InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Gamco]

United States Patent 9,497,761
Nelson , et al. November 15, 2016

Qualifying available reverse link coding rates from access channel power setting


Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed regarding a field unit, which may receive a plurality of forward link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of forward link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective forward link transmission. The unit may receive at least one of the forward link transmissions in at least two of the time slots at the respective indicated modulation and code rate. The unit may receive a plurality of reverse link assignment messages for a plurality of time slots for a plurality of reverse link transmissions, each message including an indication of a modulation and a code rate associated with a respective reverse link transmission. The unit may transmit at least one of the reverse link transmissions in at least two of the time slots at the respective indicated modulation and code rate.



Inventors:
Nelson; George R. (Merritt Island, FL), Hoffmann; John E. (Indialantic, FL), Proctor; James A. (Indialantic, FL), Rouphael; Antoine J. (Escondido, CA)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


IPR LICENSING, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
IPR Licensing, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002233077

Appl. No.:
14/935,677

Filed:
November 9, 2015


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20160066323 A1 Mar 3, 2016



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Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0446 (20130101); H04J 13/00 (20130101); H04J 13/0003 (20130101); H04W 28/22 (20130101); H04W 52/24 (20130101); H04W 52/26 (20130101); H04W 72/042 (20130101); H04W 72/0406 (20130101); H04W 72/048 (20130101); H04W 24/00 (20130101); H04W 48/08 (20130101); Y02B 60/50 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 28/22 (20090101); H04W 52/24 (20090101); H04W 52/26 (20090101); H04J 13/00 (20110101); H04W 24/00 (20090101); H04W 48/08 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/329,328,320,252,338,331,348

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