected set of resource elements without decoding an operator identifier for an operator associated with the access point; and determining whether the operator is the preferred operator based on a degree of correlation between a preferred operator identifier and the measurement of the signaling energy, wherein the monitoring comprises descrambling the signaling on the set of resource elements based on the preferred operator identifier and a cell identifier associated with the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A communication apparatus, comprising:
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at least one transceiver configured to receive signaling from an access point; at least one processor; and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, the at least one processor and the at least one memory being configured to; monitor the signaling for an operator identifier reference signal, wherein to monitor the signaling, the at least one processor and the at least one memory are further configured to select a set of resource elements associated with a preferred operator and measure a signaling energy associated with the selected set of resource elements without decoding an operator identifier for an operator associated with the access point, and determine whether the operator identifier is the preferred operator based on a degree of correlation between a preferred operator identifier and the measurement of the signal energy, wherein the at least one processor and the at least one memory are configured to descramble the signaling on the set of resource elements based on the preferred operator identifier and a cell identifier associated with the access point. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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