BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
FIG. 1 is a drawing of an exemplary communication system implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary base station, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary wireless terminal, e.g., mobile node, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 4 is a drawing of exemplary uplink dedicated control channel (DCCH) segments in an exemplary uplink timing and frequency structure in an exemplary orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple access wireless communications system.
FIG. 5 includes a drawing of an exemplary dedicated control channel in an exemplary uplink timing and frequency structure in an exemplary orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple access wireless communications system at a time when each set of DCCH segments corresponding to a logical DCCH channel tone is in the full-tone format.
FIG. 6 includes a drawing of an exemplary dedicated control channel in an exemplary uplink timing and frequency structure in an exemplary orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple access wireless communications system at a time when each set of DCCH segments corresponding to a logical DCCH channel tone is in the split-tone format.
FIG. 7 includes a drawing of an exemplary dedicated control channel in an exemplary uplink timing and frequency structure in an exemplary orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) multiple access wireless communications system at a time when some of the sets of DCCH segments corresponding to a logical DCCH channel tone are in the full-tone format and some of the sets of DCCH segments corresponding to a logical DCCH channel tone are in the split-tone format.
FIG. 8 is a drawing illustrating the use of format and mode in an exemplary uplink DCCH in accordance with various embodiments, the mode defining the interpretation of the information bits in the DCCH segments.
FIG. 9 illustrates several examples corresponding to FIG. 8 illustrating different modes of operation.
FIG. 10 is a drawing illustrating an exemplary default mode of the full tone format in a beacon slot for a given DCCH tone.
FIG. 11 illustrates an exemplary definition of the default mode in the full-tone format of the uplink DCCH segments in the first uplink superslot after the WT migrates to the ON state.
FIG. 12 is an exemplary summary list of dedicated control reports (DCRS) in the full-tone format for the default mode.
FIG. 13 is a table of an exemplary format for an exemplary 5 bit downlink SNR report (DLSNR5) in non-DL macrodiversity mode.
FIG. 14 is a table of an exemplary format of 5 bit downlink SNR report (DLSNR5) in DL macrodiversity mode.
FIG. 15 is a table of an exemplary format of an exemplary 3 bit downlink delta SNR report (DLDSNR3).
FIG. 16 is a table of an exemplary format for an exemplary 1 bit uplink request (ULRQST1) report.
FIG. 17 is an exemplary table used to calculate exemplary control parameters y and z, the control parameters y and z being used in determining uplink multi-bit request reports conveying transmission request group queue information.
FIG. 18 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 16 bit patterns for a four bit uplink request, ULRQST4, corresponding to an exemplary first request dictionary (RD reference number=0).
FIG. 19 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 8 bit patterns for a three bit uplink request, ULRQST3, corresponding to an exemplary first request dictionary (RD reference number=0).
FIG. 20 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 16 bit patterns for a four bit uplink request, ULRQST4, corresponding to an exemplary second request dictionary (RD reference number=1).
FIG. 21 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 8 bit patterns for a three bit uplink request, ULRQST3, corresponding to an exemplary second request dictionary (RD reference number=1).
FIG. 22 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 16 bit patterns for a four bit uplink request, ULRQST4, corresponding to an exemplary third request dictionary (RD reference number=2).
FIG. 23 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 8 bit patterns for a three bit uplink request, ULRQST3, corresponding to an exemplary third request dictionary (RD reference number=2).
FIG. 24 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 16 bit patterns for a four bit uplink request, ULRQST4, corresponding to an exemplary fourth request dictionary (RD reference number=3).
FIG. 25 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 8 bit patterns for a three bit uplink request, ULRQST3, corresponding to an exemplary fourth request dictionary (RD reference number=3).
FIG. 26 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 32 bit patterns for an exemplary 5 bit uplink transmitter power backoff report (ULTxBKF5), in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 27 includes an exemplary power scaling factor table relating tone block power tier number to power scaling factor, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 28 is an exemplary uplink loading factor table used in communicating base station sector loading information, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 29 is a table illustrating an exemplary format for a 4 bit downlink beacon ratio report (DLBNR4), in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 30 is a drawing of an exemplary table describing the format of an exemplary 4 bit downlink self-noise saturation level of SNR report (DLSSNR4), in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 31 is a drawing of a table illustrating an example of mapping between indicator report information bits and the type of report carried by the corresponding flexible report.
FIG. 32 is a drawing illustrating an exemplary default mode of the split tone format in a beacon slot for a given DCCH tone for an exemplary wireless terminal.
FIG. 33 illustrates an exemplary definition of the default mode in the split-tone format of the uplink DCCH segments in the first uplink superslot after the WT migrates to the ON state.
FIG. 34 provides an exemplary summary list of dedicated control reports (DCRs) in the split-tone format for the default mode.
FIG. 35 is a table identifying bit format and interpretations associated with each of 16 bit patterns for an exemplary 4 bit uplink transmission backoff report (ULTxBKF4), in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 36 is an example of mapping between indicator report information bits and the type of report carried by the corresponding flexible report.
FIG. 37 is an exemplary specification of uplink dedicated control channel segment modulation coding in full-tone format.
FIG. 38 is a drawing of a table illustrating an exemplary specification of uplink dedicated control channel segment modulation coding in split-tone format.
FIG. 39 is a drawing of a table illustrating exemplary wireless terminal uplink traffic channel frame request group queue count information.
FIG. 40 includes drawings illustrating an exemplary set of four request group queues being maintained by a wireless terminal and drawings illustrating exemplary mappings of uplink data stream traffic flows to request queues for two exemplary wireless terminals, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 41 illustrates an exemplary request group queue structure, multiple request dictionaries, a plurality of types of uplink traffic channel request reports, and grouping of sets of queues in accordance with exemplary formats used for each of the types of reports.
FIG. 42, comprising the combination of FIG. 42A, FIG. 42B; FIG. 42C, FIG. 42D, and FIG. 42E is a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a wireless terminal in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 43 is a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a wireless terminal in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 44 is a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a wireless terminal to report control information in accordance with various embodiments.
FIGS. 45 and 46 are used to illustrate the use of an initial control information report set in an exemplary embodiment.
FIG. 47 is a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a communications device in accordance with various embodiments; the communications device including information indicating a predetermined report sequence for use in controlling the transmission of a plurality of different control information reports on a recurring basis.
FIG. 48 illustrates two exemplary different formats of initial control channel information report sets, the different format report sets including at least one segment conveying different sets of reports, in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 49 illustrates a plurality of different initial control information report sets in accordance with various embodiments, the different initial control information report sets having different numbers of segments.
FIG. 50 is a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a wireless terminal in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 51 is a drawing illustrating exemplary full-tone DCCH mode segments and exemplary split-tone DCCH mode segments allocated to exemplary wireless terminals, in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 52 is a flowchart of a drawing of an exemplary method of operating a base station in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 53 is a drawing illustrating exemplary full-tone DCCH mode segments and exemplary split-tone DCCH mode segments allocated to exemplary wireless terminals, in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 54 is a drawing of a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a wireless terminal in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 55 is a drawing of an exemplary wireless terminal, e.g., mobile node, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 56 is a drawing of an exemplary base station, e.g., access node, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 57 is a drawing of an exemplary wireless terminal, e.g., mobile node, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 58 is a drawing of an exemplary base station, e.g., access node, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 59 comprising the combination of FIG. 59A, FIG. 59B and FIG. 59C is a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a wireless terminal in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 60 is a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a wireless terminal to provide transmission power information to a base station in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 61 is a table of an exemplary format for an exemplary 1 bit uplink request (ULRQST1) report.
FIG. 62 is an exemplary table used to calculate exemplary control parameters y and z, the control parameters y and z being used in determining uplink multi-bit request reports conveying transmission request group queue information.
FIG. 63 and FIG. 64 define an exemplary request dictionary with the RD reference number equal to 0.
FIG. 65 and FIG. 66 includes tables which define an exemplary request dictionary with the RD reference number equal to 1.
FIG. 67 and FIG. 68 include tables which define an exemplary request dictionary with the RD reference number equal to 2.
FIG. 69 and FIG. 70 include tables which define an exemplary request dictionary with the RD reference number equal to 3.
FIG. 71 is a drawing of an exemplary wireless terminal, e.g., mobile node, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 72 is a drawing of an exemplary wireless terminal, e.g., mobile node, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 73 illustrates exemplary mapping for an exemplary wireless terminal of uplink data stream traffic flows to its request group queues at different times in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 74 is a drawing of an exemplary wireless terminal, e.g., mobile node, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 75 is a drawing used to explain features of an exemplary embodiment using a wireless terminal transmission power report.
FIG. 76 is a drawing of a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a wireless terminal in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 77 is a drawing of an exemplary wireless terminal, e.g., mobile node, implemented in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 78 is a drawing of a flowchart of an exemplary method of operating a base station in accordance with various embodiments.
FIG. 79 is a drawing of an exemplary base station implemented in accordance with various embodiments.