Methods and apparatus for use in peer to peer communications devices and/or systems relating to rate scheduling, traffic scheduling, rate control, and/or power control
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first communications device, comprising:
- monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period;
if a request to transmit to the first communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device, determining a power of said received request to transmit to the first communications device;
if a request to transmit to a second communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device, determining a power of said received request to transmit to the second communications device; and
when the request to transmit to the first device and the request to transmit to the second communications device have been received by the first communications device, making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first communications device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first communications device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second communications device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. Embodiments directed to methods and apparatus for establishing traffic data transmission rates and/or transmission power levels between wireless terminals is described. Embodiments direct to methods and apparatus of making decisions whether or not to transmit as a function of the received power of the received response signals are also described. Transmission of pilot signals after granting of a transmission request and a decision to transmit traffic data has been made occurs in some embodiments. Rate information to be used in determining a traffic rate may be received in response to the pilot signal from a peer to peer (P2P) device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first communications device, comprising:
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monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; if a request to transmit to the first communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device, determining a power of said received request to transmit to the first communications device; if a request to transmit to a second communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device, determining a power of said received request to transmit to the second communications device; and when the request to transmit to the first device and the request to transmit to the second communications device have been received by the first communications device, making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first communications device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first communications device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second communications device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A first communications device supporting peer to peer communications comprising:
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a monitoring module for monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; a power measurement module for determining a power of a received request to transmit to the first communications device if the request to transmit to the first communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device and for determining a power of a received request to transmit to a second communications device if the request to transmit to the second communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device; and a transmission decision module for making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first communications device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first communications device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second communications device when the request to transmit to the first communications device and the request to transmit to the second communications device have been received. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A first communications device supporting peer to peer communications comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; power measurement means for determining a power of a received request to transmit to the first communications device if the request to transmit to the first communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device and for determining a power of a received request to transmit to a second communications device if the request to transmit to the second communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device; and transmission decision means for making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first communications device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first communications device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second communications device when the request to transmit to the first communications device and the request to transmit to the second communications device have been received. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a first communications device to implement a method, the method comprising:
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monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; if a request to transmit to the first communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device, determining a power of said received request to transmit to the first communications device; and if a request to transmit to a second communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device, determining a power of said received request to transmit to the second communications device; and when the request to transmit to the first communications device and the request to transmit to the second communications device have been received by the first communications device, making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first communications device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first communications device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second communications device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A first communications device comprising a processor configured to:
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monitor to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; if a request to transmit to the first communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device, determine a power of said received request to transmit to the first communications device; if a request to transmit to a second communications device is received during said monitoring period by the first communications device, determine a power of said received request to transmit to the second communications device; and when a request to transmit to the first communications device and the request to transmit to the second communications device have been received by the first communications device, make a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first communications device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first communications device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second communications device. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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