MULTI-CARRIER OPERATION FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A method for an SS to perform network entry in a multi-carrier wireless environment that has a primary carrier and at least one secondary carrier associated with a BS, the method comprising:
- a. sensing a carrier in an area serviced by the BS;
b. determining if the carrier is a primary carrier or a secondary carrier;
c. performing the network entry if the determining establishes that the sensed carrier is a primary carrier and not a secondary carrier.
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Abstract
A method for a subscriber station to perform network entry in a multi-carrier wireless environment that has a primary carrier and at least one secondary carrier associated with a base station. The method includes sensing a carrier in an area serviced by the base station and determining if the carrier is a primary carrier or a secondary carrier. The method further includes performing the network entry if the determining establishes that the sensed carrier is a primary carrier and not a secondary carrier.
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Citations
41 Claims
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1. A method for an SS to perform network entry in a multi-carrier wireless environment that has a primary carrier and at least one secondary carrier associated with a BS, the method comprising:
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a. sensing a carrier in an area serviced by the BS; b. determining if the carrier is a primary carrier or a secondary carrier; c. performing the network entry if the determining establishes that the sensed carrier is a primary carrier and not a secondary carrier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for an SS to perform network entry in a multi-carrier wireless environment that has a plurality of primary carriers and at least one secondary carrier associated with a BS, the method comprising:
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a. receiving at the SS control information sent over one of the primary carriers; b. processing with the SS the control information to determine if the network entry is to be performed over the one of the primary carriers or a different primary carrier of the plurality of primary carriers; c. performing the network entry on the basis of the determining. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a multi-carrier wireless environment that has a primary carrier and at least one secondary carrier associated with a BS, the method comprising:
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a. the BS sending over the primary carrier control information to an SS; b. the SS initiating in response to the control information a UL ranging with the secondary carrier. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. In a multi-carrier wireless environment that has a primary carrier and at least one secondary carrier associated with a BS, a method for delivering system information on the secondary carrier to an SS, the method comprising:
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a. the BS sending over the primary carrier control data to an SS, the control data conveying decoding information; b. the SS decoding a broadcast channel of the secondary carrier on the basis of the decoding information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. In a multi-carrier wireless environment that has a plurality of primary carriers and at least one secondary carrier associated with a BS, a method for performing intra-BS handover, the method comprising:
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a. the BS sending to the SS over a first of the plurality of the primary carriers control data; b. the SS switching to a second of the plurality of the primary carriers in response to the control data. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41-65. -65. (canceled)
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