Abstract: The present disclosure provides optimal network performance and network illumination in a wireless, autonomous communications network with a dynamic network topology achieved by auto-configuration. Functional alogorthemic enhancements of the communications network are used, enabling the communications network to automatically determine the current network configuration and the accessibility of the transceivers that are associated with the communications network by using measurements and to determine the optimal position of a master station at any one time from the data obtained from the measurements.

Abstract: The method of present invention is used for addressing a broadcast message in a trunking system, in which said trunking communication system includes a base station and mobile stations. This method includes the following steps: adding a new index of trunking broadcast time slots, with all the mobile stations that support boundless capacity group call service monitoring these trunking broadcast time slots; the base station transmitting the paging message of the boundless capacity group call in the trunking broadcast time slot; and using the group identification as the broadcast address, allowing addressing to the group identification and not a single mobile station. The method of present invention efficiently solves the problem of paging channel capacity limitations of the boundless capacity group call service supported by CDMA trunking telecommunication systems, and greatly shortens the time of group call connection.

Abstract: The embodiments balance wireless communication bandwidth capacity in a channel one or more cascading wireless communication links in a wireless communication cell, and manage the wireless communication bandwidth capacity in the channel across two or more virtual cells within the wireless communication cell.

Abstract: A control device includes a first communication interface for communicating first control data with a first plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a first protocol, wherein the first communication interface utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with the first protocol. A second communication interface communicates second control data with a second plurality of communication devices that utilize the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with a second protocol, wherein the second communication interface utilizes the millimeter wave frequency band in accordance with the second protocol. A resource controller allocates resources of the millimeter wave frequency band to the first plurality of communication devices and the second plurality of communication devices based on the first control data and the second control data.

Abstract: A disclosed user apparatus includes a random access channel generating unit configured to generate a random access channel; a control channel generating unit configured to generate a control channel in accordance with scheduling information received from a base station; and an uplink transmission signal generating unit configure to generate an uplink transmission signal including the random access channel or the control channel. Further, the purpose ID indicating at least whether there is a user ID uniquely allocated by the base station is included in the random access channel or the control channel.

Abstract: Techniques for reporting channel state information (CSI) based on scalable channel feedback are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive data transmission from one or more cells among a plurality of cells and may report CSI for each of the plurality of cells. For scalable channel feedback, the UE may report CSI with different granularity for different cells. The granularity of feedback for each cell may be selected based on the quality of a communication channel between the cell and the UE, which may be determined based on a long-term channel gain for the cell. The granularity of feedback may be defined by a subband size, a reporting interval, granularity of quantization of CSI, etc. The UE may report CSI for each cell based on the granularity of feedback for the cell. The UE may receive data transmission sent by at least one cell based on the reported CSI.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving Downlink Control Information (DCI) in a wireless communication system. A method for transmitting DCI by a base station includes generating DCI including at least one of a data resource allocation indicator, a data format indicator for at least one Transport Block (TB), and a DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS) resource allocation indicator corresponding to the at least one TB; and sending the DCI to a terminal. The DMRS resource allocation indicator includes a rank pattern for the at least one TB, an allocated scrambling code type, and DMRS port information.

Abstract: A method of co-ordinating communication between a plurality of base stations in a communication system, comprising including designating timeslots where said base stations receive and/or transit co-ordination messages to each other. The system may be an autonomous cellular system and the timeslots may be regularly spaced.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for allocating a channel capable of minimizing interference between channels in a node on an Ad-hoc network using a plurality of wireless interfaces for communication are provided. The apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives information on channel allocation from neighboring nodes, a channel search unit that searches for channels through which the node can communicate with all the neighboring nodes with reference to the received information on channel allocation, and a channel allocation unit that allocates a channel to the wireless interfaces based on the result of the search, so that it is possible to improve efficiency of network bandwidth usage and decrease interference of the channels.

Abstract: A method, a wireless communication system, a tangible machine-readable medium, and a communication apparatus for transmitting a bandwidth (BW) allocation based on a multi-hop relay standard are provided. The wireless communication system comprises a BS and at least one RS. The BS transmits the at least one particular channel descriptor to the at least one RS. The least one RS transmits at least one Ack to the BS for replying the at least one particular channel descriptor. Finally, the BS transmits the at least one BW allocation to the at least one RS according to the at least one Ack in a predetermined interval.

Abstract: The advances disclosed herewith delimit an improved method and system for smoothly rating and billing Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS). Implemented as part of a computer program product, the solution seeking the protection of Letters Patent, represents a comprehensive real-time solution for rating incoming and outgoing MMS messages which, with a view towards simplicity and efficacy of purpose, enables wireless/mobile subscribers to maintain a single account for both voice and messaging (MMS) services.

Abstract: Apparatus, methods and computer program products operate an electronic device to generate downlink allocation information and uplink allocation to be signaled to other electronic devices operative in a wireless communications system; and to operate radio apparatus to signal the downlink allocation information and uplink allocation information in a control channel, wherein the downlink allocation information is signaled in a downlink allocation portion of the control channel and the uplink allocation information is signaled in an uplink allocation portion of the control channel. In a variant, apparatus, methods and computer program products operate an electronic device to receive downlink and uplink allocation information signaled in a control channel by a wireless communications system; and to search for downlink allocation information in the downlink allocation portion and uplink allocation information in the uplink allocation portion.

Abstract: A method for performing a scheduling algorithm with minimum resource scheduling in a mobile communication system, comprising the steps of scheduling (10) allocation units for a user or service in a scheduling frame, checking whether (20) the allocation units scheduled for a user or service in a particular scheduling frame meet a resource constraint, and releasing the allocation units (40) scheduled for a user or service for that particular scheduling frame for based on the result of the checking step for resource constraint. The invention also concerns a scheduler in a mobile communication system, a base station and mobile terminal comprising such a scheduler and a mobile communication system.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and a base station for adjusting a persistent allocation of resource, wherein the method comprises: a base station sends a resource persistent allocation message to a terminal via a downlink channel, wherein the base station indicates a resource de-allocation by a resource allocation flag in the resource persistent allocation message, and indicates whether a resource hole filling is needed by the resource shifting indicator in the resource persistent allocation message, wherein under the circumstance that the resource hole filling is needed, the location of a de-allocated resource is carried in the resource persistent allocation message; and under the circumstance that no resource hole filling is needed, the identifier of the terminal is carried in the resource persistent allocation message.

Abstract: User grouping is employed to tradeoff the COMP forward link capacity and required reverse link feedback, which makes the design of COMP practical and flexible. A channel element, such as the large scale fading, is measured for each distributed transmitter and UE pair based on reference signals, and the network receives this information as feedback in the reverse link. The COMP determines a maximum cross interference level ?req that is affordable, based on the available reverse link capacity for feedback. If this maximum cross interference level ?req is exceeded, geographically separate UEs are divided into as few groups as possible, with UEs within each group separated, and the groups are allocated different time/frequency resource blocks. The grouping is done with the constraint that the cross interference does not exceed ?req.

Abstract: In cooperative sensing in which a plurality of cognitive radio apparatus collaboratively exchange sensing information on a status of frequency band usage as a secondary system, the sensing information is efficiently exchanged in the secondary system without influencing communication of the primary system. In a radio communication system according to this invention, a first radio communication device includes means for observing a surrounding radio communication environment, means for converting information obtained by the observation into a parameter used for radio communication, and means for performing transmission by using the parameter, and a second radio communication device includes means for receiving a signal transmitted from the first radio communication device and means for extracting, from the received signal, information on the surrounding radio communication environment that is observed on a transmission side.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided. The provided solution includes determining at least one sub cell specific spectrum load characteristic by an apparatus serving a sub cell; receiving neighbor cell information from an apparatus serving a cell and transmitting the at least one spectrum characteristic to the apparatus serving a cell.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for transmitting a data frame using channel bonding in a wireless local area network in which high throughput (HT) stations and legacy systems coexist. The method includes adding a legacy format physical layer header including information, which indicates that a medium is being used while a frame exchange sequence is performed with respect to the HT format data frame, to the HT format data frame, transmitting the HT format data frame with the physical layer header by using channel bonding, and broadcasting the legacy format CF-End frame through a plurality of channels used in the channel bonding. Accordingly, after a frame exchange sequence is completed, the legacy stations which use channels used in the channel bonding can participate in a fair contention for medium access.

Abstract: A resource mapping method is provided, in which a wireless communication system maps subcarriers to resource units through external permutation and internal permutation, the external permutation comprises: performing the first permutation on n physical resource units in every N1 physical resource units, orderly selecting n1×N1 physical resource units from the n physical resource units obtained from the first permutation, and then performing the second permutation on the remaining n?n1×N1 physical resource units in every N2 physical resource units, wherein n, N1, and N2 are all integers greater than or equal to 1, and N1 is not equal to N2, and n1 is an integer greater than or equal to 0. Frequency selectivity gain and frequency diversity gain may be achieved through the present invention by enabling a base station to select a proper resource scheduling granularity and resource unit types, thereby improving the spectrum efficiency of the future wireless communication system.

Abstract: A base station with improved performance through channel quality prediction employing link adaption techniques including a receiver which makes selective measurements on downlink transmissions, and then stores one or more of the measurements or a channel quality indicator derived therefrom. The receiver then retrieves one or more of the past measurements (or the past channel quality estimates themselves), and combines it with current measurements (or the current channel quality estimate), to predict what the channel quality will be at some future time and derive a predictive channel quality indicator (CQI). This predictive CQI, derived from both current channel measurements and at least one past channel measurement, is then sent to the transmitter for use in updating transmission parameters.

Abstract: An ad hoc network with distributed hierarchical scheduling is disclosed. In one aspect, stations in a network mesh detect interfering neighbor stations and form interference lists. Stations transmit their interference lists. Scheduling stations schedule allocations for child stations in response to interference lists, received remote allocations, or a combination thereof. Coordination messages are transmitted including frame structure, allocations, and interference lists, among others. In another aspect, an ad hoc mesh network may be organized into a tree topology. In an example wireless backhaul network, this matches traffic flow. Distributed, hierarchical scheduling is provided where parents schedule communication with children while respecting already scheduled transmissions to/from interferers and to/from interferers of their respective children.

Abstract: An apparatus for direct communication in a wireless communication system and method thereof are disclosed, by which a communication is efficiently enabled with a low power. In performing a direct communication in a first terminal of a wireless communication system, the present invention includes receiving a resource allocation information on a resource allocated to the direct communication from a base station and performing the direct communication with a second terminal using the allocated resource. In this case, the allocated resource is defined in either an uplink resource region of the base station or a downlink resource region of the base station and the allocated resource is divided into a transmission region for the direct communication and a receipt region for the direct communication.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed relating to wireless communications. The systems and techniques involve wireless communications wherein a module or communications device is configured to select first and second terminal pairs, the first terminal pair having a first transmitting terminal and a first receiving terminal, and the second terminal pair having a second transmitting terminal and a second receiving terminal, schedule a first signal transmission from the first transmitting terminal to an intermediate terminal, the first signal transmission being destined for the first receiving terminal, schedule, simultaneously with the first signal transmission, a second signal transmission from the second transmitting terminal to the second receiving terminal, and schedule a power level for each of the first and second signal transmissions that satisfies a target quality parameter for each of the intermediate terminal and the second receiving terminal.

Abstract: In a method of selecting a transport format combination according to the present invention, a mobile station calculates the transmission power of a first physical channel using a first TFC with respect to each of first TFCs, and determines whether the mobile station is in a transmission capable state or not. Then, the mobile station calculates the sum of the transmission power of first and second physical channels using first and TFCs, with respect to each of combinations of the first and second TFCs, and determines whether the mobile station is in the transmission capable state or not. Then, the mobile station selects a first TFC from the first TFCs wherein the mobile station is in the transmission capable state. Then, the mobile station selects a second TFC from the second TFCs which are included in combinations wherein the mobile station is in the transmission capable state among the combinations including the selected first TFC.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a system for controlling an arrangement of a configuration comprising two or more user devices (multi-device configuration) of telecommunication user devices in a public telecommunication network. According to the invention, the supplementary services of the public telecommunication network associated with the first user device or with an identification chip connected to the first user device are activated in such a manner that changes of the supplementary services are effective in the other user devices or the identification chip connected to the respective additional user device of the multi-device configuration at the same time or with a temporal delay.

Abstract: Communications sourced by a remote unit (14) that is already within reception range of a base site (10) can nevertheless be further facilitated through allocation of one or more relay resources (15, 16). Such relay resources, properly employed, then serve to effectively increase the quality of service for the facilitated communication. This, in turn, can permit the use of, for example, increased data rates for communications from a relatively low power remote unit.

Abstract: A method of scheduling a plurality of subscriber equipment based on sets of channel conditions and calculated power allocations for downlink channels of an air interface of a wireless communication system to satisfy a desired system requirement. A set of subscriber requesting access to the communication system or being provided access to the communication are selected by a scheduler based on their channel conditions and power allocation calculation. The scheduler then schedules the selected set of subscribers to achieve the desired system requirement whereby the subscribers simultaneously receive information from a multiple of antennas which are typically located at a base station.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-cell communication system using a rate-splitting scheme and a transmission frame for the multi-cell communication system. The multi-cell communication system may determine whether to perform a rate-splitting based on channel information of a macro base station and a femto base station in a multi-cell environment. The multi-cell communication system may allocate a power or a bandwidth to a message to be transmitted based on the channel information. In the multi-cell environment, a terminal may receive MAP information from a base station and may decode the received MAP information, determining a base station that performs the rate-splitting.

Abstract: An apparatus and method perform Transmit Power Control and Dynamic Frequency Selection (TPC/DFS) during a movement of a Base Station (BS). A network environment around the mobile BS is modeled. Based on the modeling result, a TPC/DFS operation scheme that is most suitable to the mobile BS is selected.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate resource management and admission control with respect to non-members of a closed subscriber group associated with femto access points. A set of parameters can be provisions to a femto access point, wherein the set of parameters specify an access mode, a maximum number of concurrent non-members, and/or a maximum amount of resources assignable to non-members. The femto access point can implement resource scheduling decisions and/or access control decisions in accordance with the set of parameters.

Abstract: A method and system of reducing false detection of control channel messages in a wireless communication system. This facilitates blind detection of control channel messages in the wireless communication network. In one embodiment of the invention, the control messages in the wireless communication system are randomized or scrambled to minimize or lower the probability of false detection of the control channel messages. The control channel message includes, but is not limited to, an Assignment Advanced Media Access Protocol (A-A-MAP) Information Element (IE) and the like. In one embodiment of the invention, the contents of the A-A-MAP IE are randomized or scrambled before encoding into A-A-MAP symbols.

Abstract: A base station includes a scheduling unit 120a and a call admission control unit 120b. The scheduling unit 120a includes a first determination unit 126 to determine whether or not a transmission frequency of transmission rate control data for decreasing transmission rate for uplink data is equal to or higher than a transmission frequency threshold, a second determination unit 127 to determine whether or not a counted number value of rate lowering event occurrences exceeds a counted number threshold, the rate lowering event being an event that decreases transmission rate for uplink data, and a setting unit 128 to set admission permission information to information for limiting an admission of a new call in a case where the transmission frequency is equal to or higher than the predetermined frequency, and where the counted number value of rate lowering event occurrences exceeds the counted number threshold.

Abstract: A cognitive telecommunication terminal designed to coexist with a primary telecommunication system using a set (B) of transmission frequencies comprising a plurality of spatially distributed transmitters, each transmitter being suitable for transmitting within a coverage area in a plurality of frequency bands in said set allocated to the transmitter. The terminal comprises positioning means, a database storing information defining the coverage area for each transmitter, calculation means suitable for determining the maximum power that the terminal can transmit for each frequency band in said set, and for sorting frequency bands as a function of the maximum powers thus obtained. Finally, the terminal comprises radio transmission/reception means suitable for detecting the presence of a signal in the frequency bands thus sorted, beginning with the frequency band associated with the highest maximum power.

Abstract: Communicating between a plurality of nodes includes sensing spectrum activity on at least one channel; generating spectrum awareness data based at least in part on the sensed spectrum activity; determining at least one selected bearer based on the spectrum awareness data; negotiating among nodes to select at least one bearer based on various spectral use criteria.

Abstract: In the P-MP wireless data communication via relay stations, a wireless base station forms a communication schedule between the relay station and the relay station and a communication schedule between the relay station and the subscriber station. For each subscriber station (SS), a connected station, an interference at downloading, an interference at uploading, a burst profile between the BS and the SS, and a burst profile between the RS and the SS are registered in an SS management table of the BS. An interference during downloading is generated by allowing each SS to send an identifier of a BS or an RS acting as an interference to a BS to which the SS is connected. An interference during uploading is generated by allowing the BS to capture ranging fixed at the starting time and the like from an SS being under the control of the RS.

Abstract: A disclosed mobile station includes a storage unit configured to establish a correspondence between an identifier for a downlink Layer-1 control channel associated with a downlink data channel and a physical channel parameter for an uplink Layer-1 control channel and to store the identifier and the physical channel parameter; and a unit configured to determine the physical channel parameter based on the identifier and generate the uplink Layer-1 control channel. A disclosed base station includes a storage unit; a unit configured to measure reception quality based on a signal transmitted from the mobile station, select the physical channel parameter and generate the downlink Layer-1 control channel corresponding to the physical channel parameter; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit control information on the generated downlink Layer-1 control channel.

Abstract: There are provided scheduling and a resend control system, which match simultaneous communications using a plurality of carriers. For individual carriers to be used, the simultaneous resend control of the carriers is made by notifying channel information and a data decoding result and by managing the resend numbers. Even in case the communications are performed by using the carriers simultaneously between a base station and a terminal, the scheduling can be done to contain the resend control. It is also possible to improve the communication quality and the throughput.

Abstract: To avoid or reduce intra-cell interference, each sector of a cell is associated with a sector-specific set of system resources (e.g., subbands) and at least one non-overlapping common set of system resources. Each common set for each sector includes system resources observing little or no interference from at least one other sector in the cell. The channel condition for a terminal in a given sector x is ascertained based on forward and/or reverse link measurements for the terminal. The terminal is assigned system resources from a common set or a sector-specific set for sector x based on the terminal's channel condition. For example, if the terminal observes high interference from another sector y, then the terminal is assigned system resources from a common set that observes little or no interference from sector y. The techniques may be used for an OFDMA system that uses frequency hopping.

Abstract: A wireless receiver that sorts packets including a packet detector, multiple correlators, and multiple packet processors. Each correlator correlates a received signal according to packet type. Each packet processor processes the received signal according to packet type. A signal power detector may be provided to initially qualify the received signal as containing a packet, and the correlators determine whether a packet is present. The correlators may be configured for sequential or simultaneous correlation. For the simultaneous correlator configuration, a correlation monitor is provided to monitor correlation results to determine if the received signal contains a packet, and if so, to determine packet type. A low SNR packet detector may be provided which correlates the received signal to detect weak packet signals.

Abstract: A wireless communication system hosts a plurality of processes in accordance with a communication protocol. The system includes application specific instruction set processors (ASISPs) that provided computation support for the process. Each ASISP is capable of executing a subset of the functions of a communication protocol. A scheduler is used to schedule the ASISPs in a time-sliced algorithm so that each ASISP supports several processes. In this architecture, the ASISP actively performs computations for one of the supported processes (active process) at any given time. The state information of each process supported by a particular ASISP is stored in a memory bank that is uniquely associated with the ASISP. When a scheduler instructs an ASISP to change which process is the active process, the state information for the inactivated process is stored in the memory bank and the state information for the newly activated process is retrieved from the memory bank.

Abstract: A mobile station accesses a base station by randomly selecting a first reverse link common control channel from a set of random access channels. The mobile station transmits a request portion of an access probe over the first reverse link common control channel. The request portion is subject to collision with other signals. The request portion comprises a hash identification which is derived from a uniquely identifying number using a hash function. The hash identification quasi-uniquely identifies the mobile station. The mobile station receives a channel assignment message from the base station designating the hash identification and a reserved access channel. The reserved access channel provides communication with a low probability of contention. The mobile station transmits a message portion of the access probe over the reserved access channel.

Abstract: Each of first radio communication devices includes; a frequency spread unit which spreads frequency of a transmitted signal to generate a frequency-spread signal; and a mapping unit which allocates the frequency-spread signal to a subcarrier according to the mapping information which specifies a subcarrier. A second radio communication device includes: a demapping unit which extracts from a received signal a signal of the subcarrier specified by the mapping information; and an inverse frequency spread unit which inverse-frequency-spreads the extracted signal. The first radio communication device or the second radio communication device includes a use subcarrier decision unit that decides a subcarrier to which the frequency-spread-signal is allocated according to a communication path capacity of each subcarrier of each antenna used for transmission by the first radio communication devices and generates mapping information used to specify the decided subcarrier.

Abstract: A method in a Central Node (CN), a method in a Remote Node (RN), and a method in a wireless communication system for allocating reference signals to be used for uplink transmission are disclosed. According to one aspect reference signals are allocated with a method comprising the steps of: determining in a CN a number of reference signals N to be used for uplink transmission by a Remote Node RN; indicating to the RN the number of reference signals N to be used for uplink transmission by the RN; configuring an uplink transmission by the RN with at most the number of reference signals N; and performing by the RN the uplink transmission with at most the number of reference signals N on transmit antennas comprised in the RN. The present invention further discloses a CN and a RN relating to said methods.

Abstract: A radio base station for performing communication through three or more frequency bands based on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing includes a transmission unit configured to transmit a first channel through at least one of the three or more frequency bands and to transmit a second channel having smaller power than the first channel through at least another one of the three or more frequency bands, the first channel and the second channel being transmittable concurrently in time, a reception condition detecting unit configured to detect a reception condition of one or more mobile stations residing within a local cell, and a scheduling unit configured to select one of the first channel and the second channel, a modulation scheme, and a transmission power to be used for at least a downlink to one of the mobile stations based on the detected reception condition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a paper-breaker touching safety protector, of which the control circuit unit is connected with the paper-breaking machinery part via the motor driving circuit unit, the control circuit unit is connected with the conductive touch panel via the touch detecting circuit unit, the power unit is connected respectively with the control circuit unit and motor driving circuit unit, wherein the touch detecting circuit unit includes the bio-voltage control switch circuit and ground switch circuit, the input control terminal of bio-voltage control switch circuit is connected with the conductive touch panel, the output terminal of control switch circuit is connected with the input control terminal of the ground switch circuit, the output terminal of the ground switch circuit is connected with the input control terminal of the control circuit unit.

Abstract: Various embodiments are described which may serve to improve spreading channel code selection in wireless technologies that employ two-stage ranging. For example, some of the embodiments enable a number of spreading codes to be reused at each network node (111, 112), potentially increasing the number of codes available to each remote unit and thereby reducing the collision rate. Rather than simply selecting a spreading channel code randomly, remote units (101-103), in some embodiments, select a spreading channel code based on one or more considerations such as pilot signal strength, remote unit location, a remote unit mobility level, and a priority class associated with the remote unit. Depending on the embodiment, network nodes can partition the spreading codes into groups and then assign link bandwidth to remote units based on the group associated with the code selected by that remote unit.

Abstract: A transmitter unit which is disposed between the first base station and the antenna arrangement contains a device for aggregate signal forming, a D/A converter and a transmission power amplifier. The first base station is connected on the output side to the device for aggregate signal forming such that a digital output signal of the first base station reaches the device for aggregate signal forming as the first input signal. The device for aggregate signal forming is connected on the output side to the antenna arrangement via the D/A converter and the transmission power amplifier such that an aggregate signal formed by the device for sum forming reaches the antenna arrangement, the aggregate signal being formed from the first digital input signal and a second digital input signal connected to the device for aggregate signal forming.

Abstract: An apparatus for coordinating radio activities of different radio access technologies (RATs) includes a first RAT module, a second RAT module and an arbiter. The first RAT module receives and transmits radio frequency (RF) signals from and to a first cellular network through an antenna, and synchronizes transceiving timings with the first cellular network using a first clock. The second RAT module receives and transmits RF signals from and to a second cellular network through the antenna, and synchronizes transceiving timings with the second cellular network using a second clock. The arbiter coordinates a first radio activity requested by the first RAT module and a second radio activity requested by the second RAT module to avoid radio activity collision by using a third clock.

Abstract: A method, wireless communication device, and computer program product are provided for scheduling wireless communication between a base station and one or more mobile wireless communication devices. Signals indicative of motion are obtained and utilized to facilitate scheduling operations. In some embodiments, signals indicative of motion are used in estimation or prediction of variable conditions of the common radio medium, and scheduling, such as opportunistic scheduling, is performed based at least in part on the estimates or predictions. Signals indicative of motion may be obtained from GPS data, accelerometer data or other data generated at a mobile wireless communication device.

Abstract: A technique is disclosed that enables both an IEEE 802.11 transceiver and a Bluetooth transceiver to be employed in a single wireless telecommunication station (e.g., a device supporting a wireless telephone, personal digital assistant, etc.) without interfering on each other. In particular, the illustrative embodiment enables standard “off-the-shelf” IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth transceivers to work in a coordinated fashion in a single telecommunications terminal. In the illustrative embodiment, a Bluetooth transceiver gains access to a shared-communications channel from an IEEE 802.11 transceiver by requesting access, even if the access is not immediate. The technique disclosed is also applicable to communications protocols other than IEEE 802.11 and Bluetooth.