JP2012165395A

5G,4G

Title

COMMUNICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS WHICH CAN BE USED IN ABSENCE OR PRESENCE OF BEACON SIGNALS

Application Number:

JP20120051405

Publication Date:

30-08-2012

Current Assignee:

Family ID:

Application Date:

08-03-2012

Declaring Company:

Publication Country:

US

Priority Date:

11-01-2006

Title

COMMUNICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS WHICH CAN BE USED IN ABSENCE OR PRESENCE OF BEACON SIGNALS

Application Number:

JP20120051405

Family ID:

Publication Country:

US

Publication Date:

30-08-2012

Application Date:

08-03-2012

Priority Date:

11-01-2006

Current Assignee:

Declaring Company:

Abstract  Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new improved method allowing wireless devices in a cognitive radio network to detect availability of a locally usable spectrum for communication.

SOLUTION: A wireless terminal which may have entered a new area and been powered up monitors to detect for the presence of beacon signals in a communications band. When the wireless terminal fails to detect a beacon the wireless terminal assumes that the spectrum is available and transmits its user beacon signal into the area thereby providing notification of its presence to other wireless terminals. The wireless terminal maintains a coordinated timing relationship between its beacon transmit interval and beacon detect interval which are performed on an ongoing basis. Its beacon TX interval and beacon monitoring interval represent a small fraction of total time allowing for power conservation. The coordinated timing relationship known to peers facilitates efficient peer-to-peer communications session establishment.

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