Method and apparatus for providing uplink control signalling in a multi-radio access environment
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1. A method comprising:
- implementing, via a device configured to communicate wirelessly, radio resource management and a general link layer jointly across at least two radio access technology modules;
selecting one of the radio access technology modules to perform control signaling in a multi-radio environment;
generating channel quality indication transmissions and encoding channel quality indications based on a configuration of the selected radio access technology module;
implementing an expectation time for acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements based on a configuration of the selected radio access technology module and a multi-radio transmission diversity scheme; and
performing joint processing of the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements via the selected radio access technology module,wherein generating channel quality indication transmissions and encoding channel quality indications are performed in parallel with joint processing of the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements and implementing the expectation time for the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements.
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Abstract
Various methods for providing control signaling in a multi-radio access environment are provided. One example method includes implementing radio resource management and a general link layer jointly across at least two radio access technology modules, and selecting one of the radio access technology modules to perform control signaling in a multi-radio environment. Similar and related example methods and example apparatuses are also provided.
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1. A method comprising:
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implementing, via a device configured to communicate wirelessly, radio resource management and a general link layer jointly across at least two radio access technology modules; selecting one of the radio access technology modules to perform control signaling in a multi-radio environment; generating channel quality indication transmissions and encoding channel quality indications based on a configuration of the selected radio access technology module; implementing an expectation time for acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements based on a configuration of the selected radio access technology module and a multi-radio transmission diversity scheme; and performing joint processing of the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements via the selected radio access technology module, wherein generating channel quality indication transmissions and encoding channel quality indications are performed in parallel with joint processing of the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements and implementing the expectation time for the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
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implement radio resource management and a general link layer jointly across at least two radio access technology modules; select one of the radio access technology modules to perform control signaling in a multi-radio environment; generate channel quality indication transmissions and encoding channel quality indications based on a configuration of the selected radio access technology module; implement an expectation time for acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements based on a configuration of the selected radio access technology module and a multi-radio transmission diversity scheme; and perform joint processing of the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements via the selected radio access technology module, wherein generate channel quality indication transmissions and encoding channel quality indications are performed in parallel with joint processing of the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements and implement the expectation time for the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer program code stored thereon, the computer program code configured to, when executed, cause an apparatus to:
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implement radio resource management and a general link layer jointly across at least two radio access technology modules; select one of the radio access technology modules to perform control signaling in a multi-radio environment; generate channel quality indication transmissions and encoding channel quality indications based on a configuration of the selected radio access technology module; implement an expectation time for acknowledgements and negative acknowledgements based on a configuration of the selected radio access technology module and a multi-radio transmission diversity scheme; and perform joint processing of the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements via the selected radio access technology module, wherein generate channel quality indication transmissions and encoding channel quality indications are performed in parallel with joint processing of the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements and implement the expectation time for the acknowledgements and the negative acknowledgements. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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