DETERMINING A CLUSTER SET OF MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A method for determining a cluster set of mobile devices comprising:
- identifying, by a controller node, a primary mobile device that has a scheduled transmission for the controller node at a first time;
identifying, by the controller node, a set of eligible assistant (EA) mobile devices from a plurality of mobile devices;
directing each EA mobile device in the set to determine a corresponding mobile device-to-mobile (MD-MD) device channel indicator that identifies a quality of a channel between the each EA mobile device and the primary mobile device;
receiving from at least one EA mobile device in the set the corresponding MD-MD channel indicator; and
determining a cluster set that includes the primary mobile device and the at least one EA mobile device.
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Abstract
Mechanisms for determining a cluster set of mobile devices are disclosed. A controller node identifies a primary mobile device that has a scheduled transmission for the controller node at a first time. The controller node identifies, from a plurality of mobile devices, a set of eligible assistant (EA) mobile devices. Each EA mobile device in the set is directed to determine a corresponding mobile device-to-mobile device (MD-MD) channel indicator that identifies a quality of a channel between the each EA mobile device and the primary mobile device. The controller node receives from at least one EA mobile device in the set the corresponding MD-MD channel indicator. The controller node then determines a cluster set that includes the primary mobile device and the at least one EA mobile device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for determining a cluster set of mobile devices comprising:
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identifying, by a controller node, a primary mobile device that has a scheduled transmission for the controller node at a first time; identifying, by the controller node, a set of eligible assistant (EA) mobile devices from a plurality of mobile devices; directing each EA mobile device in the set to determine a corresponding mobile device-to-mobile (MD-MD) device channel indicator that identifies a quality of a channel between the each EA mobile device and the primary mobile device; receiving from at least one EA mobile device in the set the corresponding MD-MD channel indicator; and determining a cluster set that includes the primary mobile device and the at least one EA mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for providing a channel indicator to a controller node comprising:
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receiving, by an eligible assistant (EA) mobile device from a controller node, a request to determine a mobile device-to-mobile device (MD-MD) channel indicator that identifies a quality of a channel between the EA mobile device and a primary mobile device; in response to the request, listening to a transmission from the primary mobile device; determining the MD-MD channel indicator based on the transmission; and sending the MD-MD channel indicator to the controller node. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for determining a cluster set of mobile devices, comprising:
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receiving, from each controller node of a plurality of controller nodes, cluster determination information that identifies at least one primary mobile device that has a scheduled transmission for the each controller node at a scheduled time, and at least one eligible assistant (EA) mobile device that is unscheduled for transmission at the scheduled time; determining a system performance metric; forming cluster sets based on the system performance metric, each cluster set identifying a primary mobile device and at least one EA mobile device; and sending cluster information to the plurality of controller nodes that identifies the cluster sets. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A controller node comprising:
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a communications interface configured to communicate with a plurality of mobile devices; and a controller comprising a processor and coupled to the communications interface, the controller configured to; identify a primary mobile device that has a scheduled transmission for the controller node at a first time; identify, from a plurality of mobile devices, a set of eligible assistant (EA) mobile devices from a plurality of mobile devices; direct each EA mobile device in the set to determine a corresponding mobile device-to-mobile device channel indicator that identifies a quality of a channel between the each EA mobile device and the primary mobile device; receive from at least one EA mobile device in the set the corresponding mobile device-to-mobile device channel indicator; and determine a cluster set that includes the primary mobile device and the at least one EA mobile device.
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25. An eligible assistant mobile device comprising:
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a communications interface configured to communicate with a controller node; and a controller comprising a processor and coupled to the communications interface, the controller configured to; receive, from the controller node, a request to determine a mobile device-to-mobile device (MD-MD) channel indicator that identifies a quality of a channel between the EA mobile device and a primary mobile device; in response to the request, listen to a transmission from the primary mobile device; determine the MD-MD channel indicator based on the transmission; and send the MD-MD channel indicator to the controller node.
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