Robust unicast/broadcast/multicast communication protocol

L Chu, GA Vlantis - US Patent 9,538,525, 2017 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for implementing a robust unicast/s broadcast/multicast protocol are
provided. In one aspect, a (51) Int. Cl. method of avoiding collision of intra-basic service set …

Robust unicast/broadcast/multicast communication protocol

L Chu, GA Vlantis - US Patent 8,625,570, 2014 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for implementing a robust unicast/broadcast/multicast protocol are
provided. In one aspect, a (60) Provisional application No. 61/142,146, filed on Dec. method …

Method and apparatus for multicast and broadcast service management

DP Connors, HJ Ju, KS Govind, S Zahedi… - US Patent App. 14 …, 2014 - Google Patents
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for announcing services available in a macro-diversity
region of a data frame broad cast by a plurality of base stations in a single frequency …

Broadcast and multicast services in wireless communication systems

S Sarkar, A Khandekar, T Kadous - US Patent 8,954,063, 2015 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for assigning, identifying and con trolling broadcast transmissions
are disclosed. A broadcast flow is assigned to a broadcast logical channel of the physical …

Methods and apparatuses for managing simultaneous unicast and multicast/broadcast services in a wireless communication system

X Zhang, P Gaal, A Garavaglia, J Wang… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Techniques are provided for managing simultaneous unicast and multicast/broadcast
services. For example, there is pro vided a method operable by a user equipment (UE) or …

Robust and efficient assignment of scheduled transmissions

DW Becker - US Patent App. 11/771,894, 2008 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatuses are presented for conducting communications over a shared
communication medium, involving (a) sending a request from a first node, the shared …

Method and apparatus for providing and obtaining broadcast multicast service feedback

W Xiao, A Ghosh, R Ratasuk - US Patent 7,570,916, 2009 - Google Patents
Embodiments of the present invention provide a manner in which feedback from remote
units (120-122) involved in a broadcast/multicast service session can be obtained using …

Smooth transition between multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) and unicast service by demand

J Wang, G Cherian, N Naik, X Zhang, ER Hall… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
US9820259B2 - Smooth transition between multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS)
and unicast service by demand - Google Patents US9820259B2 - Smooth transition …

Broadcast and multicast services in wireless communication systems

S Sarkar, A Khandekar, T Kadous - US Patent 8,229,423, 2012 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatus for assigning, identifying and controlling broadcast transmissions
are disclosed. A broadcast flow is assigned to a broadcast logical channel of the physical …

Reservation request system for controlling access to a shared communication medium

DW Becker - US Patent App. 11/771,762, 2008 - Google Patents
Methods and apparatuses are presented for conducting com munications over a shared
communication medium involving (a) sending a request from a first node, the shared …