Group resource allocation techniques for IEEE 802.16m
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- generating a plurality of bitmaps for signaling resource allocations to a group of broadband wireless mobile stations, the plurality of bitmaps including at least a user bitmap and a plurality of operational parameter bitmaps including a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) modes bitmap and a bitmap for indicating resource sharing, wherein each mobile station in the group is assigned a position within the user bitmap to identify whether the mobile station is allocated frame resources and wherein the MIMO modes bitmap signals to mobile stations identified as being allocated resources according to the user bitmap whether the MIMO mode for a mobile station is a single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) or a multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO); and
transmitting the plurality of bitmaps to the group of mobile stations in a group resource allocation (GRA) information element (IE) of a broadband wireless media access protocol (MAP) frame portion.
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Abstract
Group resource allocation techniques for IEEE 802.16m are generally presented. In this regard a method is introduced comprising generating a plurality of bitmaps to identify resource allocations and multiple input multiple output (MIMO) modes for a group of broadband wireless mobile stations, wherein each mobile station in the group is assigned a position within a user bitmap to identify whether the mobile station is allocated frame resources and wherein the position within one or more MIMO bitmap(s) to identify a MIMO mode, and transmitting the bitmaps in a group resource allocation (GRA) information element (IE) of a broadband wireless media access protocol (MAP) frame portion. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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generating a plurality of bitmaps for signaling resource allocations to a group of broadband wireless mobile stations, the plurality of bitmaps including at least a user bitmap and a plurality of operational parameter bitmaps including a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) modes bitmap and a bitmap for indicating resource sharing, wherein each mobile station in the group is assigned a position within the user bitmap to identify whether the mobile station is allocated frame resources and wherein the MIMO modes bitmap signals to mobile stations identified as being allocated resources according to the user bitmap whether the MIMO mode for a mobile station is a single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) or a multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO); and transmitting the plurality of bitmaps to the group of mobile stations in a group resource allocation (GRA) information element (IE) of a broadband wireless media access protocol (MAP) frame portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving, at group of broadband wireless mobile stations, a plurality of bitmaps, including at least a user bitmap and a plurality of operational parameter bitmaps including a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) modes bitmap and a bitmap for indicating resource sharing, in a group resource allocation (GRA) information element (IE) of a broadband wireless media access protocol (MAP) frame portion; parsing the plurality of bitmaps, including parsing the user bitmap to identify resource allocations for the group of broadband wireless mobile stations and parsing the MIMO modes bitmap to identify whether a MIMO mode for a mobile station, allocated frame resources according to the user bitmap, is a single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) or a multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO); and accessing allocated frame resources based on the parsing of the bitmaps. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system comprising:
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a processor to generate a plurality of bitmaps for signaling resource allocations to a group of broadband wireless mobile stations, the plurality of bitmaps including at least a user bitmap and a plurality of operational parameter bitmaps including a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) modes bitmap and a bitmap and a bitmap for indicating resource sharing, wherein each mobile station in the group is assigned a position within the user bitmap to identify whether the mobile station is allocated frame resources and wherein the MIMO modes bitmap signals to mobile stations identified as being allocated resources according to the user bitmap whether the MIMO mode for a mobile station is single user MIMO (SU-MIMO) or a multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO); and a transmitter to transmit the plurality of bitmaps to the group of mobile stations in a group resource allocation (GRA) information element (IE) of a broadband wireless media access protocol (MAP) frame portion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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