CARRIER SENSE ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION (CSAT) MEASUREMENTS IN SHARED SPECTRUM
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), comprising:
- a first transceiver configured to operate in accordance with a first RAT and to monitor the medium for first RAT signaling;
a medium utilization analyzer configured to determine a utilization metric associated with utilization of the medium by the first RAT signaling;
a second transceiver configured to operate in accordance with a second RAT and to cycle between activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium in accordance with a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) communication pattern based on the utilization metric; and
an Always-On-State (AOS) controller configured to periodically disable the cycling to provide an AOS period of activated communication over the medium for the second transceiver, wherein the AOS period is longer than an individual activated period of the TDM communication pattern.
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Abstract
Techniques for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs) are disclosed. The management may comprise, for example, monitoring the medium for first RAT signaling in accordance with a first RAT; determining a utilization metric associated with utilization of the medium by the first RAT signaling; cycling operation in accordance with a second RAT between activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium in accordance with a Time Division Multiple Access (TDM) communication pattern based on the utilization metric; and periodically disabling the cycling to provide an AOS period of activated communication over the medium for operation in accordance with the second RAT, with the AOS period being longer than an individual activated period of the TDM communication pattern. The management may also comprise, for example, techniques for enabling/disabling monitoring by an access terminal in accordance with the TDM communication pattern.
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1. An apparatus for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), comprising:
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a first transceiver configured to operate in accordance with a first RAT and to monitor the medium for first RAT signaling; a medium utilization analyzer configured to determine a utilization metric associated with utilization of the medium by the first RAT signaling; a second transceiver configured to operate in accordance with a second RAT and to cycle between activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium in accordance with a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) communication pattern based on the utilization metric; and an Always-On-State (AOS) controller configured to periodically disable the cycling to provide an AOS period of activated communication over the medium for the second transceiver, wherein the AOS period is longer than an individual activated period of the TDM communication pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), comprising:
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monitoring the medium for first RAT signaling in accordance with a first RAT;
determining a utilization metric associated with utilization of the medium by the first RAT signaling;cycling operation in accordance with a second RAT between activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium in accordance with a Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) communication pattern based on the utilization metric; and periodically disabling the cycling to provide an AOS period of activated communication over the medium for operation in accordance with the second RAT, wherein the AOS period is longer than an individual activated period of the TDM communication pattern. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive an activation command configuring the apparatus for activated operation over the medium on a first frequency in accordance with an activated period of a Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) communication pattern defining activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium; and a measurement controller configured to enable monitoring by the apparatus of signaling on the first frequency or a second frequency during the activated period, wherein the transceiver is further configured to receive a deactivation command de-configuring the apparatus from activated operation on the first frequency in accordance with a deactivated period of the TDM communication pattern, and wherein the measurement controller is further configured to disable monitoring by the apparatus of the signaling on the first frequency or the second frequency during the deactivated period. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for managing operation on a communication medium shared between Radio Access Technologies (RATs), comprising:
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receiving an activation command configuring an access terminal for activated operation over the medium on a first frequency in accordance with an activated period of a Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) communication pattern defining activated periods and deactivated periods of communication over the medium; enabling monitoring by the access terminal of signaling on the first frequency or a second frequency during the activated period; receiving a deactivation command de-configuring the access terminal from activated operation on the first frequency in accordance with a deactivated period of the TDM communication pattern; and disabling monitoring by the access terminal of the signaling on the first frequency or the second frequency during the deactivated period. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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