COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONISATION
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Abstract
A communication device is provided, the communication device comprising a receiving circuit configured to receive a message from another communication device; a time base circuit providing a time base signal that specifies a plurality of time periods; a determining circuit configured to determine, based on an expected reception time of the message and a reception time of the message, a parameter value characterizing a time base offset between the communication device and the other communication device; an offset generating circuit configured to generate a time period offset value specifying a time offset from a point in time, the time period offset value corresponding to a number of time periods from the plurality of time periods, wherein the number of time periods is determined according to the parameter value.
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103 Claims
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67. A communication device comprising:
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a receiving circuit configured to receive a message from another communication device; a time base circuit providing a time base signal that specifies a plurality of time periods; a determining circuit configured to determine, based on an expected reception time of the message and a reception time of the message, a parameter value characterizing a time base offset between the communication device and the other communication device; an offset generating circuit configured to generate a time period offset value specifying a time offset from a point in time, the time period offset value corresponding to a number of time periods from the plurality of time periods, wherein the number of time periods is determined according to the parameter value; wherein the time base signal is a periodic time base signal; and wherein the parameter value also characterizes the difference of the periodicity of the time base signal and the periodicity of the time base signal of the other communication device. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97)
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98. A method for generating a time indication comprising:
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receiving a message from another communication device; providing a time base signal that specifies a plurality of time periods; determining, based on an expected reception time of the message and a reception time of the message, a parameter value characterizing a time base offset between the communication device and the other communication device; generating a time period offset value specifying a time offset from a point in time, the time period offset value corresponding to a number of time periods from the plurality of time periods, wherein the number of time periods is determined according to the parameter value; wherein the time base signal is a periodic time base signal; and wherein the parameter value also characterizes the difference of the periodicity of the time base signal and the periodicity of the time base signal of the other communication device.
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99. A computer program product which, when executed by a computer, makes the computer perform a method for generating a time indication comprising:
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receiving a message from another communication device; providing a time base signal that specifies a plurality of time periods; determining, based on an expected reception time of the message and a reception time of the message, a parameter value characterizing a time base offset between the communication device and the other communication device; generating a time period offset value specifying a time offset from a point in time, the time period offset value corresponding to a number of time periods from the plurality of time periods, wherein the number of time periods is determined according to the parameter value; wherein the time base signal is a periodic time base signal; and wherein the parameter value also characterizes the difference of the periodicity of the time base signal and the periodicity of the time base signal of the other communication device.
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100. A method for operating an ad-hoc radio communication device in a devices'"'"' communication group, the method comprising:
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generating a tone nulling synchronization negotiation message including information about the frequencies corresponding to which the ad-hoc radio communication device will null tones and including information about a specification of at least one time interval during which the ad-hoc radio communication device will null the frequencies or tones; and transmitting the tone nulling synchronization negotiation message to at least one other ad-hoc radio communication device with which the ad-hoc radio communication device has an established communication connection in a current frequency channel; wherein the tone nulling synchronization negotiation message further comprises a specification of a first tone or a first frequency from a set of tones or a set of frequencies according to which the ad-hoc radio communication device will null tones during the time interval.
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101. An ad-hoc communication device comprising:
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a sending circuit configured to transmit data on a control channel operating at a frequency range differing from another frequency range or the frequency range at which another frequency channel operates;
wherein the other frequency range or other frequency channel is used by the device to communicate with other ad-hoc communication devices in a communication group;a memory configured to store a parameter specifying, a time interval and at least one frequency range or a starting frequency of at least one frequency range, wherein the at least one frequency range may not be used for transmitting data during the time interval using the other frequency range or the other frequency channel; a first message generating unit configured to generate a message including a specification specifying, a time interval and at least one frequency range or the starting frequency of at least one frequency range wherein the frequency range may not be used for transmitting data during the time interval using the other frequency range or the other frequency channel; a second message generating unit configured to generate a message including a specification of the other frequency range or the other frequency channel, the highest time slot occupied in a time period on the other frequency channel, and a time of reference for the device in the other frequency channel; a transmitting circuit configured to transmit the messages generated by the first message generating unit and the second message generating unit. - View Dependent Claims (102, 103)
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Specification