Peer-to-peer communications
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1. In a multiple-access network, a method of operating an access terminal, comprising:
- receiving peer-to-peer transmission from at least one access terminal on a reverse link of the access network;
receiving power control commands from the network and from the at least one access terminal; and
adjusting a transmit power level in response to the power control commands.
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Abstract
In a multiple-access network, network access terminals conduct peer-to-peer communications on reverse link channels of the network.
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48 Claims
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1. In a multiple-access network, a method of operating an access terminal, comprising:
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receiving peer-to-peer transmission from at least one access terminal on a reverse link of the access network;
receiving power control commands from the network and from the at least one access terminal; and
adjusting a transmit power level in response to the power control commands. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a code division multiple access wireless communication system, a method of operating a first mobile phone, comprising:
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receiving peer-to-peer transmission from at least a second mobile phone on a reverse link of the system;
receiving power control commands from the system and from the second mobile phone; and
adjusting a transmit power level of the first mobile phone in response to the power control commands. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a multiple-access network, a method of operating a first access terminal for peer-to-peer communication, comprising:
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adjusting a transmit power level of the first access terminal by an open-loop procedure in response to power received from the network and from at least a second access terminal in peer-to-peer communication with the first access terminal;
receiving peer-to-peer transmission from at least the second access terminal on a reverse link of the access network; and
adjusting the transmit power level of the first access terminal by a closed loop in response to power control commands from the system and at least the second access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of operating a multiple-access network, comprising:
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establishing point-to-point communication between the network and an access terminal;
causing the access terminal to receive peer-to-peer transmission;
transmitting power control commands to the access terminal from the network;
transmitting power control commands to the access terminal from at least one other access terminal in peer-to-peer communication with the access terminal; and
adjusting a transmit power level of the access terminal in response to the power control commands from the network and the power control commands from the at least one other access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A remote station apparatus, comprising:
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first means for receiving communications including power control commands on a forward link of a code division multiple access wireless communication system; and
second means for receiving peer-to-peer communications including power control commands from at least one other remote station apparatus on a reverse link of the system. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An access terminal for peer-to-peer communications in a multiple access system, comprising:
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a transmit chain for transmitting communications on a reverse link of the system;
a first receive chain for receiving communications on a forward link of the system; and
a second receive chain for receiving peer-to-peer communications on a reverse link of the system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. In a multiple-access network, a method of operating an access terminal, comprising:
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receiving network management transmissions from the access network on a forward link of the access network;
receiving peer-to-peer transmission from at least one access terminal on a reverse link of the access network; and
providing peer-to-peer transmission to the at least one access terminal on the reverse link. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method of operating an access terminal for peer-to-peer communication in n a multiple-access network, comprising:
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transmitting peer-to-peer communications to at least one peer access terminal on a reverse link of the multiple-access network; and
receiving peer-to-peer communications from at least one peer access terminal on the reverse link of the multiple-access network. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A remote station apparatus, comprising:
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first means for transmitting peer-to-peer communications to at least one peer access terminal on a reverse link of the multiple-access network; and
second means for receiving peer-to-peer communications from at least one peer access terminal on the reverse link of the multiple-access network. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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