System and method for reusing wireless resources in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method for reusing wireless resources in a wireless network, comprising:
- determining the probability of a first communication with a first relay station experiencing interference from a second relay station;
upon determining that the probability of experiencing interference from the second relay station is greater than an interference threshold;
allocating a first wireless resource to the first relay station and the second relay station;
designating the first wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the first relay station;
designating the first wireless resource as a secondary wireless resource for the second relay station for use by the second relay station until the first relay station experiences interference from the second relay station;
allocating a second wireless resource to the second relay station; and
designating the second wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the second relay station.
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Abstract
A method for reusing wireless resources in a wireless network, includes determining the probability of a first communication with a first relay station experiencing interference from a second relay station. The method also includes, upon determining that the probability of experiencing interference from the second relay station is greater than an interference threshold: allocating a first wireless resource to the first relay station and the second relay station; designating the first wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the first relay station; designating the first wireless resource as a secondary wireless resource for the second relay station; allocating a second wireless resource to the second relay station; and designating the second wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the second relay station.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for reusing wireless resources in a wireless network, comprising:
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determining the probability of a first communication with a first relay station experiencing interference from a second relay station; upon determining that the probability of experiencing interference from the second relay station is greater than an interference threshold; allocating a first wireless resource to the first relay station and the second relay station; designating the first wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the first relay station; designating the first wireless resource as a secondary wireless resource for the second relay station for use by the second relay station until the first relay station experiences interference from the second relay station; allocating a second wireless resource to the second relay station; and designating the second wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the second relay station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for reusing resources in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving at a relay station a wireless resource designation message from a base station, the wireless resource designation message designating; a first wireless resource to be used as a primary wireless resource; and a second wireless resource to be used as a secondary wireless resource by the relay station until another relay station using the second wireless resource experiences interference from the relay station, the second wireless resource also being used by a proximate relay station; establishing a first wireless connection with an endpoint using the second wireless resource; and upon detecting interference from the proximate relay station using the second wireless resource with the first wireless connection with the endpoint using the second wireless resource, establishing a second wireless connection with the endpoint using the primary wireless resource while the proximate relay station continues to use the second wireless resource. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for reusing wireless resources in a wireless network, comprising a processor operable to:
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determine the probability of a first communication with a first relay station experiencing interference from a second relay station; upon determining that the probability of experiencing interference from the second relay station is greater than an interference threshold; allocate a first wireless resource to the first relay station and the second relay station; designate the first wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the first relay station; designate the first wireless resource as a secondary wireless resource for the second relay station wherein the secondary wireless resource is configured to be used by the second relay station until the first relay station experiences interference from the second relay station; allocate a second wireless resource to the second relay station; and designate the second wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the second relay station. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for reusing resources in a wireless network, comprising:
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an interface at a relay station operable to receive a wireless resource designation message from a base station, the wireless resource designation message designating a first wireless resource to be used as a primary wireless resource and a second wireless resource to be used as a secondary wireless resource, wherein the secondary wireless resource is configured to be used by the relay station until another relay station using the second wireless resource experiences interference from the relay station, the second wireless resource also being used by a proximate relay station; and a processor coupled to the interface and operable to; establish a first wireless connection with an endpoint using the second wireless resource; and upon detecting interference from the proximate relay station using the second wireless resource with the first wireless connection with the endpoint using the second wireless resource, establish a second wireless connection with the endpoint using the primary wireless resource while the proximate relay station continues to use the second wireless resource. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. Logic encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium that when executed is operable to:
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determine the probability of a first communication with a first relay station experiencing interference from a second relay station; upon determining that the probability of experiencing interference from the second relay station is greater than an interference threshold; allocate a first wireless resource to the first relay station and the second relay station; designate the first wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the first relay station; designate the first wireless resource as a secondary wireless resource for the second relay station wherein the secondary wireless resource is configured to be used by the second relay station until the first relay station experiences interference from the second relay station; allocate a second wireless resource to the second relay station; and designate the second wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the second relay station. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. Logic encoded in a non-transitory computer readable medium that when executed is operable to:
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receive at a relay station a wireless resource designation message from a base station, the wireless resource designation message designating; a first wireless resource to be used as a primary wireless resource; and a second wireless resource to be used as a secondary wireless resource, wherein the secondary wireless resource is configured to be used by the relay station until another relay station using the second wireless resource experiences interference from the relay station, the second wireless resource also being used by a proximate relay station; establish a first wireless connection with an endpoint using the second wireless resource; and upon detecting interference from the proximate relay station using the second wireless resource with the first wireless connection with the endpoint using the second wireless resource, establish a second wireless connection with the endpoint using the primary wireless resource while the proximate relay station continues to use the second wireless resource. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A system for reusing wireless resources in a wireless network, comprising:
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means for determining the probability of a first communication with a first relay station experiencing interference from a second relay station; means for, upon determining that the probability of experiencing interference from the second relay station is greater than an interference threshold; allocating a first wireless resource to the first relay station and the second relay station; designating the first wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the first relay station; designating the first wireless resource as a secondary wireless resource for the second relay station wherein the secondary wireless resource is configured to be used by the second relay station until the first relay station experiences interference from the second relay station; allocating a second wireless resource to the second relay station; and designating the second wireless resource as a primary wireless resource for the second relay station.
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35. A system for reusing resources in a wireless network, comprising:
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means for receiving at a relay station a wireless resource designation message—
from a base station, the wireless resource designation message designating;a first wireless resource to be used as a primary wireless resource; and a second wireless resource to be used as a secondary wireless resource, wherein the secondary wireless resource is configured to be used by the relay station until another relay station using the second wireless resource experiences interference from the relay station, the second wireless resource also being used by a proximate relay station; means for establishing a first wireless connection with an endpoint using the second wireless resource; and means for, upon detecting interference from the proximate relay station using the second wireless resource with the first wireless connection with the endpoint using the second wireless resource, establishing a second wireless connection with the endpoint using the primary wireless resource while the proximate relay station continues to use the second wireless resource.
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