User station supporting a communication service and method for selecting duplex mode for the service

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9680627-B2
Application number	US-201414317065-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 27, 2014
Priority date	Jun 27, 2014
Publication date	Jun 13, 2017
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017

Abstract

Embodiments of a system and method for selecting a duplex mode for a service operating in a Wireless Network are generally described herein. In some embodiments, a mobile device may receive one or more traffic packets related to an establishment or a re-establishment of a service at the mobile device, and may select a duplex mode for the service. In some embodiments, the mobile device may be an IEEE 802.11 Station (STA). The mobile device may be configured to select full-duplex as the duplex mode when a delay requirement associated with the service is less than a predetermined delay threshold and when a calibration overhead associated with the mobile device or the service is less than a predetermined calibration overhead threshold. In addition, the mobile device may also be configured to select time-division duplex (TDD) or frequency-division duplex (FDD) as the duplex mode when the delay requirement is less than the delay threshold and when the calibration overhead is less than the calibration overhead threshold.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An apparatus of a mobile device configured to operate in accordance with a duplex mode, the mobile device comprising: memory; and hardware processing circuitry coupled to the memory, the hardware processing circuitry configured to:
receive one or more traffic packets related to an establishment or a re-establishment of a service at the mobile device; and
when a delay requirement associated with the service is less than a predetermined delay threshold:
select full-duplex as the duplex mode when a calibration overhead associated with the mobile device or the service is less than a predetermined calibration overhead threshold, the calibration overhead based on a self-calibration to be performed by the mobile device to use full-duplex mode; and
select time-division duplex (TDD) or frequency-division duplex (FDD) as the duplex mode when the calibration overhead is not less than the calibration overhead threshold.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , the hardware processing circuitry further configured to, when the delay requirement is not less than the delay threshold and a data rate requirement associated with the service is less than a predetermined data rate threshold, select TDD or FDD as the duplex mode.

3. The apparatus to claim 2 , the hardware processing circuitry further configured to, when the delay requirement is not less than the delay threshold and the data rate requirement is not less than the data rate threshold:
select full-duplex as the duplex mode when the calibration overhead is less than the calibration overhead threshold; and
select TDD or FDD as the duplex mode when the calibration overhead is not less than the calibration overhead threshold.

4. The apparatus to claim 3 , the hardware processing circuitry further configured to, in response to any of the selections of full-duplex as the duplex mode, override the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode and select TDD or FDD as the duplex mode when a full-duplex interference level associated with the mobile device or the service is not less than a predetermined full-duplex interference threshold.

5. The apparatus to claim 3 , the hardware processing circuitry further configured to, in response to any of the selections of full-duplex as the duplex mode, override the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode and select TDD or FDD as the duplex mode when a battery level associated with the mobile device is less than a predetermined battery level threshold.

6. The apparatus to claim 3 , the hardware processing circuitry further configured to, in response to any of the selections of full-duplex as the duplex mode, override the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode and select TDD or FDD as the duplex mode when a full-duplex usage level associated with the mobile device or other mobile devices is less than a predetermined full-duplex usage threshold.

7. The apparatus to claim 3 , the hardware processing circuitry further configured to transmit, in response to the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode, a message that is receivable by other mobile devices or base stations and that comprises information related to the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode or a request that at least one of the other mobile devices or base stations reduce or monitor its transmit power.

8. The apparatus to claim 3 , wherein the delay requirement and the data rate requirement are at least partially determined from the traffic packets, and wherein the mobile device is configured to operate in an IEEE 802.11 or 3GPP network or in an evolution of an IEEE 802.11 or 3GPP network.

9. The apparatus to claim 1 , wherein the delay requirement and delay threshold refer to round-trip delays and the delay threshold is five milliseconds or less.

10. A method of selecting a duplex mode for a service operating on a mobile device performed by an apparatus of the mobile device, the method comprising:
receiving one or more traffic packets related to an establishment or a re-establishment of the service at the mobile device; and
selecting a duplex mode for the service;
wherein when a delay requirement associated with the service is less than a predetermined delay threshold,
selecting full-duplex as the duplex mode when a calibration overhead associated with the mobile device or the service is less than a predetermined calibration overhead threshold, the calibration overhead based on a self-calibration to be performed by the mobile device to use full-duplex mode; and
selecting time-division duplex (TDD) or frequency-division duplex (FDD) as the duplex mode when the calibration overhead is not less than the calibration overhead threshold.

11. The method according to claim 10 , the method further comprising:
when the delay requirement is not less than the delay threshold and a data rate requirement associated with the service is less than a predetermined data rate threshold, selecting TDD or FDD as the duplex mode.

12. The method according to claim 11 , the method further comprising:
when the delay requirement is not less than the delay threshold and the data rate requirement is not less than the data rate threshold,
selecting full-duplex as the duplex mode when the calibration overhead is less than the calibration overhead threshold; and
selecting TDD or FDD as the duplex mode when the calibration overhead is not less than the calibration overhead threshold.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising, in response to any of the selections of full-duplex as the duplex mode, overriding the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode and selecting TDD or FDD as the duplex mode when a full-duplex interference level associated with the mobile device or the service is not less than a predetermined full-duplex interference threshold.

14. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising, in response to any of the selections of full-duplex as the duplex mode, overriding the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode and selecting TDD or FDD as the duplex mode when a battery level associated with the mobile device is less than a predetermined battery level threshold.

15. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising, in response to any of the selections of full-duplex as the duplex mode, overriding the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode and selecting TDD or FDD as the duplex mode when a full-duplex usage level associated with the mobile device or other mobile devices is less than a predetermined full-duplex usage threshold.

16. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising transmitting, in response to the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode, a message that is receivable by other mobile devices or base stations and that comprises information related to the selection of full-duplex as the duplex mode or a request that at least one of the other mobile devices or base stations reduce or monitor its transmit power.

17. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the delay requirement and the data rate requirement are at least partially determined from the traffic packets.

18. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the delay requirement and delay threshold refer to round-trip delays and the delay threshold is five milliseconds or less.

19. The method of claim 12 wherein the mobile device is configured to operate in an IEEE 802.11 or 3GPP network or in an evolution of an IEEE 802.11 or 3GPP network.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions for execution by one or more pro

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Dimou Konstantinos D
• Aryafar Ehsan
• Talwar Shilpa

Classifications

• H04W92/10

  between terminal device and access point, i.e. wireless air interface · CPC title

• H04W56/006

  using known positions of transmitter and receiver · CPC title

• H04W56/0005

  synchronizing of arrival of multiple uplinks · CPC title

• H04L5/143

  for modulated signals (H04L5/1469 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H04L5/1469

  using time-sharing · CPC title