WIRELESS COMMUNICATION COLLISION DETECTION
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- providing a first identifier that uniquely identifies an access point within a network; and
generating a signal based on the first identifier.
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Abstract
Collisions in a wireless network are detected and resolved through the use of transmissions by access points in the network. In some aspects, each access point may select a resource from a set of resources and transmit an indication of a unique identifier (e.g., a long identifier) of that access point on the selected resource. In some aspects, each access point may select a bit and append that bit to a reused identifier (e.g., a short identifier) of that access point to provide a channelization parameter that is used to channelize signals transmitted by the access point. The selection by a given access point may be based on a unique identifier assigned to that access point. The selection by a given access point may be a pseudorandom selection (e.g., based on a corresponding unique identifier). Another node (e.g., an access terminal) in the network may identify a collision based on the transmissions by the access points. In this case, the node may transmit an indication of the collision to cause one of the access points to cease transmitting. The node may then inform one colliding access point of the existence and identity of the other colliding access point to enable the access points to resolve the collision.
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74 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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providing a first identifier that uniquely identifies an access point within a network; and generating a signal based on the first identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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an identifier provider configured to provide a first identifier that uniquely identifies an access point within a network; and a signal generator configured to generate a signal based on the first identifier. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for providing a first identifier that uniquely identifies an access point within a network; and means for generating a signal based on the first identifier. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A computer-program product, comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; provide a first identifier that uniquely identifies an access point within a network; and generate a signal based on the first identifier. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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detecting a transmission from a first access point that is channelized based on a reused access point identifier; detecting a transmission from a second access point that is channelized based on the reused access point identifier; and identifying a collision based on the detections of the transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a receiver configured to detect a transmission from a first access point that is channelized based on a reused access point identifier, and further configured to detect a transmission from a second access point that is channelized based on the reused access point identifier; and a collision identifier configured to identify a collision based on the detections of the transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for detecting a transmission from a first access point that is channelized based on a reused access point identifier and for detecting a transmission from a second access point that is channelized based on the reused access point identifier; and means for identifying a collision based on the detections of the transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A computer-program product, comprising:
computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing a computer to; detect a transmission from a first access point that is channelized based on a reused access point identifier; detect a transmission from a second access point that is channelized based on the reused access point identifier; and identify a collision based on the detections of the transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74)
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