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| 20110105120 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR A CHANNEL TO DETERMINE NEIGHBOR CELL INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus to monitor a channel to determine neighbor cell information are disclosed. An example method for a first mobile station to determine cell information for a first cell disclosed herein comprises monitoring a channel for messages containing cell information, receiving a first message via the monitored channel and addressed to a second mobile station, the first message including first cell information, and storing the first cell information for a time period after receiving the first message. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110105158 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO AVOID TRANSMISSION OF REDUNDANT NEIGHBOR CELL INFORMATION TO MOBILE STATIONS - Methods and apparatus to avoid transmission of redundant neighbor cell information to mobile stations. An example method to avoid transmission of at least some neighbor cell system information from a network to a mobile station disclosed herein comprises receiving neighbor cell system information, setting a validity indication representing whether the mobile station has valid neighbor cell system information associated with a neighbor cell, and sending the validity indication to the network. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110113309 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECODING A MESSAGE USING A PRIORI INFORMATION - Methods and systems are disclosed for decoding digital data received by a correspondent device over a communication channel. The data includes a component corresponding to a plurality of values unknown to the correspondent device and a component corresponding to one or more values known a priori by the correspondent device. To perform decoding, the correspondent device retrieves from memory at least one of the one or more known values. The correspondent device then applies a statistical measure using the known value(s) to estimate the location of the component corresponding to the one or more known values. The one or more known values and the estimated location of the component corresponding to the one or more known values are then used to assist in decoding the data. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110134908 | SINGLE SLOT DTM FOR SPEECH/DATA TRANSMISSION - The present document relates to radio transmission. In particular, the present document relates to the single-slot dual transfer mode (DTM) available e.g. in GSM/GPRS/GERAN networks. A transmitter is described. The transmitter is configured to send circuit switched data over a traffic channel to a corresponding receiver, wherein the traffic channel is segmented into a plurality of frames. The transmitter if further configured to determine a vacant frame of the plurality of frames, wherein no circuit switched data is sent in the vacant frame due to discontinuous transmission; and to send packet switched data over the traffic channel using the vacant frame. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120020304 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO TRANSMIT UPLINK ALLOCATION INDICATORS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Example methods and apparatus to transmit uplink allocation indicators in wireless communications are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves sending a first assignment message indicative of first radio block periods assigned to the mobile station for downlink communications. At least one of the first assigned radio block periods is separated from a next occurring one of the first assigned radio block periods by at least a first non-assigned radio block period. In addition, the example method involves sending a second assignment message indicative of second radio block periods assigned to the mobile station for uplink communications. At least one of the second assigned radio block periods is separated from a next occurring one of the second assigned radio block periods by at least a second non-assigned radio block period. The example method also involves sending an uplink allocation indicator to the mobile station during one of the first radio block periods assigned for downlink communications with the mobile station. The uplink allocation indicator allocates an uplink radio block to the mobile station in at least one of the second radio block periods. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020305 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMMUNICATE DATA BETWEEN A WIRELESS NETWORK AND A MOBILE STATION - Example methods and apparatus to communicate data between a wireless network and a mobile station are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves identifying a first quantity of resources for use in communicating first data to a mobile station in a first radio block period and a second quantity of resources for use in communicating second data to the mobile station in a second radio block period. The total quantity of the first and second quantities of resources comply with a maximum allowable quantity of resources specified for a plurality of radio block periods including the first and second radio block periods. The example method also involves sending, to the mobile station, the first data in the first quantity of resources during the first radio block period and the second data in the second quantity of resources during the second radio block period. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020306 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO POLL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON ASSIGNMENTS - Example methods and apparatus to poll in wireless communications based on assignments are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a poll from a network during a first radio block period and identifying a resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll. The resource occurs during a subsequent radio block period, and the subsequent radio block period is separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period not assigned to the mobile station for transmission by the mobile station. The example method also involves transmitting a response to the poll. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120020338 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES AND DETECT ALLOCATED RESOURCES IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Example methods and apparatus to allocate resources and detect allocated resources in wireless communications are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a first radio block in a first radio block period and detecting an uplink allocation indicator contained in the first radio block. The uplink allocation indicator does not allocate any uplink radio block in a second radio block period following immediately after the first radio block period. The example method also involves transmitting a second radio block based on the uplink allocation indicator during a third radio block period separated from the first radio block period by at least one radio block period. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021752 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM ASSIGNMENTS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Example methods and apparatus to perform assignments in wireless communications are disclosed. A disclosed example method to receive resource assignments at a mobile station involves receiving an assignment message from a network and identifying radio block periods assigned to the mobile station. At least one of the assigned radio block periods is separated from a next occurring one of the assigned radio block periods by at least one non-assigned radio block period. The example method also involves processing downlink transmissions from the network based on the assigned radio block periods. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023235 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO POLL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - Example methods and apparatus to poll in wireless communications are disclosed. A disclosed example method involves receiving a poll from a network during a first radio block period and identifying a resource for use in sending requested information to the network in response to the poll. The resource occurs during a subsequent radio block period, and the identifying of the resource is based on receipt of an uplink allocation indicator. The example method also involves transmitting a response to the poll. | 01-26-2012 |
