Beacon timeslot allocation
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1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
- a processing system configured to identify, for each access point of a set of access points, any other access points of the set that potentially interfere with the access point, wherein the identification is based on signals received at the access point, and wherein the processing system is further configured to allocate timeslots and radio frequencies for beacon transmissions by the access points of the set based on the identification of the potentially interfering access points; and
a communication component configured to send at least one message indicative of the allocation to at least one of the access points of the set.
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Abstract
Beacon transmissions by access points (e.g., femtocells) are controlled in an attempt to increase the number of beacons seen by the access terminals in the vicinity of the access points. In some aspects, interference between beacons is reduced by, for example, scheduling beacon transmissions of neighboring access points at different times. In some aspects, beacon transmissions are scheduled in a manner (e.g., allocated in substantially contiguous timeslots and/or allocated to different frequencies) that enables access terminals to acquire all relevant beacons in a relatively short time frame.
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50 Claims
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1. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a processing system configured to identify, for each access point of a set of access points, any other access points of the set that potentially interfere with the access point, wherein the identification is based on signals received at the access point, and wherein the processing system is further configured to allocate timeslots and radio frequencies for beacon transmissions by the access points of the set based on the identification of the potentially interfering access points; and a communication component configured to send at least one message indicative of the allocation to at least one of the access points of the set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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identifying, for each access point of a set of access points, any other access points of the set that potentially interfere with the access point, wherein the identification is based on signals received at the access point; allocating timeslots and radio frequencies for beacon transmissions by the access points of the set based on the identification of the potentially interfering access points; and sending at least one message indicative of the allocation to at least one of the access points of the set. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for identifying, for each access point of a set of access points, any other access points of the set that potentially interfere with the access point, wherein the identification is based on signals received at the access point; means for allocating timeslots and radio frequencies for beacon transmissions by the access points of the set based on the identification of the potentially interfering access points; and means for sending at least one message indicative of the allocation to at least one of the access points of the set. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer-program product, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to; identify, for each access point of a set of access points, any other access points of the set that potentially interfere with the access point, wherein the identification is based on signals received at the access point; allocate timeslots and radio frequencies for beacon transmissions by the access points of the set based on the identification of the potentially interfering access points; and send at least one message indicative of the allocation to at least one of the access points of the set. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a processing system configured to; identify, for each access point of a set of access points, any other access points of the set that potentially interfere with the access point, order the access points of the set based on how many potentially interfering access points are identified for each of the access points, and allocate timeslots for beacon transmissions by each of the access points of the set, wherein the allocation is performed according to the ordering of the access points; and a communication component configured to send at least one message indicative of the allocation to at least one of the access points of the set. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method for wireless communication, comprising:
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identifying, for each access point of a set of access points, any other access points of the set that potentially interfere with the access point; ordering the access points of the set based on how many potentially interfering access points are identified for each of the access points; allocating timeslots for beacon transmissions by each of the access points of the set, wherein the allocation is performed according to the ordering of the access points; and sending at least one message indicative of the allocation to at least one of the access points of the set. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for identifying, for each access point of a set of access points, any other access points of the set that potentially interfere with the access point; means for ordering the access points of the set based on how many potentially interfering access points are identified for each of the access points; means for allocating timeslots for beacon transmissions by each of the access points of the set, wherein the allocation is performed according to the ordering of the access points; and means for sending at least one message indicative of the allocation to at least one of the access points of the set. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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47. A computer-program product, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for causing a computer to; identify, for each access point of a set of access points, any other access points of the set that potentially interfere with the access point; order the access points of the set based on how many potentially interfering access points are identified for each of the access points; allocate timeslots for beacon transmissions by each of the access points of the set, wherein the allocation is performed according to the ordering of the access points; and send at least one message indicative of the allocation to at least one of the access points of the set. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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