BEACON SIGNALING METHOD AND APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A system for managing transmissions within a wireless communication system, the system comprising:
- a neighbor cell analysis module configured to identify a neighboring macrocell and a time division multiplexing (TDM) channel offset of the neighboring macrocell, the channel offset corresponding to at least one of a signaling channel or an overhead channel;
an offset selection module communicatively coupled to the neighbor cell analysis module and configured to select a local channel offset that differs from the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and
a scheduler module communicatively coupled to the neighbor cell analysis module and the offset selection module and configured to generate a transmission schedule such that first transmissions are omitted for at least a portion of transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell;
wherein the transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell are identified according to the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and
wherein the first transmissions comprise at least one of pilot transmissions, medium access control (MAC) transmissions or traffic transmissions.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described herein for managing beacon signaling in a wireless communication system. A method described herein includes identifying a neighboring macrocell and a time division multiplexing (TDM) channel offset of the neighboring macrocell, the channel offset corresponding to at least one of a signaling channel or an overhead channel; selecting a local channel offset that differs from the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and generating a transmission schedule such that first transmissions are omitted for at least a portion of transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell; wherein the transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell are identified according to the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell and wherein the first transmissions include at least one of pilot transmissions, medium access control (MAC) transmissions or traffic transmissions.
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1. A system for managing transmissions within a wireless communication system, the system comprising:
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a neighbor cell analysis module configured to identify a neighboring macrocell and a time division multiplexing (TDM) channel offset of the neighboring macrocell, the channel offset corresponding to at least one of a signaling channel or an overhead channel; an offset selection module communicatively coupled to the neighbor cell analysis module and configured to select a local channel offset that differs from the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and a scheduler module communicatively coupled to the neighbor cell analysis module and the offset selection module and configured to generate a transmission schedule such that first transmissions are omitted for at least a portion of transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell; wherein the transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell are identified according to the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and wherein the first transmissions comprise at least one of pilot transmissions, medium access control (MAC) transmissions or traffic transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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identifying a neighboring macrocell and a time division multiplexing (TDM) channel offset of the neighboring macrocell, the channel offset corresponding to at least one of a signaling channel or an overhead channel; selecting a local channel offset that differs from the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and generating a transmission schedule such that first transmissions are omitted for at least a portion of transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell; wherein the transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell are identified according to the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and wherein the first transmissions comprise at least one of pilot transmissions, medium access control (MAC) transmissions or traffic transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for controlling interference associated with transmissions within a wireless communication system, the system comprising:
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means for identifying a neighboring macrocell; means for identifying a time division multiplexing (TDM) channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; means for selecting a local channel offset that differs from the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and means for generating a transmission schedule such that first transmissions are omitted for at least a portion of transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell; wherein the transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell are identified according to the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and wherein the first transmissions comprise at least one of pilot transmissions, medium access control (MAC) transmissions or traffic transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program product residing on a processor-readable medium and comprising processor-readable instructions configured to cause a processor to:
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identify a neighboring macrocell and a time division multiplexing (TDM) channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; select a local channel offset that differs from the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and generate a transmission schedule such that first transmissions are omitted for at least a portion of transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell; wherein the transmission intervals of the neighboring macrocell are identified according to the channel offset of the neighboring macrocell; and wherein the first transmissions comprise at least one of pilot transmissions, medium access control (MAC) transmissions or traffic transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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