Method and apparatus for processing simultaneous assignment in wireless communication systems

• US 8,289,908 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2006
• Issued: 10/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Barriac, Gwendolyn D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Sai-Ming
• Application Number:
  US12/091,502
• Publication Number:
  US 20090135768A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,181 Days
• Field of Search: 370/345, 370/329
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/216 Code division or spread-spectrum multiple access [CDMA, SSMA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/2628 using code-division multiple access [CDMA] or spread spectrum multiple access [SSMA] H04B7/2618 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/00 Code division multiplex systems for frequency hopping H04B1/713
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/2601 Multicarrier modulation systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0057 Physical resource allocation for CQI
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/146 Uplink power control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/16 Deriving transmission power values from another channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/325 Power control of control or pilot channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/48 during retransmission after error or non-acknowledgment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/58 Format of the TPC bits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/00 Reducing energy consumption in communication networks

Abstract

A method and apparatus for processing simultaneous assignment, the method comprising receiving multiple Forward Link Assignment Blocks (FLABs), determining if ChIDs are set to ChID_DEASSIGN for one of the FLABs and discarding all FLABs except the FLABs having a ChIDs set to ChID_DEASSIGN if one of the received FLABs has a ChIDs set to ChID_DEASSIGN.

Claims

1. A method for processing simultaneous assignments by an access terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving Forward Link Assignment Blocks; and

determining that at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks, wherein in response to the determining that the at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks, discarding the at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks, and wherein in response to the determining that the at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks, determining that the Forward Link Assignment Blocks are not of a same type.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, assuming an error and ignoring the Forward Link Assignment Blocks determined not to be of the same type.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising, determining a ChID is set to ChID_DEASSIGN for a set of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks, and determining that the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks have the same values except the ChID.

5. The method as claimed in claim 3, further comprising, determining that the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks do not have the same values except the ChID, and in response to determining that the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks do not have the same values except the ChID, assuming an error and ignoring the Forward Link Assignment Blocks.

4. A method for processing simultaneous assignments by an access terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

receiving Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

determining that at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

in response to the determining that at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks, discarding the at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

determining a ChID is set to ChID_DEASSIGN for a set of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

determining that the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks have the same values except the ChID; and

in response to the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks having the same values except the ChID, treating the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks as a single Forward Link Assignment Block assigning a set of hop-ports mapped by an aggregate set of ChIDs included in the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks.

6. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a computing system to perform operations, comprising:

receiving Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

determining that at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks, wherein in response to determining that the at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks, determining that the Forward Link Assignment Blocks are not of a same type; and

discarding the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks.

7. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, comprising:

means for receiving Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

means for determining that at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks, wherein in response to determining that the at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks, means for determining the Forward Link Assignment Blocks are not of a same type; and

means for discarding the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks.

8. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising, means for assuming an error and ignoring the Forward Link Assignment Blocks which are determined not to be of the same type.

9. The apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising, means for determining a ChID is set to ChID_DEASSIGN for a set of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks, and means for determining that the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks have the same values except the ChID.

11. The apparatus as claimed in claim 9, further comprising, means for determining that the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks do not have the same values except the ChID, and in response to determining that the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks do not have the same values except the ChID, means for assuming an error and ignoring the Forward Link Assignment Blocks.

10. An apparatus operable in a wireless communication system, comprising:

means for receiving Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

means for determining that at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

means for discarding the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

means for determining a ChID is set to ChID_DEASSIGN for a set of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

means for determining that the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks have the same values except the ChID; and

in response to the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks having the same values except the ChID, means for treating the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks as a single Forward Link Assignment Block assigning a set of hop-ports mapped by an aggregate set of ChIDs included in the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks.

12. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

a storage device;

at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor configured to;

receive Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

determine that at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks, wherein in response to determining that the at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks, determine that the Forward Link Assignment Blocks are not of a same type; and

discard the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks.

13. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to assume an error and ignore the Forward Link Assignment Blocks determined not to be of the same type.

14. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine a ChID is set to ChID_DEASSIGN for a set of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks, and determine that the set of Forward Link Assignment blocks have the same values except the ChID.

16. The wireless communication apparatus of claim 14, wherein the processor is further configured to determine that the set of Forward Link Assignment blocks do not have the same values except the ChID, and assume an error and ignore the Forward Link Assignment Blocks.

15. A wireless communication apparatus, comprising:

a storage device;

at least one processor coupled to the storage device, the at least one processor configured to;

receive Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

determine that at least one ChID is not set to ChID_DEASSIGN for at least one of the Forward Link Assignment Blocks;

discard the at least one Forward Link Assignment Blocks; and

treat the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks as a single Forward Link Assignment Block assigning a set of hop-ports mapped by an aggregate set of ChIDs included in the set of Forward Link Assignment Blocks.