METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR H-ARQ SCHEDULING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- identifying a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (H-ARQ) protocol to be utilized for communication with one or more users; and
selecting a cooperation strategy to be utilized across respective network nodes for communication with the one or more users based at least in part on the H-ARQ protocol.
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Abstract
Systems and methodologies are described herein that facilitate Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (H-ARQ) scheduling and coordination in a wireless communication system. As described herein, a network node capable of cooperation with other nodes for communication to respective users can coordinate a cooperation strategy across nodes based on a H-ARQ protocol to be utilized for a given user. In the case of a synchronous H-ARQ protocol, communication can be scheduled as described herein such that initial transmissions to a user are conducted cooperatively and re-transmissions are conducted without inter-node cooperation. In the case of a H-ARQ protocol utilizing persistent assignments, transmission intervals can be calculated and utilized based on application latency requirements, backhaul link latency, or other factors. In the case of an asynchronous H-ARQ protocol, repeat transmissions can be coordinated in a similar manner to initial transmissions or conducted without inter-node cooperation based on latency sensitivity of an associated application.
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (H-ARQ) protocol to be utilized for communication with one or more users; and selecting a cooperation strategy to be utilized across respective network nodes for communication with the one or more users based at least in part on the H-ARQ protocol. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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a memory that stores data relating to a user equipment unit (UE) served by the wireless communications apparatus and a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (H-ARQ) protocol configured for communication with the UE; and a processor configured to configure a cooperation strategy to be utilized by the wireless communications apparatus and one or more associated network nodes for communication with the UE based at least in part on the H-ARQ protocol configured for communication with the UE. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for identifying a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (H-ARQ) scheme utilized for communication with an associated terminal; and means for coordinating with one or more associated network nodes to facilitate transmission to the associated terminal based at least in part on a H-ARQ scheme utilized for communication with the associated terminal. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium, comprising; code for causing a computer to identify a Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (H-ARQ) scheme utilized for communication with a user equipment unit (UE); and code for causing a computer to coordinate with one or more associated network nodes to facilitate transmission to the UE based at least in part on a H-ARQ scheme utilized for communication with the UE. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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