Methods and systems for selective frequency hopping in multiple mode communication systems
First Claim
1. A method for selecting a frequency hopping mode for a communication in a communication system having a plurality of transmission schemes, the method comprising:
- selecting one of a plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes as the frequency hoping mode for the communication based on a transmission scheme of the plurality of transmission schemes selected for the communication.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for selecting a frequency hopping mode for a communication in a communication system having a plurality of transmission schemes are provided. One of the plurality of transmission schemes to be used for the communication is determined. One of a plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes is selected as the frequency hopping mode for the communication based on the determined transmission scheme for the communication. Methods and systems for transmitting a communication packet in a communication system having a plurality of transmission schemes are also provided.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for selecting a frequency hopping mode for a communication in a communication system having a plurality of transmission schemes, the method comprising:
selecting one of a plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes as the frequency hoping mode for the communication based on a transmission scheme of the plurality of transmission schemes selected for the communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A method for transmitting a communication packet in a communication system having a plurality of transmission schemes, the method comprising:
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receiving the communication packet for transmission over the communication system;
assigning one of the plurality of transmission schemes to the communication packet, the assigned transmission scheme having an associated coding rate and modulation scheme;
selecting one of a plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes as the frequency hopping mode for the communication packet based on the assigned transmission scheme, each of the plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes having an associated number of transmission frequencies for use in frequency hopping wherein one of the candidate frequency hopping modes has one as the associated number to provide no frequency hopping;
associating portions of the communication packet with different transmission windows of a channel of the communication system; and
transmitting the portions of the communication packet in their respective associated different transmission windows using frequency hopping across the associated number of transmission frequencies of the selected one of the plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes.
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21. A system for selecting a frequency hopping mode for a communication in a communication system having a plurality of transmission schemes, the system comprising:
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a transmission scheme selection circuit that determines one of the plurality of transmission schemes to be used for the communication; and
a frequency hopping mode selection circuit that selects one of a plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes as the frequency hopping mode for the communication based on the determined transmission scheme for the communication. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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34. A system for transmitting a communication packet in a communication system having a plurality of transmission schemes, the system comprising:
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a transmission scheme selection circuit that assigns one of the plurality of transmission schemes to the communication packet, the assigned transmission scheme having an associated coding rate and modulation scheme;
a frequency hopping mode selection circuit that selects one of a plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes as the frequency hopping mode for the communication packet based on the assigned transmission scheme, each of the plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes having an associated number of transmission frequencies for use in frequency hopping wherein one of the candidate frequency hopping modes has one as the associated number to provide no frequency hopping;
a packet segmentation circuit that associates portions of the communication packet with different transmission windows of a channel of the communication system; and
a transmitter that transmits the portions of the communication packet in their respective different transmission windows using frequency hopping across the associated number of transmission frequencies of the selected one of the plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes.
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44. A system for selecting a frequency hopping mode for a communication in a communication system having a plurality of transmission schemes, the system comprising:
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means for selecting one of a plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes as the frequency hoping mode for the communication based on a transmission scheme of the plurality of transmission schemes selected for the communication; and
means for determining the transmission scheme of the plurality of transmission schemes selected for the communication.
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45. A system for transmitting a communication packet in a communication system having a plurality of transmission schemes, the system comprising:
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means for receiving the communication packet for transmission over the communication system;
means for assigning one of the plurality of transmission schemes to the communication packet, the assigned transmission scheme having an associated coding rate and modulation scheme;
means for selecting one of a plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes as the frequency hopping mode for the communication packet based on the assigned transmission scheme, each of the plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes having an associated number of transmission frequencies for use in frequency hopping wherein one of the candidate frequency hopping modes has one as the associated number to provide no frequency hopping;
means for associating portions of the communication packet with different transmission windows of a channel of the communication system; and
means for transmitting the portions of the communication packet in their respective associated different transmission windows using frequency hopping across the associated number of transmission frequencies of the selected one of the plurality of candidate frequency hopping modes.
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