1. A method, comprising:
receiving, at a first wireless communication device operating in a first frequency range, channel information from a second wireless communication device operating in a second frequency range, wherein the first frequency range is adjacent to the second frequency range; and
generating a channel quality report at the first wireless communication device, the channel quality report indicating that particular sub-bands in the first frequency range have low channel quality, wherein the particular sub-bands are selected using the channel information.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the channel information comprises an operating channel assigned to the second wireless communication device.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the particular sub-bands are selected because transmissions in the sub-bands would degrade communications in the operating channel.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the particular sub-bands are selected because transmissions in the sub-bands would cause interference in the operating channel.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication device is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) user equipment (UE), and the second wireless communication device operates in an Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) frequency range.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication device is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) user equipment (UE), and the second wireless communication device operates in an unlicensed frequency band.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the second wireless communication device complies with a standard selected from the group consisting of a Bluetooth standard, an IEEE 802.11 standard, an IEEE 802.15 standard, and a ZigBee standard.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device are different circuits within a user equipment (UE) device.
9. A system, comprising:
a first wireless communication circuit configured to operate in a first frequency range according to a first standard;
a second wireless communication circuit configured to operate in a second frequency range according to a second standard, wherein the first frequency range is adjacent to the second frequency range; and
a controller configured to generate a channel quality report according to the first standard, the channel quality report indicating that particular sub-bands in the first frequency range have low channel quality, wherein the particular sub-bands are selected using channel information received from the second wireless communication device.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein the channel information identifies an operating band assigned to the second wireless communication circuit.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein the sub-bands are selected because transmissions in the particular sub-bands would degrade communications in the operating band.
12. The system of claim 9, wherein the first standard is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) wireless communication standard, and the second standard is selected from the group consisting of a Bluetooth standard, an IEEE 802.11 standard, an IEEE 802.15 standard, and a ZigBee standard.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein the second frequency range is an Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band.
14. The system of claim 9, wherein the second frequency range is an unlicensed frequency band.
15. The system of claim 9, wherein the channel quality report is a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Channel Quality Indication (CQI) report.
16. The system of claim 9, wherein the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit are components of the same user equipment (UE) device.
17. The system of claim 9, wherein the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit are components of the different user equipment (UE) devices.
18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:
a communication link between the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit, the communication link adapted to pass channel information from the second wireless communication circuit to the first wireless communication circuit.
19. A user equipment (UE), comprising:
an Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication circuit;
an Industrial, Scientific and Medical (ISM) band communication circuit; and
a controller configured to generate LTE Channel Quality Indication (CQI) reports, wherein the content of the CQI reports is selected using channel information associated with an ISM band channel assigned to the ISM band communication circuit.
20. The UE of claim 19, wherein the CQI reports intentionally misidentify poor channel quality in selected LTE sub-bands because transmissions in the selected sub-bands would degrade communications in the assigned ISM band channel.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A method for establishing a connection between a first mobile host and a second mobile host comprising:
identifying a first relaying station in communication range of said first mobile host;
identifying a communication path between said first relaying station and said second mobile host;
establishing a connection between said first mobile host and said first relaying station; and,
establishing a connection between said first relaying station and said second mobile host.
2. The method recited in claim 1 wherein said path from said first relaying station to said second mobile host is operatively arranged to allow direct communication between said first relaying station and said second mobile host.
3. The method recited in claim 1 wherein said path from said first relaying station to said second mobile host includes a connection with a base transceiver station.
4. The method recited in claim 1 wherein said path from said first relaying station to said second mobile host includes a connection with at least one additional relaying station.
5. The method recited in claim 1 wherein said first relaying station is mobile.
6. The method recited in claim 1 wherein said first relaying station is located equidistant between two base transceiver stations.
7. The method recited in claim 1 wherein said connection between said first relaying station and said first mobile host occurs at a relaying frequency.
8. The method recited in claim 7 wherein said relaying frequency is 2.4 GHz.
9. A method for establishing a connection between a first mobile host and a second mobile host within a system having a limited number of primary frequencies comprising:
identifying a first relaying station in communication range of a third mobile host currently using one of said primary frequencies;
replacing said connection of said third mobile host on one of said primary frequencies with a connection between said first relaying station and said third mobile host on a relaying frequency; and,
establishing a connection between said first and said second mobile host on said primary frequency made available by said connection between said first relaying station and said third mobile host on a relaying frequency.
10. The method recited in claim 9 wherein one of said primary frequencies is 850 MHz.
11. The method recited in claim 9 wherein said relaying frequency is 2.4 GHz.
12. The method recited in claim 9 wherein said first relaying station is mobile.
13. The method recited in claim 9 wherein said first relaying station is located equidistant between two base transceiver stations.
14. A method for establishing a connection between a first mobile host and a second mobile host within a system having a limited number of primary frequencies comprising:
identifying a third mobile host currently using a first primary frequency;
identifying a first relaying station in communication range of a fourth mobile host currently using a second primary frequency;
replacing said connection of said fourth mobile host on said second primary frequency with a connection between said second relaying station and said fourth mobile host on a relaying frequency;
replacing said connection of said third mobile host on said first primary frequency with a connection on said second primary frequency; and,
establishing a connection between said first and said second mobile host on said first primary frequency.
15. An apparatus for relaying communications between mobile hosts comprising:
wireless communication means for communication with a mobile switching center;
means to receive communication signals on a relaying frequency; and, means to send communication signals on a relaying frequency.
16. The apparatus recited in claim 14 further comprising:
means to receive communication signals on a primary frequency; and, means to send communication signals on a primary frequency.
17. The apparatus recited in claim 15 wherein said apparatus is mobile.
18. The apparatus recited in claim 16 wherein said primary frequency is 850 MHz.
19. The apparatus recited in claim 15 wherein said relaying frequency is 2.4 GHz.
20. An apparatus for relaying communications between mobile hosts comprising:
wireless communication means for communication with a mobile switching center;
means to receive communication signals on a primary frequency; and, means to send communication signals on a primary frequency.
21. The apparatus recited in claim 20 wherein said apparatus is mobile.
22. The apparatus recited in claim 20 wherein said primary frequency is 850 MHz.
23. An apparatus for establishing a connection between a first mobile host and a second mobile host comprising:
means for identifying a first relaying station in communication range of said first mobile host;
means for identifying a communication path between said first relaying station and said second mobile host;
means for establishing a connection between said first mobile host and said first relaying station; and,
means for establishing a connection between said first relaying station and said second mobile host.
24. An apparatus for establishing a connection between a first mobile host and a second mobile host within a system having a limited number of primary frequencies comprising:
means for identifying a first relaying station in communication range of a third mobile host currently using one of said primary frequencies;
means for replacing said connection of said third mobile host on one of said primary frequencies with a connection between said first relaying station and said third mobile host on a relaying frequency; and,
means for establishing a connection between said first and said second mobile host on said primary frequency made available by said connection between said first relaying station and said third mobile host on a relaying frequency.