Methods and apparatus for controlling interference to broadcast signaling in a peer to peer network
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first device, comprising:
- receiving from a second device a first broadcast indicator signal having a first priority corresponding to said second device indicating an intent by the second device to broadcast data;
receiving from a third device a second broadcast indicator signal having a second priority corresponding to said third device indicating an intent by the third device to broadcast data;
making a decision as to whether or not to transmit an interference control signal as a function of the relative priority of the first and second broadcast indicator signals;
determining if broadcast by the lower priority one of the second and third devices will produce an unacceptable level of interference to the higher priority one of the second and third devices; and
transmitting, when said decision is to transmit the interference control signal, the interference control signal having a priority which is based on the priority of the higher one of the first priority and the second priority.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus related to broadcasting data and interference management in a peer to peer wireless communications network are described. Scheduling of traffic air link resources is performed on a slot by slot basis in a decentralized manner. Wireless devices intending to broadcast traffic signals transmit broadcast request signals, sometimes alternatively referred to as broadcast indicator signals. A priority level is associated with each of the broadcast request signals. A receiver device intending to receive broadcast signals detects the broadcast request signals and makes an interference determination as to whether the higher priority broadcast traffic signal can be successfully recovered in the presence of lower priority broadcast traffic signals. If the determination is that the expected interference from the lower priority broadcast traffic is unacceptable, the receiver device generates and transmits an interference control signal communicating to the lower priority device a command or request not to broadcast.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first device, comprising:
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receiving from a second device a first broadcast indicator signal having a first priority corresponding to said second device indicating an intent by the second device to broadcast data; receiving from a third device a second broadcast indicator signal having a second priority corresponding to said third device indicating an intent by the third device to broadcast data; making a decision as to whether or not to transmit an interference control signal as a function of the relative priority of the first and second broadcast indicator signals; determining if broadcast by the lower priority one of the second and third devices will produce an unacceptable level of interference to the higher priority one of the second and third devices; and transmitting, when said decision is to transmit the interference control signal, the interference control signal having a priority which is based on the priority of the higher one of the first priority and the second priority. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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a wireless receiver configured to receive signals; a broadcast indicator signal monitoring module configured to; (i) detect in said received signals a first broadcast indicator signal from a second device, said first broadcast indicator signal having a first priority corresponding to said second device, said first broadcast indicator signal indicating an intent by the second device to broadcast data; and (ii) detect in said received signals a second broadcast indicator signal from a third device, said second broadcast indicator signal having a second priority corresponding to said third device, said second broadcast indicator signal indicating an intent by the third device to broadcast data; an interference control signaling decision module configured to make a decision as to whether or not to transmit an interference control signal as a function of the relative priority of the first and second broadcast indicator signals; an interference tolerance determination sub-module configured to determine if broadcast by the lower priority one of the second and third devices will produce an unacceptable level of interference to the higher priority one of the second and third devices; and a wireless transmitter configured to transmit, when said interference control signaling decision module decides to transmit the interference control signal, the interference control signal having a priority which is based on the priority of the higher one of the first priority and the second priority. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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wireless receiver means for receiving signals; broadcast signal monitoring means for; (i) detecting in said received signals a first broadcast indicator signal from a second device, said first broadcast indicator signal having a first priority corresponding to said second device, said first broadcast indicator signal indicating an intent by the second device to broadcast data; and (ii) detecting in said received signals a second broadcast indicator signal from a third device, said second broadcast indicator signal having a second priority corresponding to said third device, said second broadcast indicator signal indicating an intent by the third device to broadcast data; interference control signaling decision means for making a decision as to whether or not to transmit an interference control signal as a function of the relative priority of the first and second broadcast indicator signals; interference tolerance determination means for determining if broadcast by the lower priority one of the second and third devices will produce an unacceptable level of interference to the higher priority one of the second and third devices; and wireless transmitter means for transmitting, when said interference control signaling decision means for making a decision decides to transmit the interference control signal, the interference control signal having a priority which is based on the priority of the higher one of the first priority and the second priority. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for use in a communications device, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising; code for causing a computer to receive, from a second device a first broadcast indicator signal having a first priority corresponding to said second device indicating an intent by the second device to broadcast data; code for causing a computer to receive from a third device a second broadcast indicator signal having a second priority corresponding to said third device indicating an intent by the third device to broadcast data; code for causing a computer to make a decision as to whether or not to transmit an interference control signal as a function of the relative priority of the first and second broadcast indicator signals; code for determining if broadcast by the lower priority one of the second and third devices will produce an unacceptable level of interference to the higher priority one of the second and third devices; and code for causing a computer to transmit, when a decision to transmit the interference control signal is made, the interference control signal having a priority which is based on the priority of the higher one of the first priority and the second priority.
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