Radio resource measurement and estimation
First Claim
1. A mobile station configured to operate as part of an infrastructure basic service set (BSS) that includes an access point and at least one other mobile station, wherein the mobile station is configured to perform a direct-link setup (DLS) protocol with the access point and the other mobile station to set up a direct link between the mobile station and the other mobile station,the mobile station comprising a link selection module to select either the direct link or an indirect link for communicating with the other mobile station based on channel information for the direct link and the indirect link, the direct link allowing for frames to be communicated directly between the mobile station and the other mobile station without use of the access point, the indirect link allowing for frames to be communicated between the mobile station and the other mobile station through the access point,wherein the link selection module is to solicit the channel information by sending a measurement request to the other mobile station over the direct link established by the DLS protocol.
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Abstract
Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to conduct radio measurement request and response operations between two stations to determine receive channel power indicator values associated with direct and indirect wireless links, and to select one of the links for use by the stations based on estimated link capacities.
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15 Claims
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1. A mobile station configured to operate as part of an infrastructure basic service set (BSS) that includes an access point and at least one other mobile station, wherein the mobile station is configured to perform a direct-link setup (DLS) protocol with the access point and the other mobile station to set up a direct link between the mobile station and the other mobile station,
the mobile station comprising a link selection module to select either the direct link or an indirect link for communicating with the other mobile station based on channel information for the direct link and the indirect link, the direct link allowing for frames to be communicated directly between the mobile station and the other mobile station without use of the access point, the indirect link allowing for frames to be communicated between the mobile station and the other mobile station through the access point, wherein the link selection module is to solicit the channel information by sending a measurement request to the other mobile station over the direct link established by the DLS protocol.
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6. A method performed by a mobile station configured to operate as part of an infrastructure basic service set (BSS) that includes an access point and at least one other mobile station, the method comprising:
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performing a direct-link setup (DLS) protocol with the access point and the other mobile station to set up a direct link between the mobile station and the other mobile station; selecting either the direct link or an indirect link for communicating with the other mobile station based on channel information for the direct link and the indirect link, the direct link allowing for frames to be communicated directly between the mobile station and the other mobile station without use of the access point, the indirect link allowing for frames to be communicated between the mobile station and the other mobile station through the access point; and soliciting the channel information by sending a measurement request to the other mobile station over the direct link established by the DLS protocol. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more processors to configure a mobile station to operate as part of an infrastructure basic service set (BSS) that includes an access point and at least one other mobile station, wherein the instructions configure the mobile station to:
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perform a direct-link setup (DLS) protocol with the access point and the other mobile station to set up a direct link between the mobile station and the other mobile station; select either the direct link or an indirect link for communicating with the other mobile station based on channel information for the direct link and the indirect link, the direct link allowing for frames to be communicated directly between the mobile station and the other mobile station without use of the access point, the indirect link allowing for frames to be communicated between the mobile station and the other mobile station through the access point; and solicit the channel information by sending a measurement request to the other mobile station over the direct link established by the DLS protocol. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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