Method and apparatus for carrier selection in multi-carrier communication systems
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1. A method of wireless communication comprising:
- determining, by an apparatus for wireless communication, a condition related to a plurality of carriers;
identifying, by the apparatus, a desired number of carriers from the plurality of carriers based on the condition; and
transmitting, by the apparatus, a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one selected carrier of the plurality of carriers based on the identified desired number of carriers, wherein the RUM indicates a request by the apparatus to transmit on the selected carrier and to block interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the apparatus from transmitting on the selected carrier;
wherein the transmitting comprises broadcasting the RUM to the interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the apparatus and wherein the transmitting is further based on determining that interference by the interfering transmitting nodes has exceeded a predetermined threshold level of interference.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described that facilitate the determination and request of resources a node may wish to reserve. The resources include a plurality of carriers that are shared with other nodes. In an approach, the node determines a condition related to a plurality of resources; identify a desired amount of resources from the plurality of resources based on the condition; and transmit a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one of the plurality of resources based on the desired amount of resources.
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1. A method of wireless communication comprising:
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determining, by an apparatus for wireless communication, a condition related to a plurality of carriers; identifying, by the apparatus, a desired number of carriers from the plurality of carriers based on the condition; and transmitting, by the apparatus, a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one selected carrier of the plurality of carriers based on the identified desired number of carriers, wherein the RUM indicates a request by the apparatus to transmit on the selected carrier and to block interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the apparatus from transmitting on the selected carrier;
wherein the transmitting comprises broadcasting the RUM to the interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the apparatus and wherein the transmitting is further based on determining that interference by the interfering transmitting nodes has exceeded a predetermined threshold level of interference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for wireless data communication comprising:
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means for determining a condition related to a plurality of carriers; means for identifying a desired number of carriers from the plurality of carriers based on the condition; and means for transmitting a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one selected carrier of the plurality of carriers based on the identified desired number of carriers, wherein the RUM indicates a request by the apparatus to transmit on the selected carrier and to block interfering transmitters in the vicinity of the apparatus from transmitting on the selected carrier;
wherein the transmitting comprises broadcasting the RUM to the interfering transmitters in the vicinity of the apparatus and wherein the transmitting is further based on determining that interference by the interfering transmitters has exceeded a predetermined threshold level of interference. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An access point comprising:
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an antenna; and a processing system coupled to the antenna and configured to; determine a condition related to a plurality of carriers via the antenna; identify a desired number of carriers from the plurality of carriers based on the condition; and transmit a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one selected carrier of the plurality of carriers based on the identified desired number of carriers, wherein the RUM indicates a request by the access point to transmit on the selected carrier and to block interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the access point, from transmitting on the selected carrier;
wherein the transmitting comprises broadcasting the RUM to the interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the access point and wherein the transmitting is further based on determining that interference by the interfering transmitting nodes has exceeded a predetermined threshold level of interference.
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29. An access terminal comprising:
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a transducer; and a processing system coupled to the transducer and configured to; determine a condition related to a plurality of carriers usable to communicate data usable with the transducer; identify a desired number of carriers from the plurality of carriers based on the condition; and transmit a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one selected carrier of the plurality of carriers based on the identified desired number of carriers, wherein the RUM indicates a request by the access terminal to transmit on the selected carrier and to block interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the access terminal, from transmitting on the selected carrier;
wherein the transmitting comprises broadcasting the RUM to the interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the access terminal and wherein the transmitting is further based on determining that interference by the interfering transmitting nodes has exceeded a predetermined threshold level of interference.
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30. A computer program product for wireless data communication comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising codes executable to; determine a condition related to a plurality of carriers; identify a desired number of carriers from the plurality of carriers based on the condition; and transmit a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one selected carrier of the plurality of carriers based on the identified desired number of carriers, wherein the RUM indicates a request by the computer program product to transmit on the selected carrier and to block interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the computer program product, from transmitting on the selected carrier;
wherein the transmitting comprises broadcasting the RUM to the interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the computer program product and wherein the transmitting is further based on determining that interference by the interfering transmitting nodes has exceeded a predetermined threshold level of interference.
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31. An apparatus for wireless data communication comprising:
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a processing system configured to; determine a condition related to a plurality of carriers; identify a desired number of carriers from the plurality of carriers based on the condition; and transmit a resource utilization message (RUM) for at least one selected carrier of the plurality of carriers based on the identified desired number of carriers, wherein the RUM indicates a request by the apparatus to transmit on the selected carrier and to block interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the apparatus, from transmitting on the selected carrier;
wherein the transmitting comprises broadcasting the RUM to the interfering transmitting nodes in the vicinity of the apparatus and wherein the transmitting is further based on determining that interference by the interfering transmitting nodes has exceeded a predetermined threshold level of interference. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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