Wireless communication methods and apparatus supporting multiple modes
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04W-004/00
H04L-005/00
H04W-016/14
H04W-072/02
H04W-008/00
H04L-027/26
H04W-048/20
H04W-036/16
H04W-088/10
H04W-052/02
H04W-036/24
H04W-088/04
H04J-003/06
H04W-048/08
H04W-088/06
H04W-084/18
H04W-040/24
H04W-028/04
H04W-028/18
H04W-048/16
H04W-088/02
H04W-084/04
H04W-052/04
출원번호
US-0621983
(2007-01-10)
등록번호
US-8902865
(2014-12-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Laroia, Rajiv
Lane, Frank A.
Li, Junyi
Richardson, Tom
출원인 / 주소
QUALCOMM Incorporated
대리인 / 주소
O'Hare, James K.
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초록▼
Wireless terminal operation is coordinated to be responsive to dynamic communications frequency spectrum reallocation between infrastructure based communications usage and peer to peer communications usage. Methods and apparatus in which mobile nodes switch between cellular and peer to peer communic
Wireless terminal operation is coordinated to be responsive to dynamic communications frequency spectrum reallocation between infrastructure based communications usage and peer to peer communications usage. Methods and apparatus in which mobile nodes switch between cellular and peer to peer communication modes of operation are described. Broadcast signals, e.g., beacon signals, are monitored and detected by the mobile node to ascertain a current spectrum usage designation, and the mobile node switches operational modes in response to detected changes in the broadcast signals.
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1. A method of operating a wireless device, the method comprising: monitoring for broadcast signals from a base station;determining from a received beacon signal transmitted from said base station if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum from one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer
1. A method of operating a wireless device, the method comprising: monitoring for broadcast signals from a base station;determining from a received beacon signal transmitted from said base station if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum from one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer use during which said spectrum is used for peer to peer communications to the other one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer use;determining from said received beacon signal whether spectrum is allocated for infrastructure use or peer to peer use; andin response to detecting a reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use, reducing a transmission power. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising: in response to detecting a reallocation of frequency spectrum from an infrastructure use to peer to peer use, ceasing to maintain a link established with said base station. 3. The method of claim 1, further comprising: continuing, at a reduced transmission power level, a peer to peer communications session that was ongoing at the time transmission power was reduced in response to detecting reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining from a received beacon signal transmitted from said base station if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum includes determining if there has been a change in information communicated by said received beacon signal relative to information communicated in a previously received beacon signal. 5. The method of claim 2, wherein information communicated by said beacon signal indicates a peer to peer mode of frequency spectrum use. 6. The method of claim 5, further comprising: switching from a cellular mode of operation to a peer to peer mode of operation in response to detecting a predetermined change in at least one of said broadcast signals. 7. The method of claim 2, further comprising: ceasing communication with said base station in the frequency spectrum previously used by said communications link in response to detecting a predetermined change in the at least one of said broadcast signals. 8. The method of claim 2, further comprising: continuing to monitor for signals from said base station after ceasing to maintain said link; andre-establishing a link with said base station in response to detecting a broadcast signal indicating a reallocation of said spectrum to infrastructure use. 9. The method of claim 8, further comprising: maintaining device transmission silence between the time the device ceases to maintain said link and a link is re-established. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein said wireless device remains in a coverage area corresponding to said base station between the time the link is ceased to be maintained and a link is re-established. 11. The method of claim 8, further comprising: establishing a peer to peer communications session with another wireless terminal during at least a portion of the time between which said link is ceased to be maintained and a link is re-established. 12. A wireless communications device, comprising: a link establishment module for establishing a communications link with a base station;a broadcast signal monitoring module for monitoring to detect broadcast signals from said base station while maintaining said communications link;a determination module configured to: determine from a received beacon signal transmitted from said base station if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum from one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer use during which said spectrum is used for peer to peer communications to the other one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer use anddetermine from said received beacon signal whether spectrum is allocated for infrastructure use or peer to peer use; anda mode control module for controlling the wireless communications device to operate in a peer to peer mode of operation when it is determined that spectrum is to be used for peer to peer mode communication and for controlling the wireless communications device to operate in a cellular mode of operation when it is determined that spectrum is to be used for cellular mode communication, said mode control module reducing a transmission power when said received beacon signal indicates a reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use. 13. The wireless communications device of claim 12, wherein said mode control module drops an established link with said base station when said received beacon signal indicates a reallocation of frequency spectrum from an infrastructure to a peer to peer use; and wherein said mode control module controls a control signaling module for generating control signals used to maintain said established link with said base station to stop generating control signals used to maintain said link when said control module drops said established link. 14. The wireless communications device of claim 11, wherein said mode control module is configured to control the wireless communications device to continue, at a reduced transmission power level, a peer to peer communications session that was ongoing at the time transmission power was reduced in response to detecting reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use. 15. The wireless communications device of claim 11, wherein said determination module determines from said received beacon signal if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum by determining if there has been a change in information communicated by said received beacon signal relative to information communicated in a previously received beacon signal. 16. The wireless communications device of claim 13, wherein information communicated by said beacon signal indicates a peer to peer mode of frequency spectrum use. 17. The wireless communications device of claim 16, wherein said mode control module includes: a switching module for switching from a cellular mode of operation to a peer to peer mode of operation in response to detecting a predetermined change in at least one of said broadcast signals. 18. The wireless communications device of claim 13, further comprising: a link re-establishment module for re-establishing a link with said base station in response to detecting a broadcast signal indicating a reallocation of said spectrum to infrastructure use. 19. The wireless communications device of claim 18, further comprising: a peer to peer communications establishment module for establishing a peer to peer communications session with another wireless terminal during at least a portion of the time between which said link is ceased to be maintained and a link is re-established. 20. A wireless communications device, comprising: link establishment means for establishing a communications link with a base station;broadcast signal monitoring means for monitoring to detect broadcast signals from said base station while maintaining said communications link;means for determining from a received beacon signal transmitted from said base station if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum from one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer use during which said spectrum is used for peer to peer communications to the other one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer usemeans for determining from said received beacon signal whether spectrum is allocated for infrastructure use or peer to peer use; andmode control means for controlling the wireless communications device to operate in a peer to peer mode of operation when it is determined that spectrum is to be used for peer to peer mode communication and for controlling the wireless communications device to operate in a cellular mode of operation when it is determined that spectrum is to be used for cellular mode communication, said mode control means reducing a transmission power when said received beacon signal indicates a reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use. 21. The wireless communications device of claim 20, wherein said mode control means control the wireless communications device to drop an established link with said base station when said received beacon signal indicates a reallocation of frequency spectrum from an infrastructure to a peer to peer use. 22. The wireless communications device of claim 20, wherein said mode control means control the wireless communications device to continue, at a reduced transmission power level, a peer to peer communications session that was ongoing at the time transmission power was reduced in response to detecting reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use. 23. The wireless communications device of claim 20, wherein said means for determining from said received beacon signal if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum include means for determining if there has been a change in information communicated by said received beacon signal relative to information communicated in a previously received beacon signal. 24. The wireless communications device of claim 21, wherein information communicated by said beacon signal indicates a peer to peer mode of frequency spectrum use. 25. The wireless communications device of claim 21, further comprising: link re-establishment means for re-establishing a link with said base station in response to detecting a broadcast signal indicating a reallocation of said spectrum to infrastructure use. 26. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a wireless device, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising: instructions for causing the wireless device to monitor for broadcast signals from a base station;instructions for causing the wireless device to determine from a received beacon signal transmitted from said base station if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum from one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer use during which said spectrum is used for peer to peer communications to the other one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer use;instructions for causing the wireless device to determine from said received beacon signal whether spectrum is allocated for infrastructure use or peer to peer use andinstructions for causing the wireless device to reduce a transmission power when said received beacon signal indicates a reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use. 27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26, further comprising: instructions for causing the wireless device to drop an established link with said base station when said received beacon signal indicates a reallocation of frequency spectrum from an infrastructure to a peer to peer use. 28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26, further comprising: instructions for causing the wireless communications device to continue, at a reduced transmission power level, a peer to peer communications session that was ongoing at the time transmission power was reduced in response to detecting reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use. 29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein said instructions for determining from a received beacon signal transmitted from said base station if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum includes instructions for determining if there has been a change in information communicated by said received beacon signal relative to information communicated in a previously received beacon signal. 30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 27, further comprising: instructions for causing the wireless device to cease communication with said base station in the frequency spectrum previously used by said communications link in response to detecting a predetermined change in at least one of said broadcast signals. 31. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 27, further comprising: instructions for causing the wireless device to continue to monitor for signals from said base station after ceasing to maintain said link; andinstructions for causing the wireless device to re-establish a link with said base station in response to detecting a broadcast signal indicating a reallocation of said spectrum to infrastructure use. 32. An apparatus comprising: a wireless communications device processor configured to: monitor to detect broadcast signals from a base station;determine from a received beacon signal transmitted from said base station if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum from one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer use during which said spectrum is used for peer to peer communications to the other one of: i) infrastructure use and ii) peer to peer use;determine from said received beacon signal whether spectrum is allocated for infrastructure use or peer to peer use andcontrol the apparatus to operate in a peer to peer mode of operation when it is determined that spectrum is to be used for peer to peer mode communication and for controlling the apparatus to operate in a cellular mode of operation when it is determined that spectrum is to be used for cellular mode communication, said apparatus reducing a transmission power when said received beacon signal indicates a reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use. 33. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein said wireless communications device processor is further configured to: drop an established link with said base station when said received beacon signal indicates a reallocation of frequency spectrum from an infrastructure to a peer to peer use. 34. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein said communications device processor is further configured to control the apparatus to continue, at a reduced transmission power level, a peer to peer communications session that was ongoing at a time transmission power was reduced in response to detecting reallocation of frequency spectrum from a peer to peer use to an infrastructure use. 35. The apparatus of claim 32, wherein said communications device processor is further configured to determine, as part of determining from a received beacon signal if said base station has reallocated frequency spectrum, if there has been a change in information communicated by said received beacon signal relative to information communicated in a previously received beacon signal. 36. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein information communicated by said beacon signal indicates a peer to peer mode of frequency spectrum use. 37. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein said wireless communications device processor is further configured to: re-establish a link with said apparatus in response to detecting a broadcast signal indicating a reallocation of said spectrum to infrastructure use. 38. The method of claim 1, wherein said spectrum is used for both downlink and uplink signals when said spectrum is allocated for infrastructure use. 39. The method of claim 1, wherein said received beacon signal has an average transmission power at least 10dB greater than the average transmission power of data signals transmitted from said base station.
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