United States Patent 9,750,019
Bala , et al. August 29, 2017
Channel access systems and methods for cognitive relaying for cellular systems
Abstract
Embodiments contemplate channel access systems and methods for cognitive relaying in unlicensed and lightly licensed bands. Embodiments contemplate managing nodes of a wireless network operating in an unlicensed and or lightly licensed band. One or more embodiments may include sensing an idle channel in the unlicensed and/or lightly licensed band. Further, embodiments contemplate using the idle channel for wireless communication.
Inventors:
Bala; Erdem (Farmingdale, NY), Kaur; Samian J. (Plymouth Meeting, PA), Liu; Feilu (San Diego, CA), Yang; Rui (Greenlawn, NY), Deng; Tao (Roslyn, NY)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Bala; Erdem
Kaur; Samian J.
Liu; Feilu
Yang; Rui
Deng; Tao
Farmingdale
Plymouth Meeting
San Diego
Greenlawn
Roslyn
NY
PA
CA
NY
NY
US
US
US
US
US
Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000002803814
Appl. No.:
13/825,804
Filed:
September 22, 2011
PCT Filed:
September 22, 2011
PCT No.:
PCT/US2011/052843
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
July 30, 2013
PCT Pub. No.:
WO2012/040520
PCT Pub. Date:
March 29, 2012
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20130294356 A1 Nov 7, 2013
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
61385741 Sep 23, 2010
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 72/0453 (20130101); H04W 16/14 (20130101); H04W 56/001 (20130101); H04B 7/15542 (20130101); H04B 7/2606 (20130101); H04W 72/02 (20130101); H04W 74/0808 (20130101); H04W 88/04 (20130101); H04W 88/06 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 56/00 (20090101); H04W 16/14 (20090101); H04B 7/26 (20060101); H04W 88/06 (20090101); H04W 88/04 (20090101); H04W 74/08 (20090101); H04W 72/02 (20090101); H04B 7/155 (20060101)
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