Method and apparatus for bootstraping information in a communication system

• US 20070097897A1
• Filed: 10/27/2005
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ulupinar, Fatih, Khandekar, Aamod, Prakash, Rajat, Teague, Edward
• Granted Patent: US 9,210,651 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/312
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel

Abstract

Accordingly, a method and apparatus are provided wherein an apparatus comprises plurality of electronic devices, each having a logic, wherein the apparatus is configured for receiving a preamble comprising frame structure parameters; extracting said frame structure parameters from said preamble; and determining a frame structure by demodulating said frame structure parameters.

Claims

1. A method in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving a preamble comprising at least one physical frame structure parameter; and

determining a forward link physical frame structure by using said received physical frame structure parameter.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving at least one reverse link physical frame structure parameter and receiving at least one forward link physical frame structure parameter.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

determining a reverse link physical frame structure by using said physical frame structure parameter.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said determining received physical frame structure parameter comprises extracting a first portion of said preamble designated for broadcasting data.

5. The method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said determining received physical frame structure parameter comprises demodulating said first portion of said preamble.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein receiving physical frame structure parameter comprises receiving a cyclic prefix parameter and a bandwidth parameter.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein receiving physical frame structure parameter comprises receiving a plurality of guard carriers parameters.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a forward link physical frame comprising at least one reverse link physical frame structure parameter; and

determining a (RL) physical frame structure by using said reverse link physical frame structure parameter.

9. The method in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

extracting physical frame structure parameters from a storage medium;

generating a preamble, wherein said preamble comprises said physical frame parameters; and

transmitting said preamble.

10. The method as claimed in claim 9, wherein said extracting said physical frame structure parameter comprises extracting a forward link physical frame parameters, wherein said forward link physical frame parameters comprises a cyclic prefix parameter, a bandwidth parameter and a plurality of guard carrier parameter.

11. An apparatus operable in wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:

a processor, said processor configured to receive a preamble comprising at least one physical frame structure parameter; and

said processor configured determine a forward link physical frame structure by using said received physical frame structure parameter.

12. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said processor further configured to receive at least one reverse link physical frame structure parameter and configured to receive at least one forward link physical frame structure parameter.

13. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said processor further configured to determine a reverse link physical frame structure by using said physical frame structure parameter.

14. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said processor configured to extract a first portion of said preamble designated for broadcasting data.

15. The apparatus as claimed in claim 14, wherein said processor further configured to demodulate said first portion of said preamble.

16. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said processor further configured to receive a cyclic prefix parameter and a bandwidth parameter.

17. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said processor further configured to receive a plurality of guard carriers parameters.

18. The apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein said processor further configured to receive a forward link physical frame comprising at least one reverse link physical frame structure parameter;

and said processor configured to determine a reverse link physical frame structure by using said reverse link physical frame structure parameter.

19. An apparatus operable in wireless communication, the apparatus comprising:

a processor, said processor configured to extract physical frame structure parameters from a storage medium;

configured to generate a preamble, wherein said preamble comprises said physical frame parameters; and

configured to transmit said preamble.

20. The apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein said processor configured to extract comprises said processor configured to extract a forward link physical frame parameters, wherein said forward link physical frame parameters comprises a cyclic prefix parameter, a bandwidth parameter and a plurality of guard carrier parameter.

21. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

means for receiving a preamble comprising at least one physical frame structure parameter; and

means for determining a forward link physical frame structure by using said received physical frame structure parameter.

22. The apparatus as claimed in claim 21, further comprising:

means for receiving at least one reverse link physical frame structure parameter and means for receiving at least one forward link physical frame structure parameter.

23. The apparatus as claimed in claim 21, further comprising:

means for determining a reverse link physical frame structure by using said physical frame structure parameter.

24. The apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein determining said received physical frame structure parameter comprises means for extracting a first portion of said preamble designated for broadcasting data.

25. The apparatus as claimed in claim 24, wherein means for determining said received physical frame structure parameter comprises means for demodulating said first portion of said preamble.

26. The apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein means for receiving physical frame structure parameter comprises means for receiving a cyclic prefix parameter and a bandwidth parameter.

27. The apparatus as claimed in claim 21, wherein means for receiving physical frame structure parameter comprises means for receiving a plurality of guard carriers parameters.

28. The apparatus as claimed in claim 21, further comprising

means for receiving a forward link physical frame comprising at least one reverse link physical frame structure parameter;

and

means for determining a (RL) physical frame structure by using said reverse link physical frame structure parameter.

29. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising:

means for extracting physical frame structure parameters from a storage medium;

means for generating a preamble, wherein said preamble comprises said physical frame parameters; and

means for transmitting said preamble.

30. The apparatus as claimed in claim 29, wherein said means for extracting said physical frame structure parameter comprises extracting a forward link physical frame parameters, wherein said forward link physical frame parameters comprises a cyclic prefix parameter, a bandwidth parameter and a plurality of guard carrier parameter.

31. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations including:

receiving a preamble comprising at least one physical frame structure parameter; and

determining a forward link physical frame structure by using said received physical frame structure parameter.

32. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 31, further comprising:

machine readable instruction to cause receiving at least one reverse link physical frame structure parameter and receiving at least one forward link physical frame structure parameter.

33. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 31, further comprising:

machine readable instruction to cause determining a reverse link physical frame structure by using said physical frame structure parameter.

34. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 31, wherein machine readable instruction to cause receiving physical frame structure parameter comprises machine readable instruction to cause receiving a cyclic prefix parameter and a bandwidth parameter.

35. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 31, wherein machine readable instruction to cause receiving physical frame structure parameter comprises machine readable instruction to cause receiving a plurality of guard carriers parameters.

36. A machine-readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations including:

extracting physical frame structure parameters from a storage medium;

generating a preamble, wherein said preamble comprises said physical frame parameters; and

transmitting said preamble.

37. The machine-readable medium as claimed in claim 36, wherein said machine readable instruction to cause extracting said physical frame structure parameter comprises machine readable instruction to cause extracting a forward link physical frame parameters, wherein said forward link physical frame parameters comprises a cyclic prefix parameter, a bandwidth parameter and a plurality of guard carrier parameter.