Abstract: A system and method for resource allocation in wireless communications systems includes a method for operating a base station. The method includes receiving a resource request for radio resources for a mobile station and transmitting an indication of unallocated radio resources to the mobile station. A resource assignment is determined for the resource request, and the resource assignment is transmitted to the mobile station. The resource assignment comprises unallocated radio resources and a number of radio resources.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a method and apparatus for the base station to transmit a series of HARQ sub-packets to a mobile station is disclosed. In another embodiment of the present invention, a method and apparatus for the base station to assign radio resources for the mobile station to transmit a series of HARQ sub-packets to a base station is disclosed.

Abstract: A method of transmitting control information to new and legacy mobile stations in a wireless communications system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for the base station to transmit control information in a system with new and legacy mobile stations is disclosed. In another embodiment, a method and apparatus for the mobile station to transmit control information is disclosed.

Abstract: Noise is measured at one or more base stations in a mobile communication system during periodic silence periods. A periodic silence period is defined for at least one carrier that is independent of reverse link channel frame boundaries. The radio base stations transmits silence parameters defining the periodic silence period to mobile stations, which stop transmitting during the periodic silence periods. A time reference is provided to the mobile stations to synchronize the silence periods for all mobile stations.

Abstract: A radio base station performs reverse link rate control in a wireless communication network by “stealing” bits on a forward common power control channel. The forward common power control channel is divided into a plurality of frames, with each frame including a plurality of power control groups and each power control group including a plurality of power control slots. The radio base station may dynamically select power control slots depending on user demand to be used for reverse link rate control.

Abstract: A method in a base station of transmitting control information to a mobile station includes transmitting a persistent assignment to a mobile station, wherein the persistent assignment includes a plurality of ACID indications; and transmitting a subsequent assignment to the mobile station including an ACID derived from the plurality of ACID indications. In another method, a mobile station receives control information from a base station, including receiving a persistent assignment from the base station, wherein the persistent assignment includes a plurality of ACID indications; and receiving a subsequent assignment from the base station including an ACID derived from the plurality of ACID indications.

Abstract: System and method for assigning communications resources in a wireless communications system. A method for operating a base station comprises receiving a resource request for radio resources for a mobile station, in response to a determining that the base station will service the resource request, assigning radio resources based on the resource request and transmitting an indicator of the assigned radio resources to the mobile station, and in response to a determining that the base station will not service the resource request, returning to a normal mode of operations. The assigning of radio requests makes use of a channel tree comprised of two non-orthogonal sets of mappings between nodes of the channel tree and radio resources, with each node corresponding to at least one radio resource.

Abstract: A wireless communication network receives packet data transmissions from a mobile station, tracks the occurrence of retransmission requests sent to the mobile station responsive thereto, and modifies the radio link assignments for the mobile station based at least in part on said tracking. For example, a base station controller may be configured to manage the active set of a mobile station based on the number and/or frequency of NACK messages sent by the radio base stations in the mobile station's active set(s) responsive to packet data transmissions from the mobile station. The ACK/NACK response of a radio base station to mobile station transmissions may be used to detect link imbalance, identify poor reverse link channels, etc. The base station controller can add or change radio links based on the ACK/NACK response to improve reverse link performance, trigger voice call handoff, correct link imbalance, etc.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of signaling radio resource allocation in a wireless communication system includes establishing groups of mobile stations which monitor a shared group scheduling bitmap; transmitting a group scheduling bitmap to the mobile stations, wherein the group scheduling bitmap contains a mobile station presence bitmap and an SDMA bitmap, wherein the SDMA bitmap is used to divide the group members into two or more subgroups; and transmitting packets to the mobile stations or receiving packets from the mobile stations using the radio resource which is derived from the value indicated in the group scheduling bitmap.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of signaling radio resource allocation in a wireless communication system includes transmitting at least one region boundary to a mobile station indicating a division of the time-frequency resources into at least two regions, determining a time-frequency resource assignment for the mobile station, transmitting an indication of the determined time-frequency resource to the mobile station in the same region as the determined time-frequency resource, and transmitting a packet to the mobile station using the physical time-frequency resources corresponding to the determined time-frequency resource.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of signaling radio resource allocation in a wireless communication system comprises establishing a set of virtual resources; assigning one or more of the virtual resources to one or more mobile stations; transmitting a remapping bitmap to the mobile stations, wherein the remapping bitmap contains a resource availability bitmap and a virtual resource bitmap; and transmitting packets to the mobile stations or receiving packets from the mobile stations using the respective radio resources which are derived for the respective mobile stations from the remapping bitmap.

Abstract: A method and apparatus of signaling radio resource allocation in a wireless communication system includes the time-frequency resources into multiple regions; defining a channel tree within at least one region, wherein the channel tree has base nodes which are determined using the area of the region and the area of a base node; determining a channel identifier assignment for a mobile station, wherein the channel identifier corresponds to a collection of base nodes from a channel tree; transmitting an indication of the determined channel identifier to the mobile station; and transmitting a packet to a mobile station or receiving a packet from the mobile station using the physical time-frequency resources, which correspond to the channel identifier.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for providing resource allocation in a wireless communication network. The method includes providing an access provider that is configured to perform orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). The access provider is configured to allocate transmission resources. The method also includes providing a first plurality of terminals that are wirelessly connected to the access provider. The method further includes assigning the first plurality of terminals to a first scheduling group that is associated with a first plurality of resources. The first plurality of resources includes at least a first resource. The method additionally includes providing a second plurality of terminals that are wirelessly connected to the access provider. The method further includes assigning the second plurality of terminals to a second scheduling group that is associated with a second plurality of resources.

Abstract: A base station receives data frames from a mobile station and selectively gates a physical layer radio channel to provide ACK and NACK indications responsive to the receipt of the data frames from the mobile station. The physical layer radio channel is gated on to provide one of an ACK and a NACK indication to the mobile station, and is gated off to provide the other one of the ACK and NACK indications to the mobile station.

Abstract: Sharing radio resources between multiple types of users is disclosed that form user groups including first type users and second type users. A plurality of resource blocks is assigned to the user group after which, a group setup message is transmitted to each user in the user group. This group setup message includes group parameters and identification of the resource blocks. A group grant message is also issued to each user in the user group, which provides group information allowing the resource blocks to be shared between the first and second user types.

Abstract: An apparatus and method provide MAC logic enabling the use of two or more reverse link rate controls at the same time in one or more sectors of a radio base station. That enables the base station to control reverse link loading via reverse link rate control, while assigning mobile stations to the type of reverse link rate control best suited to their needs. For example, the base station MAC logic may implement both a common rate controller that generates per-sector rate control commands, and a dedicated rate controller that generates per-user rate control commands and assign mobile stations having relatively lax reverse link service needs to the common rate controller, while assigning mobile stations having more demanding reverse link service requirements to the dedicated rate control. More than two rate controls can be implemented, and exemplary choices include per-user, per-sector, per-group, and scheduled rate control in any combination.

Abstract: A wireless communication network limits the service areas within the network by transmitting time registration flag information in each of a plurality of network service areas. The flag information indicates whether registration for a given broadcast service currently is required for mobile stations in the service area that desire access to the broadcast service. Thus, the transmitted flag information may be used to prompt for such registrations and detecting whether any registrations are timely received in response to such prompting permits the network to timely deactivate one or more broadcast services. Each service area controls one or more service zones, each of which may include multiple member service areas and, preferably, the network activates a requested broadcast service per service zone and deactivates that service per service area. The timing of such deactivations may be made compatible with mobile stations that do not recognize transmitted registration flag information.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatic gain control of a receiver provides compensation of gain control operations for received signal disruptions. In one embodiment, an automatic gain control circuit remembers control state information from a time just before a given disruption, and uses it to reset the automatic gain control circuit at the end of the disruption, or to maintain the automatic gain control circuit during the disruption. The remembering function may be triggered, such by detecting an impending disruption, or done periodically at a high enough update rate that the remembered information is always current with respect to any given disruption. Thus, an exemplary automatic gain control circuit may generate a receiver gain control signal by filtering received signal power measurements, and compensate the generation of that gain control signal by capturing filter state information just prior to signal disruptions. Compensation may comprise resetting or freezing the filter.

Abstract: A telecommunication network component, comprising: a memory configured to store instructions, and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions, the instructions comprising: determining a plurality of power allocation adjustments for signals transmitted via an antenna array that promotes decision-feedback detection without using channel state information, and outputting the power allocation adjustments to the array. Also disclosed is a power allocation method comprising: determining a power allocation scheme that promotes decision-feedback detection in a multiple-input and multiple-output system without using channel state information, and implementing the power allocation scheme on an antenna array by modifying an adjustment for each of a plurality of antennas in the array.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for downlink beamforming that takes into account imperfect channel state information (CSI) at the transmitter when determining the steering vector used in the beamforming process. The steering vector is calculated to increase the ratio of the average power of a desired signal component to the sum of the interference power of other wireless terminals, referred to as the signal-to-leakage ratio. By accounting for imperfect CSI when calculating the steering vector, the bit-error rate for a given signal-to-noise ratio is decreased. Also disclosed is a power allocation method that improves performance of the system by increasing the signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio for all of the wireless terminals currently communicating with the base station. The power allocation similarly decreases the bit-error rate for a given signal-to-noise ratio, especially at high signal-to-noise ratios.