ADJUSTING MULTI-CARRIER ALLOCATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method for modifying a number of carriers utilized in a wireless communication network, comprising:
- establishing communications with an access point utilizing a plurality of carriers;
reporting dropping of one or more of the carriers as a result of a change in one or more communication parameters to the access point; and
receiving one or more additional carriers from the access point following a disparate change in the one or more communication parameters.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate adjusting allocation of carriers in wireless communications. A mobile device can establish communication with a base station over a number of allocated carriers for simultaneous transmission thereover. The mobile device can experience a decrease in power amplifier (PA) headroom causing dropping of at least one carrier and can report the drop to the base station. The base station can subsequently await a carrier request message from the mobile device before allocating additional carriers, or can allocate an additional carrier based on a determination that the mobile device can handle the new carrier. The mobile device can transmit a carrier request message when the PA headroom returns to a threshold level.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for modifying a number of carriers utilized in a wireless communication network, comprising:
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establishing communications with an access point utilizing a plurality of carriers; reporting dropping of one or more of the carriers as a result of a change in one or more communication parameters to the access point; and receiving one or more additional carriers from the access point following a disparate change in the one or more communication parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; establish communications with an access point over a number of carriers assigned by the access point; drop one or more of the carriers as a result of a change in one or more communications parameters; and request one or more additional carriers based at least in part on a disparate change to the one or more communications parameters; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
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11. A wireless communications apparatus that facilitates adjusting a number of carriers utilized in wireless communications, comprising:
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means for establishing communications with an access point utilizing a number of carriers; means for indicating a decrease in a number of carriers utilized based at least in part on a change to a communication parameter; and means for receiving one or more additional carriers based at least in part on a disparate change to the communication parameter.
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12. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising; code for causing at least one computer to establish communications with an access point utilizing a plurality of carriers; code for causing the at least one computer to report dropping of one or more of the carriers as a result of a change in one or more communication parameters to the access point; and code for causing the at least one computer to receive one or more additional carriers from the access point following a disparate change in the one or more communication parameters.
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver that facilitates establishing communications with an access point over a plurality of assigned carriers; a carrier dropper that transmits an indication of one or more dropped carriers to the access point based at least in part on a change of a communications parameter; and a carrier receiver that receives one or more additional carriers from the access point based at least in part on a disparate change to the communications parameter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method that facilitates allocating carriers in wireless communication networks, comprising:
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allocating a plurality of carriers to a mobile device according to a maximum number of allocable carriers associated with the mobile device; receiving an indication of dropping one or more of the allocated carriers from the mobile device; and allocating an additional carrier to the mobile device based at least in part on determining an availability in the mobile device for the additional carrier. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; allocate a plurality of carriers to a mobile device to facilitate communication therewith; receive a notification of a drop in at least one of the carriers by the mobile device; and allocate an additional carrier to the mobile device based at least in part on a subsequently received request for the additional carrier; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
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29. A wireless communications apparatus for adjusting carrier allocation of one or more mobile devices, comprising:
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means for allocating a plurality of carriers to a mobile device to facilitate communication therewith; means for receiving notification of a dropped carrier related to the mobile device; and means for allocating an additional carrier to the mobile device based at least in part on a request from the mobile device for the additional carrier.
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30. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising; code for causing at least one computer to allocate a plurality of carriers to a mobile device according to a maximum number of allocable carriers associated with the mobile device; code for causing the at least one computer to receive an indication of dropping one or more of the allocated carriers from the mobile device; and code for causing the at least one computer to allocate an additional carrier to the mobile device based at least in part on determining an availability in the mobile device for the additional carrier.
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver that communicates with one or more mobile devices over a plurality of allocated carriers; a drop carrier notification receiver that receivers an indication that the mobile device has dropped one or more of the allocated carriers; and a carrier allocator that allocates an additional carrier to the mobile device based at least in part on determining availability in the mobile device for the additional carrier. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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