Methods and apparatus for determining, communicating and using information including loading factors which can be used for interference control purposes

R Laroia, J Li, S Rangan, M Srinivasan… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A wireless terminal receives and measures broadcast refer ence signals,
eg, beacon and/or pilot signals, transmitted from a plurality of base station attachment points …

Pilot signals for use in multi-sector cells

R Laroia, JL Fan, J Li - US Patent 9,544,860, 2017 - Google Patents
Pilot signal transmission sequences and methods for use in a multi-sector cell. Pilots in
different sectors are transmitted at different known power levels. In adjacent sectors a pilot is …

Methods and apparatus for communicating control information

T Richardson, H Jin, J Li, V Parizhisky - US Patent 9,137,072, 2015 - Google Patents
the base station can utilize received control information reports to make intelligent decisions
in terms of controlling operations of the wireless terminal, responding to the wireless …

Method of transmitting pilot tones in a multi-sector cell, including null pilot tones, for generating channel quality indicators

R Laroia, JL Fan, J Li - US Patent 9,603,102, 2017 - Google Patents
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for generating channel quality indicators - Google Patents US9603102B2 - Method of …

Methods and apparatus for broadcasting loading information corresponding to neighboring base stations

P Hande, A Das, J Li, S Rangan, R Laroia - US Patent 8,989,084, 2015 - Google Patents
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Methods and apparatus for communicating transmission backlog information

A Das, R Laroia, J Li - US Patent 8,437,251, 2013 - Google Patents
One approach to partitioning uplink traffic channel resources is for the wireless terminals to
send resource requests to their current base station attachment point, and for the base …

Methods and apparatus for determining, communicating and using information which can be used for interference control

R Laroia, J Li, S Rangan, M Srinivasan… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
A wireless terminal receives a broadcast uplink interference report request conveying a
requested report type and/or a locally unique base station identifier. The wireless terminal …

Method and apparatus for controlling communications of data from multiple base stations to a mobile station in a communication system

A Gholmieh, P Gaal, EG Tiedemann Jr - US Patent 7,711,363, 2010 - Google Patents
An apparatus and method provides for controlling communications from multiple base
stations to a mobile station in a communication system. A mobile station transmitter transmits …

Methods and apparatus for flexible reporting of control information

A Das - US Patent 9,148,795, 2015 - Google Patents
a predetermined reporting schedule with agreed upon fixed types of reports in each
reporting slot both the wireless terminal transmitting a report and the base station receiving …

Methods and apparatus for communicating and/or using transmission power information

A Das, S Rangan - US Patent 8,514,771, 2013 - Google Patents
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TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL …