Partitioned traffic segment communications methods and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of operating an access terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving at least one signal from an access router, said at least one signal corresponding to a first traffic segment; and
determining, at least based on said received at least one signal, a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal for communicating with said access routertransmitting traffic data in the partition portion of said first traffic segment determined to be allocated to said access terminalwherein said at least one signal is one of a plurality of transmission request responses corresponding to said first traffic segment that are transmitted by said access router; and
wherein determining a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal includes determining a partition portion based on a total number of transmission request responses received from said access router which correspond to said first traffic segment.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus related to partitioning traffic segments are described. An access router, having concurrent connections with two access terminals, each desiring to transmit traffic signals to the access router in the same traffic segment, partitions a traffic segment. The partition is such that a first portion of the traffic segment is allocated to a first access terminal and a second portion of the traffic segment is allocated to the second access terminal. Control information, e.g., conveying partition information, is communicated to access terminals prior to the traffic segment. In some embodiments, the partition information is communicated as part of a transmission request response signal, e.g., via phase of the request response signal. An access terminal which has been allocated a traffic segment partition portion identifies is allocation from the transmitted control information, and subsequently transmits traffic signals to the access router in its allocated portion of the traffic segment.
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1. A method of operating an access terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one signal from an access router, said at least one signal corresponding to a first traffic segment; and
determining, at least based on said received at least one signal, a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal for communicating with said access routertransmitting traffic data in the partition portion of said first traffic segment determined to be allocated to said access terminal wherein said at least one signal is one of a plurality of transmission request responses corresponding to said first traffic segment that are transmitted by said access router; and
wherein determining a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal includes determining a partition portion based on a total number of transmission request responses received from said access router which correspond to said first traffic segment.- View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of operating an access terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving at least one signal from an access router, said at least one signal corresponding to a first traffic segment; and
determining, at least based on said received at least one signal, a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal for communicating with said access routertransmitting traffic data in the partition portion of said first traffic segment determined to be allocated to said access terminal wherein determining a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal includes;
detecting a phase of said at least one signal; anddetermining from the detected phase the partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. An access terminal comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; receive at least one signal from an access router, said at least one signal corresponding to a first traffic segment; and
determine, at least based on said received at least one signal, a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal for communicating with said access router; and
memory coupled to said at least one processor wherein said at least one processor is further configured to transmit traffic data in the partition portion of said first traffic segment determined to be allocated to said access terminalwherein said at least one signal is one of a plurality of transmission request responses corresponding to said first traffic segment that are transmitted by said access router; and
wherein said at least one processor is further configured to determine a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal includes determining a partition portion based on a total number of transmission request responses received from said access router which correspond to said first traffic segment.- View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An access terminal comprising:
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means for receiving at least one signal from an access router, said at least one signal corresponding to a first traffic segment; and
means for determining, at least based on said received at least one signal, a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal for communicating with said access router andmeans for transmitting traffic data in the partition portion of said first traffic segment determined to be allocated to said access terminal wherein said at least one signal is one of a plurality of transmission request responses corresponding to said first traffic segment that are transmitted by said access router; and
wherein said means for determining a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal includes means for determining a partition portion based on a total number of transmission request responses received from said access router which correspond to said first traffic segment.- View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer readable medium comprising; code for causing at least one computer to receive at least one signal from an access router, said at least one signal corresponding to a first traffic segment; and
determining, at least based on said received at least one signal, a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal for communicating with said access routercode for causing at least one computer to transmit traffic data in the partition portion of said first traffic segment determined to be allocated to said access terminal wherein said at least one signal is one of a plurality of transmission request responses corresponding to said first traffic segment that are transmitted by said access router; and
wherein determining a partition portion of said first traffic segment allocated to said access terminal includes determining a partition portion based on a total number of transmission request responses received from said access router which correspond to said first traffic segment.
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