Wireless communication method and system with controlled WTRU peer-to-peer communications
First Claim
1. A wireless network for providing controlled wireless communications with multi-mode wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) that have transceiver components configured for selective operation in an infrastructure communication mode for infrastructure communication in the wireless network and in a peer-to-peer communications mode for peer-to-peer communications with other WTRUs also configured for infrastructure communication in the wireless network, the wireless network comprising:
- at least one base station having a transceiver configured for selective operation in an infrastructure communication mode with multi-mode WTRUs; and
a controller configured to selectively control transmission of control signals via infrastructure communications with a WTRU to control peer-to-peer mode communications of that WTRU with other WTRUs and configured to provide override control signals to override selected default WTRU control limits for peer-to-peer mode communications including quality of service thresholds, a maximum duration of a peer-to-peer communication or a restriction as to types of data traffic permitted in peer-to-peer communications.
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Abstract
A wireless network provides controlled wireless communications with multi-mode wireless WTRUs. The wireless network has at least one base station having a transceiver operating in an infrastructure communication mode with multi mode WTRUs and a controller that transmits control signals via infrastructure communications with a WTRU that control peer-to-peer mode communications of that WTRU with other WTRUs. A WTRU has transceiver components configured for selective operation in an infrastructure communication mode with a network base station and in a peer-to-peer communication mode with other WTRUs. The WTRU also has a transceiver controller configured to selectively control peer-to-peer mode communications with other WTRUs based on communication signals received in infrastructure communications with a network base station. Preferably, the transceiver controller is configured to control the transceiver components to switch between infrastructure communication mode and peer-to-peer communication mode based on Quality of Service criteria.
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13 Claims
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1. A wireless network for providing controlled wireless communications with multi-mode wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) that have transceiver components configured for selective operation in an infrastructure communication mode for infrastructure communication in the wireless network and in a peer-to-peer communications mode for peer-to-peer communications with other WTRUs also configured for infrastructure communication in the wireless network, the wireless network comprising:
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at least one base station having a transceiver configured for selective operation in an infrastructure communication mode with multi-mode WTRUs; and a controller configured to selectively control transmission of control signals via infrastructure communications with a WTRU to control peer-to-peer mode communications of that WTRU with other WTRUs and configured to provide override control signals to override selected default WTRU control limits for peer-to-peer mode communications including quality of service thresholds, a maximum duration of a peer-to-peer communication or a restriction as to types of data traffic permitted in peer-to-peer communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of wireless communication for a wireless network that provides controlled wireless communications with multi-mode wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs) that have transceiver components configured for selective operation in an infrastructure communication mode for infrastructure communication in the wireless network and in a peer-to-peer communications mode for peer-to-peer communications with other WTRUs also configured for infrastructure communication in the wireless network, the method comprising the step of:
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transmitting from a network base station in an infrastructure communication mode control signals to a WTRU to control peer-to-peer mode communications of that WTRU with other WTRUs; using selected default control limits for peer-to-peer mode communications including quality of service thresholds, a maximum duration of a peer-to-peer communication or a restriction as to types of data traffic permitted in peer-to-peer communications; and overriding said defaults based the control signals transmitted by the network base station. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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