Method and apparatus for FDD and TDD terminal entry into a wireless communication network
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1. A wireless communications system enabling entry of terminals operable in a frequency-division duplex or a time-division duplex mode, the system comprising:
- at least one control terminal being compatible with frequency-division duplex and time-division duplex operation, having capability for transmission using a first carrier frequency and a second carrier frequency and having capability for reception using at least the first carrier frequency;
a defined discovery protocol comprising a message format for join request messages and a message format for response messages;
a join request message format comprising a field defining the duplex capability of a joining terminal and transmitted to the control terminal using the first carrier frequency; and
a response message format comprising a field defining network information and transmitted from the control terminal using a selected one of either the first carrier frequency or the second carrier frequency, selection being based on the duplex capability information received in a corresponding join request message.
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Abstract
Entry of a terminal into a wireless communications network is facilitated for terminals which may operate in either frequency-division duplex or time-division duplex mode. Join request messages transmitted by the terminals include a duplex capability indicator defining a carrier frequency which can be used to response to the terminals.
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1. A wireless communications system enabling entry of terminals operable in a frequency-division duplex or a time-division duplex mode, the system comprising:
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at least one control terminal being compatible with frequency-division duplex and time-division duplex operation, having capability for transmission using a first carrier frequency and a second carrier frequency and having capability for reception using at least the first carrier frequency; a defined discovery protocol comprising a message format for join request messages and a message format for response messages; a join request message format comprising a field defining the duplex capability of a joining terminal and transmitted to the control terminal using the first carrier frequency; and a response message format comprising a field defining network information and transmitted from the control terminal using a selected one of either the first carrier frequency or the second carrier frequency, selection being based on the duplex capability information received in a corresponding join request message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A terminal for use within a communications network, the terminal comprising:
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a message formatter configured to format a join request message having a duplex capability indicator, the duplex capability indicator being associated with a defined receive carrier frequency; a transmitter coupled to the message formatting and configured to transmit the join request message using a defined transmit carrier frequency; a receiver coupled to the transmitter and configured to receive a response message using the defined receive carrier frequency; and a decoder coupled to the receiver and configured to extract communications network parameters from the response message, the communications network parameters suitable to enable entry of the terminal into the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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