Control indications for slotted wireless communication
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1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
- defining a timeslot for slotted communication; and
transmitting, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein;
each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted,each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located,the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at an apparatus, andthe instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data.
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Abstract
Multiple control indications are transmitted within timeslots defined for a slotted communication system. For example, a wireless node may transmit a control indication at a beginning of a timeslot and at an end of a timeslot. A control indication may comprise a resource utilization message that a node generates in an attempt reduce inference at the node that is caused by transmissions by neighboring nodes. A node also may synchronize to a received timeslot of another node based on the position of one or more control indications within the timeslot. Here, each control indication may include information that indicates the position of the control indication within the timeslot.
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79 Claims
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1. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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defining a timeslot for slotted communication; and transmitting, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted, each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located, the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at an apparatus, and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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measuring quality of service associated with one or more traffic flows established at an apparatus; determining whether the measured quality of service associated with the one or more traffic flows meets a quality of service target; generating an interference management indication if the quality of service target is not being met, wherein the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on the measured quality of service; defining a timeslot for slotted communication; and transmitting, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted, each instance of the control indication comprises information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located, and the control indication comprises the interference management indication if the quality of service target is not being met. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a timeslot definer configured to define a timeslot for slotted communication; and a transmitter configured to transmit, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein; the transmitter is further configured to independently encode and transmit each instance of the control indication, each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located, the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at the apparatus, and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a control indication generator configured to measure quality of service associated with one or more traffic flows established at the apparatus, determine whether the measured quality of service associated with the one or more traffic flows meets a quality of service target, and generate a control indication, wherein the control indication comprises an interference management indication if the quality of service target is not being met, and wherein the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on the measured quality of service; a time slot definer configured to define a timeslot for slotted communication; and a transmitter configured to transmit, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of the control indication, wherein the transmitter is further configured to independently encode and transmit each instance of the control indication, and wherein each instance of the control indication comprises information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for defining a timeslot for slotted communication; and means for transmitting, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted, each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located, the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at the apparatus, and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for measuring quality of service associated with one or more traffic flows established at the apparatus; means for determining whether the measured quality of service associated with the one or more traffic flows meets a quality of service target; means for generating an interference management indication if the quality of service target is not being met, wherein the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on the measured quality of service; means for defining a timeslot for slotted communication; and means for transmitting, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted, each instance of the control indication comprises information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located, and the control indication comprises the interference management indication if the quality of service target is not being met. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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35. A computer-program product for wireless communication, comprising:
a computer-readable storage device encoded with codes executable by at least one computer to; define a timeslot for slotted communication; and transmit, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted, each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located, the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at an apparatus, and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data.
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36. An access point for wireless communication, comprising:
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an antenna; a timeslot definer configured to define a timeslot for slotted communication; and a transmitter configured to transmit, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of a control indication via the antenna, wherein; the transmitter is further configured to independently encode and transmit each instance of the control indication, each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located, the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at the access point, and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data.
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37. An access terminal for wireless communication, comprising:
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a timeslot definer configured to define a timeslot for slotted communication; a transmitter configured to transmit, in the timeslot, data and at least two instances of a control indication, wherein; the transmitter is further configured to independently encode and transmit each instance of the control indication, each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located, the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at the access terminal, and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data; and a user interface configured to provide data to be transmitted by the transmitter.
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38. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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defining a receive timeslot for slotted communication; and receiving, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein; the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted; each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located; the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at an apparatus; and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a timeslot definer configured to define a receive timeslot for slotted communication; and a receiver configured to receive, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein; the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted; each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located; the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at another apparatus; and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for defining a receive timeslot for slotted communication; and means for receiving, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein; the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted; each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located; the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at another apparatus; and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76)
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77. A computer-program product for wireless communication, comprising:
a computer-readable storage device encoded with codes executable by at least one computer to; define a receive timeslot for slotted communication; and receive, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein; the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted; each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located; the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at an apparatus; and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data.
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78. An access point for wireless communication, comprising:
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an antenna; a timeslot definer configured to define a receive timeslot for slotted communication; and a receiver configured to receive, via the antenna and during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein; the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted; each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located; the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at an apparatus; and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data.
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79. An access terminal for wireless communication, comprising:
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a timeslot definer configured to define a receive timeslot for slotted communication; a receiver configured to receive, during the receive timeslot, signals associated with a transmit timeslot, wherein; the transmit timeslot comprises data and at least two instances of a control indication; each instance of the control indication is independently encoded and transmitted; each instance of the control indication comprises an interference management indication and information that specifies a position within the timeslot at which the instance of the control indication is located; the interference management indication indicates a degree of disadvantage that is based on a measured quality of service associated with at least one traffic flow established at an apparatus; and the instances of the control indication are separated by at least a portion of the data; and a user interface configured to output data received by the receiver.
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