Dynamic bandwidth adjustment in flexible bandwidth systems
First Claim
1. A method of dynamically adapting flexible bandwidth in a wireless communications system, the method comprising:
- identifying a first scaling factor of a first flexible bandwidth carrier;
determining a second scaling factor;
transmitting the second scaling factor to a mobile device;
transmitting at least a time or a timing period to the mobile device regarding when a bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier will be adapted from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor; and
adapting the bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices are provided for dynamically adapting the bandwidth of flexible bandwidth carriers. Adapting the bandwidth of a flexible bandwidth carrier may be achieved through changing the scale factor of the flexible bandwidth signal. Information such as traffic patterns, interference measurements, etc., may be utilized to determine the adapted scaling factors. In macrocellular deployments, for example, dynamically adjusting the bandwidth of a flexible bandwidth system may be utilized in order to increase network capacity, mitigate interference caused to other carriers, avoid adjacent carrier interference, and/or save energy on the network. Traffic pattern and other information may also be utilized to dynamically adjust uplink and downlink bandwidths of a flexible bandwidth carrier, either jointly or independently.
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52 Claims
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1. A method of dynamically adapting flexible bandwidth in a wireless communications system, the method comprising:
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identifying a first scaling factor of a first flexible bandwidth carrier; determining a second scaling factor; transmitting the second scaling factor to a mobile device; transmitting at least a time or a timing period to the mobile device regarding when a bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier will be adapted from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor; and adapting the bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communications system configured for dynamically adapting flexible bandwidth, the system comprising means for identifying a first scaling factor of a first flexible bandwidth carrier;
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means for identifying a first scaling factor of a first flexible bandwidth carrier; means for determining a second scaling factor; means for transmitting the second scaling factor to a mobile device; means for transmitting at least a time or a timing period to the mobile device regarding when a bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier will be adapted from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor; and means for adapting the bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product for dynamically adapting flexible bandwidth in a wireless communications system comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising; code for identifying a first scaling factor of a first flexible bandwidth carrier; code for determining a second scaling factor; code for transmitting the second scaling factor to a mobile device; code for transmitting at least a time or a timing period to the mobile device regarding when a bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier will be adapted from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor; and code for adapting the bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A wireless communications device configured for dynamically adapting flexible bandwidth in a wireless communications system, the device comprising:
at least one processor configured to; identify a first scaling factor of a first flexible bandwidth carrier; determine a second scaling factor; transmit the second scaling factor to a mobile device; transmit at least a time or a timing period to the mobile device regarding when a bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier will be adapted from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor; and adapt the bandwidth of the first flexible bandwidth carrier from utilizing the first scaling factor to utilizing the second scaling factor. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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