Method and apparatus for wireless multi-carrier communications
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor to receive an assignment of multiple carriers for a first link in a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, to receive an assignment of at least one carrier for a second link in the GSM network, and to exchange data with the GSM network via the multiple carriers for the first link and the at least one carrier for the second link; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
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Abstract
A Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network supports multi-carrier operation on the downlink and/or uplink for a mobile station. The mobile station receives an assignment of multiple carriers for a first link in the GSM network, receives an assignment of at least one carrier for a second link in the GSM network, and exchanges data with the GSM network via the multiple carriers for the first link and the at least one carrier for the second link. The first link may be the downlink and the second link may be the uplink, or vice versa. The mobile station may receive data on multiple carriers at the same time for multi-carrier operation on the downlink. The mobile station may transmit data on multiple carriers at the same time for multi-carrier operation on the uplink.
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40 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor to receive an assignment of multiple carriers for a first link in a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, to receive an assignment of at least one carrier for a second link in the GSM network, and to exchange data with the GSM network via the multiple carriers for the first link and the at least one carrier for the second link; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method comprising:
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receiving an assignment of multiple carriers for a downlink in a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network;
receiving an assignment of at least one carrier for an uplink in the GSM network; and
exchanging data with the GSM network via the multiple carriers for the downlink and the at least one carrier for the uplink. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving an assignment of multiple carriers for a downlink in a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network;
means for receiving an assignment of at least one carrier for an uplink in the GSM network; and
means for exchanging data with the GSM network via the multiple carriers for the downlink and the at least one carrier for the uplink. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor to assign multiple carriers for a first link to a mobile station in a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) network, to assign at least one carrier for a second link to the mobile station, and to exchange data with the mobile station via the multiple carriers for the first link and the at least one carrier for the second link; and
a memory coupled to the at least one processor. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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Specification