Signalling the presence of extension frames
View Patent ↗Aspects of the invention are directed to signalling extension frames in a telecommunication system. Extension-frame-signalling data may signal whether one or more extension parts are present in one or more gaps in time between data frames, when the one or more extension parts occur, and one or more durations for the one or more extension parts. The one or more extension parts may occur on the same radio frequencies as the data frames. The extension-frame-signalling data may signal when the one or more extension parts occur by signalling after which of one or more data frames in a super frame the extension parts occur. The one or more durations for the extension parts may be expressed in units of time.
1. A method comprising:
transmitting, in signalling data included in one or more data frames of a super frame, extension-frame-signalling data that includes one or more parameters of one or more extension parts occurring between data frames of the super frame, wherein the one or more parameters indicate when the one or more extension parts occur in the super frame and indicate one or more durations of the one or more extension parts.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting the one or more extension parts on the same radio frequencies as the one or more data frames of the super frame.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first parameter of the one or more parameters indicates when a first extension part of the one or more extension parts occurs in the super frame by including a value representative of a frame index of a data frame within the super frame after which the first extension part occurs.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein a first parameter of the one or more parameters indicates how often the one or more extension frame parts occur.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the first parameter indicates how often the one or more extension parts occur by including a value representative of an interval of data frames of the super frame that are between two of the one or more extension parts.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more durations are expressed in units of time.
7. An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a memory storing executable instructions configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
transmit, in signaling data included in one or more data frames of a super frame, extension-frame-signalling data that includes one or more parameters of one or more extension parts occurring between data frames of the super frame, wherein the one or more parameters indicate when the one or more extension parts occur in the super frame and indicate one or more durations of the one or more extension parts.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the memory further stores executable instructions configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to: transmit the one or more extension parts on the same radio frequencies as the one or more data frames of the super frame.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a first parameter of the one or more parameters indicates when a first extension part of the one or more extension parts occur occurs in the super frame by including a value representative of a frame index of a data frame within the super frame after which the first extension part occurs.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein a first parameter of the one or more parameters indicates how often the one or more extension frame parts occur.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the first parameter indicates how often the one or more extension parts occur by including a value representative of an interval of data frames of the super frame that are between two of the one or more extension parts.
12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the one or more durations are expressed in units of time.
13. A method comprising:
receiving, in signaling data included in one or more data frames of a super frame, extension-frame-signalling data that includes one or more parameters of one or more extension parts occurring between data frames of the super frame, wherein the one or more parameters indicate when the one or more extension parts occur in the super frame and indicate one or more durations of the one or more extension parts.
14. The method of claim 13 , further comprising: receiving the extension parts on the same radio frequencies as the one or more data frames of the super frame.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein a first parameter of the one or more parameters indicates when a first extension part of the one or more extension parts occurs by including a value representative of a frame index of a data frame within the super frame after which the first extension part occurs.
16. The method of claim 13 , wherein a first parameter of the one or more parameters indicates how often the one or more extension frame parts occur.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first parameters indicates how often the one or more extension parts occur by including a value representative of an interval of data frames of the super frame that are between two of the one or more extension parts.
18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more durations are expressed in units of time.
19. An apparatus comprising
a processor; and
a memory storing executable instructions configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
receive, in signaling data included in one or more data frames of a super frame, extension-frame-signalling data that includes one or more parameters of one or more extension parts occurring between data frames of the super frame, wherein the one or more parameters indicate when the one or more extension parts occur and indicate one or more durations of the one or more extension parts.
20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the memory further stores executable instructions configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to: receive the extension parts on the same radio frequencies as the one or more data frames of the super frame.
21. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the apparatus is not able to decode one or more extension frames within the one or more extension parts.
22. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein a first parameter of the one or more parameters indicates when a first extension part of the one or more extension parts occurs by including a value representative of a frame index of a data frame within the super frame after which the first extension part occurs.
23. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein a first parameters of the one or more parameters indicates how often the one or more extension frame parts occur.
24. The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein the first parameter indicates how often the one or more extension parts occur by including a value representative of an interval of data frames of the super frame that are between two of the one or more extension parts.
25. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the one or more durations are expressed in units of time.
26. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable instructions configured to, when executed, cause an apparatus to at least:
transmit, in signalling data included in one or more data frames of a super frame, extension-frame-signalling data that includes one or more parameters of one or more extension parts occurring between data frames of the super frame, wherein the one or more parameters indicate when the one or more extension parts occur in the super frame and indicate one or more durations of the one or more extension parts.
27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26 , further storing executable instructions configured to, when executed, cause the apparatus to: transmit the one or more extension parts on the same radio frequencies as the one or more data frames of the super frame.
28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26 , wherein the one or more extension parts are configured to include one or more extension frames that are not able to be decoded by a device that receives and decodes the super frame.
29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26 , wherein a first parameter of the one or more parameters indicates when a first extension part of the one or more extension parts occurs by including a value representative of a frame index of a data frame within the super frame after which the first extension part occurs.
30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26 , wherein a first parameter of the one or more parameters indicates how often the one or more extension frame parts occur.
31. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 30 , wherein the first parameter indicates how often the one or more extension parts occur by including a value representative of an interval of data frames of the super frame that are between two of the one or more extension parts.
32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26 , wherein the one or more durations are expressed in units of time.