ACCESS POINT CONFIGURATION BASED ON RECEIVED ACCESS POINT SIGNALS
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1. A method of communication, comprising:
- receiving pilot signals from a plurality of access points at a first access point;
deriving sequence information from the received pilot signals, wherein the sequence information indicates different sequence phase offsets associated with the access points and indicates timing associated with the receipt of the pilot signals from the access points; and
determining a location of the first access point based on the sequence information.
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Abstract
An access point is configured based on signals received from one or more access points on a forward link. Such an access point may comprise, for example, a relatively small coverage area access point and/or an access point that is deployed in an ad-hoc manner. In some aspects, an access point may determine its location based on signals received from several neighboring macro access points. In some aspects, the timing of an access point may be synchronized to timing indicated by signals that are received from one or more neighboring access points.
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1. A method of communication, comprising:
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receiving pilot signals from a plurality of access points at a first access point; deriving sequence information from the received pilot signals, wherein the sequence information indicates different sequence phase offsets associated with the access points and indicates timing associated with the receipt of the pilot signals from the access points; and determining a location of the first access point based on the sequence information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive pilot signals from a plurality of access points at a first access point; a sequence processor configured to derive sequence information from the received pilot signals, wherein the sequence information indicates different sequence phase offsets associated with the access points and indicates timing associated with the receipt of the pilot signals from the access points; and a location determiner configured to determine a location of the first access point based on the sequence information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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means for receiving pilot signals from a plurality of access points at a first access point; means for deriving sequence information from the received pilot signals, wherein the sequence information indicates different sequence phase offsets associated with the access points and indicates timing associated with the receipt of the pilot signals from the access points; and means for determining a location of the first access point based on the sequence information. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A computer-program product, comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; receive pilot signals from a plurality of access points at a first access point; derive sequence information from the received pilot signals, wherein the sequence information indicates different sequence phase offsets associated with the access points and indicates timing associated with the receipt of the pilot signals from the access points; and determine a location of the first access point based on the sequence information. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method of communication, comprising:
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receiving, at a first access point, timing information from a second access point; determining a timing adjustment for the first access point, wherein the timing adjustment is based on a distance between the first access point and the second access point; and defining timing for the first access point based on the received timing information and the timing adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive, at a first access point, timing information from a second access point; a timing adjustment determiner configured to determine a timing adjustment for the first access point, wherein the timing adjustment is based on a distance between the first access point and the second access point; and a timing definer configured to define timing for the first access point based on the received timing information and the timing adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a first access point, timing information from a second access point; means for determining a timing adjustment for the first access point, wherein the timing adjustment is based on a distance between the first access point and the second access point; and means for defining timing for the first access point based on the received timing information and the timing adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A computer-program product, comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; receive, at a first access point, timing information from a second access point; determine a timing adjustment for the first access point, wherein the timing adjustment is based on a distance between the first access point and the second access point; and define timing for the first access point based on the received timing information and the timing adjustment. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53)
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54. A method of communication, comprising:
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determining a distance between a first access point and a second access point; determining a timing adjustment for the first access point based on the distance; and sending an indication of the timing adjustment to the first access point. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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a distance determiner configured to determine a distance between a first access point and a second access point; a timing adjustment determiner configured to determine a timing adjustment for the first access point based on the distance; and a transmitter configured to send an indication of the timing adjustment to the first access point. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62)
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63. An apparatus for communication, comprising:
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means for determining a distance between a first access point and a second access point; means for determining a timing adjustment for the first access point based on the distance; and means for sending an indication of the timing adjustment to the first access point. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66)
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67. A computer-program product, comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; determine a distance between a first access point and a second access point; determine a timing adjustment for the first access point based on the distance; and send an indication of the timing adjustment to the first access point. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69)
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