Method and apparatus to facilitate support for multi-radio coexistence
First Claim
1. A method for wireless communications, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a device comprising a Long Term Evolution (LTE) modem and an industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) modem, over a software messaging input of the device, a coexistence policy for operation of communication resources of a first radio access technology within a user equipment (UE), in which the coexistence policy;
describes how the first radio access technology will operate based on contemporaneous operating conditions experienced by a second radio access technology, the contemporaneous operating conditions communicated over logical lines between resources of the second radio access technology and resources of the first radio access technology, in which the first radio access technology is configured to operate in one manner in response to one coexistence policy and configured to operate in a different manner in response to a different coexistence policy, andallows the LTE modem to transmit when the ISM modem is not receiving, and the coexistence policy allows the LTE modem to receive when the ISM modem is not transmitting or to receive while accounting for interference from the ISM modem; and
configuring, by the device, operation of communication resources of the user equipment based at least in part on at least one setting in the coexistence policy governing resource operation in response to signals received on the logical lines, in which the configuring comprises;
setting a first logical line when the ISM modem is transmitting,assigning priority to the ISM modem on a second logical line when the ISM modem is receiving,halting transmission by the LTE modem when the ISM modem has priority on the second logical line,allowing transmission by the LTE modem when the ISM modem does not have priority on the second logical line, andallowing receiving by the LTE modem when the first logical line is not set.
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Abstract
A method of wireless communication includes monitoring coexistence issues among supported radios in a User Equipment (UE). The method includes determining a coexistence policy for communication resource operation within a user equipment (UE) and configuring communication resources of the user equipment in accordance with the determined coexistence policy. The policy may give priority to an LTE modem, an ISM modem, or may implement a variable priority scheme. The policy may be communicated to each modem from a host over a software messaging communication line. Modems in the UE may communicate with each other through logical lines providing real time communication. The policy may determine the operation of each modem and the treatment of the logical lines by each modem.
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1. A method for wireless communications, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a device comprising a Long Term Evolution (LTE) modem and an industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) modem, over a software messaging input of the device, a coexistence policy for operation of communication resources of a first radio access technology within a user equipment (UE), in which the coexistence policy; describes how the first radio access technology will operate based on contemporaneous operating conditions experienced by a second radio access technology, the contemporaneous operating conditions communicated over logical lines between resources of the second radio access technology and resources of the first radio access technology, in which the first radio access technology is configured to operate in one manner in response to one coexistence policy and configured to operate in a different manner in response to a different coexistence policy, and allows the LTE modem to transmit when the ISM modem is not receiving, and the coexistence policy allows the LTE modem to receive when the ISM modem is not transmitting or to receive while accounting for interference from the ISM modem; and configuring, by the device, operation of communication resources of the user equipment based at least in part on at least one setting in the coexistence policy governing resource operation in response to signals received on the logical lines, in which the configuring comprises; setting a first logical line when the ISM modem is transmitting, assigning priority to the ISM modem on a second logical line when the ISM modem is receiving, halting transmission by the LTE modem when the ISM modem has priority on the second logical line, allowing transmission by the LTE modem when the ISM modem does not have priority on the second logical line, and allowing receiving by the LTE modem when the first logical line is not set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a memory; and at least one processor coupled to the memory executing instructions stored thereon, the at least one processor being configured; to receive over a software messaging input, a coexistence policy for operation of communication resources of a first radio access technology within a user equipment (UE), in which the coexistence policy; describes how the first radio access technology will operate based on contemporaneous operating conditions experienced by a second radio access technology, the contemporaneous operating conditions communicated over logical lines between resources of the second radio access technology and resources of the first radio access technology, in which the first radio access technology is configured to operate in one manner in response to one coexistence policy and configured to operate in a different manner in response to a different coexistence policy, and allows a Long Term Evolution (LTE) modem to transmit when an industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) modem is not receiving, and the coexistence policy allows the LTE modem to receive when the ISM modem is not transmitting or to receive while accounting for interference from the ISM modem; and to configure operation of communication resources of the user equipment based at least in part on at least one setting in the coexistence policy governing resource operation in response to signals received on the logical lines, in which the configuring comprises; setting a first logical line when the ISM modem is transmitting, assigning priority to the ISM modem on a second logical line when the ISM modem is receiving, halting transmission by the LTE modem when the ISM modem has priority on the second logical line, allowing transmission by the LTE modem when the ISM modem does not have priority on the second logical line, and allowing receiving by the LTE modem when the first logical line is not set. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer program product for wireless communication in a wireless network, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium having non-transitory program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising; program code to receive over a software messaging input, a coexistence policy for operation of communication resources of a first radio access technology within a user equipment (UE), in which the coexistence policy; describes how the first radio access technology will operate based on contemporaneous operating conditions experienced by a second radio access technology, the contemporaneous operating conditions communicated over logical lines between resources of the second radio access technology and resources of the first radio access technology, in which the first radio access technology is configured to operate in one manner in response to one coexistence policy and configured to operate in a different manner in response to a different coexistence policy, and allows a Long Term Evolution (LTE) modem to transmit when an industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) modem is not receiving, and the coexistence policy allows the LTE modem to receive when the ISM modem is not transmitting or to receive while accounting for interference from the ISM modem; and program code to configure operation of communication resources of the user equipment based at least in part on at least one setting in the coexistence policy governing resource operation in response to signals received on the logical lines, in which the configuring comprises; setting a first logical line when the ISM modem is transmitting, assigning priority to the ISM modem on a second logical line when the ISM modem is receiving, halting transmission by the LTE modem when the ISM modem has priority on the second logical line, allowing transmission by the LTE modem when the ISM modem does not have priority on the second logical line, and allowing receiving by the LTE modem when the first logical line is not set.
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