Time shifting of co-channel data transmissions to reduce co-channel interference
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1. A method for determining capabilities of a remote terminal by a base station, the method comprising:
- maintaining an active voice call with the remote terminal;
sending a single discovery burst to the remote terminal during a first time interval;
receiving a first response from the remote terminal;
sending multiple discovery bursts to the remote terminal during a second time interval following the first time interval;
receiving a second response from the remote terminal;
sending a progressively increasing number of discovery bursts to the remote terminal during subsequent time intervals until a threshold is reached; and
determining whether the remote terminal is capable of multi-user on one slot operation based on the first response and the second response.
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Abstract
A cellular communications system in which transmission of control signals for plural different remote stations is so displaced in time that the transmission of control signals for one remote station does not interfere with the transmission of control signals for another remote station, the displacement being sufficient to prevent contemporaneous reception of control signals by the remote station intended for the other remote station. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
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1. A method for determining capabilities of a remote terminal by a base station, the method comprising:
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maintaining an active voice call with the remote terminal; sending a single discovery burst to the remote terminal during a first time interval; receiving a first response from the remote terminal; sending multiple discovery bursts to the remote terminal during a second time interval following the first time interval; receiving a second response from the remote terminal; sending a progressively increasing number of discovery bursts to the remote terminal during subsequent time intervals until a threshold is reached; and determining whether the remote terminal is capable of multi-user on one slot operation based on the first response and the second response. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for determining capabilities of a remote terminal by a base station, comprising:
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a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to; maintain an active voice call with the remote terminal; send a single discovery burst to the remote terminal during a first time interval; receive a first response from the remote terminal; send multiple discovery bursts to the remote terminal during a second time interval following the first time interval; receive a second response from the remote terminal; send a progressively increasing number of discovery bursts to the remote terminal during subsequent time intervals until a threshold is reached; and determine whether the remote terminal is capable of multi-user on one slot operation based on the first response and the second response. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
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code for causing a base station to maintain an active voice call with a remote terminal; code for causing the base station to send a single discovery burst to the remote terminal during a first time interval; code for causing the base station to receive a first response from the remote terminal; code for causing the base station to send multiple discovery bursts to the remote terminal during a second time interval following the first time interval; code for causing the base station to receive a second response from the remote terminal; code for causing the base station to send a progressively increasing number of discovery bursts to the remote terminal during subsequent time intervals until a threshold is reached; and code for causing the base station to determine whether the remote terminal is capable of multi-user on one slot operation based on the first response and the second response. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for providing capabilities of a remote terminal to a base station, the method comprising:
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maintaining an active voice call with the base station; receiving a single discovery burst from the base station during a first time interval; sending a first response to the base station; receiving multiple discovery bursts from the base station during a second time interval following the first time interval; sending a second response to the base station, wherein the first response and the second response indicate whether the remote terminal is capable of multi-user on one slot operation; and receiving a progressively increasing number of discovery bursts during subsequent time intervals until a threshold is reached. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus for providing capabilities of a remote terminal to a base station, comprising:
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a processor; memory in electronic communication with the processor; and instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to; maintain an active voice call with the base station; receive a single discovery burst from the base station during a first time interval; send a first response to the base station; receive multiple discovery bursts from the base station during a second time interval following the first time interval; send a second response to the base station, wherein the first response and second response indicate whether the remote terminal is capable of multi-user on one slot operation; and receive a progressively increasing number of discovery bursts during subsequent time intervals until a threshold is reached. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for determining capabilities of a remote terminal by a base station, comprising:
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means for maintaining an active voice call with the base station; means for receiving a single discovery burst from the base station during a first time interval; means for sending a first response to the base station; means for receiving multiple discovery bursts from the base station during a second time interval following the first time interval; means for sending a second response to the base station, wherein the first response and the second response indicate whether the remote terminal is capable of multi-user on one slot operation; and means for receiving a progressively increasing number of discovery bursts during subsequent time intervals until a threshold is reached. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
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code for causing a remote terminal to maintain an active voice call with a base station; code for causing the remote terminal to receive a single discovery burst from the base station during a first time interval; code for causing the remote terminal to send a first response to the base station; code for causing the remote terminal to receive multiple discovery bursts from the base station during a second time interval following the first time interval; code for causing the remote terminal to send a second response to the base station, wherein the first response and the second response indicate whether the remote terminal is capable of multi-user on one slot operation; and code for causing the remote terminal to receive a progressively increasing number of discovery bursts during subsequent time intervals until a threshold is reached.
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39. An apparatus for determining capabilities of a remote terminal by a base station, comprising:
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means for maintaining an active voice call with the remote terminal; means for sending a single discovery burst to the remote terminal during a first time interval; means for receiving a first response from the remote terminal; means for sending multiple discovery bursts to the remote terminal during a second time interval following the first time interval; means for receiving a second response from the remote terminal; means for sending a progressively increasing number of discovery bursts to the remote terminal during subsequent time intervals until a threshold is reached; and means for determining whether the remote terminal is capable of multi-user on one slot operation based on the first response and the second response.
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