Patent classifications
H04B2001/71362
Apparatus and method of choosing working frequency points
A Bluetooth receiver includes a memory; and one or more processors in communication with the memory, the one or more processors configured to perform operations including: dividing Bluetooth frequencies of the Bluetooth receiver into Bluetooth frequency classes based on a frequency relationship among Bluetooth channels of the Bluetooth receiver and non-overlapping Wi-Fi channels of an interfering Wi-Fi device operating in a Wi-Fi frequency range within the Bluetooth frequency range, each Bluetooth frequency class including one or more Bluetooth frequency groups; determining one or more working Bluetooth frequency groups of the Bluetooth frequency classes based on pre-determined requirements, and saving entire working Bluetooth frequencies within the one or more working Bluetooth frequency groups into a channel map table, which can be used for Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) to reduce Wi-Fi interferences caused by the Wi-Fi device. The Bluetooth receiver may efficiently and quickly choose working Bluetooth frequency points.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COORDINATED UTILIZATION OF QUASI-LICENSED WIRELESS SPECTRUM
Methods and apparatus for providing quasi-licensed spectrum access within a prescribed area or venue, including to users or subscribers of one or more Mobile Network Operators (MNOs). In one embodiment, the quasi-licensed spectrum utilizes 3.5 GHz CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) spectrum allocated by a Federal or commercial SAS (Spectrum Access System) to a managed content delivery network that includes one or more wireless access nodes (e.g., CBSDs) in data communication with a controller, and the core(s) of the MNO network(s). In one variant, the controller dynamically allocates (i) spectrum within the area or venue within CBRS bands, and (ii) MNO roaming users or subscribers to CBRS bands (e.g., via extant LTE-TD technology). In one particular implementation, the managed network comprises a Multiple Systems Operator (MSO) network such as a cable or satellite network, and the MSO and MNO coordinate to implement user-specific and/or data-specific policies for the roaming MNO subscribers.
METHOD OF SHARING SPECTRUM BY FREQUENCY HOPPING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING THE SAME
A method of sharing a spectrum by frequency hopping includes receiving frequency usage information for a shared spectrum of a first communication system, setting a weight for determining a ratio of channels to be used for communication by frequency hopping of a second communication system from among first channels of the second communication system corresponding to an unused spectrum in the shared spectrum and second channels of the second communication system corresponding to a used spectrum in the shared spectrum, based on the received frequency usage information, and selecting a frequency hopping channel from among the first channels and the second channels based on the set weight.
USER TERMINAL, RADIO BASE STATION AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD
A user terminal is disclosed including a receiver that receives a downlink signal that is transmitted in repetitions in narrow bands to which frequency hopping is applied, and a processor that specifies a pattern of the applied frequency hopping based on a starting index that indicates a first narrow band in the narrow bands and a frequency offset that is a shift in a frequency direction from the first narrow band. The processor causes the receiver to receive the downlink signal using the specified pattern. Each of the narrow bands is a part of a system band. The user terminal communicates using the narrow bands only. The downlink signal starts being allocated to the first narrow band.
Pairing multiple devices into a designated group for a communication session
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for pairing multiple devices into a designated group for a communication session are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing, via at least a portion of multiple processing devices, information associated with a network in connection with one or more device pairing requests from one or more of the processing devices; implementing, via at least one the multiple processing devices, a pairing algorithm, wherein the pairing algorithm comprises searching for one or more of the processing devices, in accordance with one or more temporal values associated with the at least one processing device and at least one of the one or more device pairing requests corresponding thereto, and one or more pairing parameters; and automatically pairing, via the network and based on the pairing algorithm, the at least one processing device to one or more of the processing devices.
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A TRANSMIT PATH WITH FREQUENCY HOPPING PHASE LOCKED LOOP
An apparatus comprising a transmit path, a plurality of local oscillators and a control unit. The control unit may be configured to: receive an upcoming resource block (RB) allocation; determine whether the upcoming RB allocation is the same as the current RB allocation; in response to determining that the upcoming RB allocation is different than the current RB allocation: select an unused LO of the plurality of LOs; determine whether a number of allocated RBs associated with the upcoming RB allocation is greater than a threshold; and in response to determining that the number of allocated RBs associated with the upcoming RB allocation is not greater than the threshold, tune the selected LO to a frequency corresponding to the upcoming RB allocation.
PAIRING MULTIPLE DEVICES INTO A DESIGNATED GROUP FOR A COMMUNICATION SESSION
Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for pairing multiple devices into a designated group for a communication session are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes processing, via at least a portion of multiple processing devices, information associated with a network in connection with one or more device pairing requests from one or more of the processing devices; implementing, via at least one the multiple processing devices, a pairing algorithm, wherein the pairing algorithm comprises searching for one or more of the processing devices, in accordance with one or more temporal values associated with the at least one processing device and at least one of the one or more device pairing requests corresponding thereto, and one or more pairing parameters; and automatically pairing, via the network and based on the pairing algorithm, the at least one processing device to one or more of the processing devices.