METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES AND/OR SYSTEMS RELATING TO RATE SCHEDULING, TRAFFIC SCHEDULING, RATE CONTROL, AND/OR POWER CONTROL
First Claim
1. A method of operating a first communications device, comprising:
- monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period;
if a request to transmit to the first device is received during said monitoring period, determining the power of said received request to transmit to the first device; and
if a request to transmit to a second device is received during said monitoring period, determining the power of said received request to transmit to the second device; and
when a request to transmit to the first device and request to transmit to the second device has been received, making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second device.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus related to peer to peer communication networks are described. Embodiments directed to methods and apparatus for establishing traffic data transmission rates and/or transmission power levels between wireless terminals is described. Embodiments direct to methods and apparatus of making decisions whether or not to transmit as a function of the received power of the received response signals are also described. Transmission of pilot signals after granting of a transmission request and a decision to transmit traffic data has been made occurs in some embodiments. Rate information to be used in determining a traffic rate may be received in response to the pilot signal from a peer to peer (P2P) device.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of operating a first communications device, comprising:
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monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; if a request to transmit to the first device is received during said monitoring period, determining the power of said received request to transmit to the first device; and if a request to transmit to a second device is received during said monitoring period, determining the power of said received request to transmit to the second device; and when a request to transmit to the first device and request to transmit to the second device has been received, making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A first communications device supporting peer to peer communications comprising:
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a monitoring module for monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; a power measurement module for determining the power of a received request to transmit to the first device if a request to transmit to the first device is received during said monitoring period and for determining the power of a received request to transmit to the a device if a request to transmit to the second device is received during said monitoring period; and a transmission decision module for making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second device when a request to transmit to the first device and a request to transmit to the second device has been received. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A first communications device supporting peer to peer communications comprising:
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monitoring means for monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; power measurement means for determining the power of a received request to transmit to the first device if a request to transmit to the first device is received during said monitoring period and for determining the power of a received request to transmit to the a device if a request to transmit to the second device is received during said monitoring period; and transmission decision means for making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second device when a request to transmit to the first device and a request to transmit to the second device has been received. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A computer readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a first communications device to implement a method, the method comprising:
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monitoring to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; if a request to transmit to the first device is received during said monitoring period, determining the power of said received request to transmit to the first device; and if a request to transmit to a second device is received during said monitoring period, determining the power of said received request to transmit to the second device; and when a request to transmit to the first device and request to transmit to the second device has been received, making a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. An apparatus comprising
a processor configured to: -
monitor to receive transmission requests during a monitoring period; if a request to transmit to the first device is received during said monitoring period, determine the power of said received request to transmit to the first device; and if a request to transmit to a second device is received during said monitoring period, determine the power of said received request to transmit to the second device; and when a request to transmit to the first device and request to transmit to the second device has been received, make a decision whether to accept the request to transmit to the first device as a function of the determined power of the received request to transmit to the first device and the determined power of the received request to transmit to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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