发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for increasing spectrum use efficiency in a mesh network |
摘要 |
Mesh Network Access Points (APs) points, including gateways and routers, are deployed over a geographic area. The APs monitor the communication channel for other carriers and transmit accordingly. The APs selectively co-transmit when other carriers are sensed, if the efficiency of the mesh network will improve. APs select a transmission rate based on observed carrier-to-interference ratios. APs use directional antennas to increase carrier-to-interference ratios and spectral efficiency. AP transmit schedules are adaptable and adjusted according to observed carrier-to-interference measurements. |
申请公布号 |
US8855136(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.10.07 |
申请号 |
US201113283492 |
申请日期 |
2011.10.27 |
申请人 |
QUALCOMM Incorporated |
发明人 |
Walton Jay Rodney;Nanda Sanjiv |
分类号 |
H04J1/02;H04W72/12;H04W74/08;H04W16/28;H04W84/18 |
主分类号 |
H04J1/02 |
代理机构 |
QUALCOMM IP Department |
代理人 |
QUALCOMM IP Department ;Yancy, Jr. James Hunt |
主权项 |
1. A method of managing a communications resource in a mesh network, comprising:
monitoring a communication channel for a request-to-send message; determining a bearing to the request-to-send message; identifying a sector containing the bearing, wherein the identified sector conforms to a mesh network sectoring scheme; dividing a frequency band into a plurality of tones, wherein each of the plurality of tones corresponds to a unique frequency within the frequency band; assigning a unique tone from the plurality of tones in the frequency band to the sector containing the bearing based on the identity of the sector and based on a frequency division multiple access scheme designed to distribute frequencies among sectors in accordance with the mesh network sectoring scheme; and transmitting data modulated on the assigned frequency tone to the sector. |
地址 |
San Diego CA US |