Apparatus, method, and computer program product providing improved point-to-multipoint communication in a wimax system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- accessing a point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) guide; and
transmitting the p-t-m guide using a predetermined IP address on a predetermined channel in a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX—
IEEE 802.16 standard) system.
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Abstract
The exemplary embodiments of the invention describe apparatus, methods and computer program products that provide a guide and control channel in a WiMAX system to facilitate point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) channel identification, transmission and/or reception. In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: accessing a p-t-m guide; and transmitting the p-t-m guide using a predetermined IP address on a predetermined channel in a WiMAX system. In another non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: receiving a p-t-m guide on a predetermined IP address of a predetermined channel in a WiMAX system; extracting p-t-m session information from the p-t-m guide; selecting a transmission to receive based on the extracted p-t-m session information; and receiving the selected transmission.
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35 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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accessing a point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) guide; and transmitting the p-t-m guide using a predetermined IP address on a predetermined channel in a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX—
IEEE 802.16 standard) system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising program instructions embodied on a tangible computer-readable medium, execution of the program instructions resulting in operations comprising:
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accessing a point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) guide; and transmitting the p-t-m guide using a predetermined IP address on a predetermined channel in a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX—
IEEE 802.16 standard) system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An electronic device comprising:
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a memory configured to store a point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) guide; a data processor configured to access the p-t-m guide; and a transmitter configured to transmit the p-t-m guide using a predetermined IP address on a predetermined channel, wherein the electronic device comprises a station in a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX—
IEEE 802.16 standard) system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising:
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receiving a point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) guide on a predetermined IP address of a predetermined channel in a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX—
IEEE 802.16 standard) system;extracting p-t-m session information from the p-t-m guide; selecting a transmission to receive based on the extracted p-t-m session information; and receiving the selected transmission. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising program instructions embodied on a tangible computer-readable medium, execution of the program instructions resulting in operations comprising:
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receiving a point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) guide on a predetermined IP address of a predetermined channel in a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX—
IEEE 802.16 standard) system;extracting p-t-m session information from the p-t-m guide; selecting a transmission to receive based on the extracted p-t-m session information; and receiving the selected transmission. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. An electronic device comprising:
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a receiver configured to receiving a point-to-multipoint (p-t-m) guide on a predetermined IP address of a predetermined channel; a data processor configured to extract p-t-m session information from the p-t-m guide and to select a transmission to receive based on the extracted p-t-m session information, wherein the receiver is further configured to receive the selected transmission, wherein the electronic device comprises a station in a worldwide interoperability for microwave access (WiMAX—
IEEE 802.16 standard) system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35)
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