Method and system for direct mode communication within a talkgroup

• US 9,578,469 B2
• Filed: 10/02/2014
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: Ruelke, Charles R., Corke, Robert J., Logalbo, Bob
• Primary Examiner(s): Rachedine, Mohammed
• Application Number:
  US14/505,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20160100294A1
• Time in Patent Office: 873 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0016 Time-frequency-code
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/08 Trunked mobile radio systems

Abstract

A method and system for direct mode operation (DMO) of a talkgroup enables device to device (D2D) DMO operation leveraged from a Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system. The method includes scanning at a radio receiver a defined radio frequency spectrum; receiving at the radio receiver in the defined radio frequency spectrum a wake-up signal; identifying a talkgroup identifier in the wake-up signal, wherein the talkgroup identifier corresponds to a talkgroup being monitored by the radio receiver; in response to identifying the talkgroup identifier, decoding code sequences included in the wake-up signal; identifying in at least one of the code sequences both a center frequency and a transmission bandwidth of the DMO transmission; and tuning the radio receiver to receive the DMO transmission at the center frequency and transmission bandwidth.

Claims

1. A method for receiving at a radio receiver a direct mode operation (DMO) transmission to a talkgroup, the method comprising:

scanning at the radio receiver a defined radio frequency spectrum;

receiving at the radio receiver in the defined radio frequency spectrum a wake-up signal;

identifying a talkgroup identifier in the wake-up signal, wherein the talkgroup identifier corresponds to a talkgroup being monitored by the radio receiver;

in response to identifying the talkgroup identifier, decoding code sequences received at the radio receiver and associated with the talkgroup identifier;

identifying in at least one of the code sequences both a center frequency and a transmission bandwidth of the DMO transmission;

tuning the radio receiver to receive the DMO transmission at the center frequency and transmission bandwidth; and

wherein the code sequences are Walsh code sequences and wherein decoding the code sequences comprises digital signal parallel processing of matched filters for Walsh sequence cross-correlation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying in at least one of the code sequences both a center frequency and a transmission bandwidth of the DMO transmission comprises looking up an index of a code sequence in a predefined table, where the index lists at least one of:

a) an amount of frequency between the center frequency of the DMO transmission and a current center frequency of the radio receiver;

b) whether the amount of frequency should be added or subtracted to the current center frequency; and

c) an occupied bandwidth of the DMO transmission.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the defined radio frequency spectrum is defined by a plurality of contiguous resource blocks, and wherein the code sequences each correspond to a single resource block.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a predetermined hang-time is appended to a termination of reception of the DMO transmission, thus enabling a response transmission having a same timing, bandwidth and center frequency of the DMO transmission.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the DMO transmission comprises a data packet of a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Physical Up-link signaling channel (PUSCH).

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the code sequences are included in the wake-up signal.

7. A method for transmitting from a radio transmitter a direct mode operation (DMO) transmission to a talkgroup, the method comprising:

determining a required bandwidth for the DMO transmission in a defined radio frequency spectrum;

identifying a range of contiguous resource blocks that are available for use in the defined radio frequency spectrum;

transmitting a wake-up signal, wherein the wake-up signal comprises a talkgroup identifier;

transmitting code sequences associated with the talkgroup identifier that identify both a center frequency and a transmission bandwidth corresponding to the range of contiguous resource blocks that are available for use in the defined radio frequency spectrum; and

transmitting the DMO transmission at the center frequency and transmission bandwidth.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the DMO transmission comprises a data packet of a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Physical Up-link signaling channel (PUSCH).

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the code sequences are Walsh code sequences.

10. A radio receiver for receiving a direct mode operation (DMO) transmission to a talkgroup, the radio receiver comprising:

a receiver system including a protocol specific device to device (D2D) control system, wherein the receiver system and D2D control system are configured to;

scan at the receiver system a defined radio frequency spectrum;

receive at the receiver system in the defined radio frequency spectrum a wake-up signal;

identify a talkgroup identifier in the wake-up signal, wherein the talkgroup identifier corresponds to a talkgroup being monitored by the receiver system;

in response to identifying the talkgroup identifier, decode code sequences received at the receiver system and associated with the talkgroup identifier;

identify in at least one of the code sequences both a center frequency and a transmission bandwidth of the DMO transmission;

tune the receiver system to receive the DMO transmission at the center frequency and transmission bandwidth; and

wherein the code sequences are Walsh code sequences and wherein decoding the code sequences comprises digital signal parallel processing of matched filters for Walsh sequence cross-correlation.

11. The radio receiver of claim 10, wherein identifying in at least one of the code sequences both a center frequency and a transmission bandwidth of the DMO transmission comprises looking up an index of a code sequence in a predefined table, where the index lists at least one of:

a) an amount of frequency between the center frequency of the DMO transmission and a current center frequency of the radio receiver;

b) whether the amount of frequency should be added or subtracted to the current center frequency; and

c) an occupied bandwidth of the DMO transmission.

12. The radio receiver of claim 10, wherein the defined radio frequency spectrum is defined by a plurality of contiguous resource blocks, and wherein the code sequences each correspond to a single resource block.

13. The radio receiver of claim 10, wherein a predetermined hang-time is appended to a termination of reception of the DMO transmission, thus enabling a response transmission having a same timing, bandwidth and center frequency of the DMO transmission.

14. The radio receiver of claim 10, wherein the DMO transmission comprises a data packet of a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Physical Up-link signaling channel (PUSCH).

15. The radio receiver of claim 10, wherein the code sequences are included in the wake-up signal.

16. A radio transmitter for transmitting a direct mode operation (DMO) transmission to a talkgroup, the radio transmitter comprising:

a transmitter system including a protocol specific device to device (D2D) control system, wherein the transmitter system and D2D control system are configured to;

determine a required bandwidth for the DMO transmission in a defined radio frequency spectrum;

identify a range of contiguous resource blocks that are available for use in the defined radio frequency spectrum;

transmit a wake-up signal, wherein the wake-up signal comprises a talkgroup identifier;

transmit code sequences associated with the talkgroup identifier that identify both a center frequency and a transmission bandwidth corresponding to the range of contiguous resource blocks that are available for use in the defined radio frequency spectrum; and

transmit the DMO transmission at the center frequency and transmission bandwidth.