System and method for dynamically configurable air interfaces
A method of transmitting includes categorizing a transmission between the first device and a second device as one of a plurality of transmission types, and selecting an air interface from a plurality of air interface candidates in accordance with the transmission as categorized. The method also includes sending the transmission to the second device using the selected air interface.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first device, information explicitly identifying a first waveform type of a first air interface configuration,
wherein the first air interface configuration is one of a plurality of candidate air interface configurations of a first air interface of at least one air interface,
wherein the first air interface configuration comprises a first coding option,
wherein the plurality of candidate air interface configurations comprises a second air interface configuration that is different than the first air interface configuration,
wherein the second air interface configuration comprises a second waveform type that is different than the first waveform type and a second coding option that is different than the first coding option,
wherein one of the first coding option and the second coding option is a polar code, and
wherein the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration are used for communicating in an uplink transmission direction of the first air interface; and
transmitting, by the first device, a first transmission to a second device using the first air interface configuration.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration further comprises at least one of a frame structure option, and a transmission or re-transmission option.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first waveform type is an orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type, or the first waveform type is the non-orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is the orthogonal waveform type.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the information explicitly identifying the first waveform type is received over a default air interface configuration or a previously selected air interface.
5. A first device comprising:
a processor; and
a transceiver operatively coupled to the processor, the transceiver configured to:
receive information explicitly identifying a first waveform type of a first air interface configuration,
wherein the first air interface configuration is one of a plurality of candidate air interface configurations of a first air interface of at least one air interface,
wherein the first air interface configuration comprises a first coding option,
wherein the plurality of candidate air interface configurations comprises a second air interface configuration that is different than the first air interface configuration,
wherein the second air interface configuration comprises a second waveform type that is different than the first waveform type and a second coding option that is different than the first coding option,
wherein one of the first coding option and the second coding option is a polar code, and
wherein the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration are used for communicating in an uplink transmission direction of the first air interface; and
transmit a first transmission to a second device using the first air interface configuration.
6. The first device of claim 5 , wherein each of the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration further comprises at least one of a frame structure option, and a transmission or re-transmission option.
7. The first device of claim 5 , wherein the first waveform type is an orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type, or the first waveform type is the non-orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is the orthogonal waveform type.
8. The first device of claim 5 , wherein the information explicitly identifying the first waveform type is received over a default air interface configuration or a previously selected air interface.
9. A method comprising:
sending, by a second device, information explicitly identifying a first waveform type of a first air interface configuration,
wherein the first air interface configuration is one of a plurality of candidate air interface configurations of a first air interface of at least one air interface,
wherein the first air interface configuration comprises a first coding option,
wherein the plurality of candidate air interface configurations comprises a second air interface configuration that is different than the first air interface configuration,
wherein the second air interface configuration comprises a second waveform type that is different than the first waveform type and a second coding option that is different than the first coding option,
wherein one of the first coding option and the second coding option is a polar code, and
wherein the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration are used for communicating in an uplink transmission direction of the first air interface; and
receiving, by the second device, a first transmission from a first device using the first air interface configuration.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein each of the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration further comprises at least one of a frame structure option, and a transmission or re-transmission option.
11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first waveform type is an orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type, or the first waveform type is the non-orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is the orthogonal waveform type.
12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the information explicitly identifying the first waveform type is sent over a default air interface configuration or a previously selected air interface.
13. A second device comprising:
a processor; and
a transceiver operatively coupled to the processor, the transceiver configured to:
send information explicitly identifying a first waveform type of a first air interface configuration,
wherein the first air interface configuration is one of a plurality of candidate air interface configurations of a first air interface of at least one air interface,
wherein the first air interface configuration comprises a first coding option,
wherein the plurality of candidate air interface configurations comprises a second air interface configuration that is different than the first air interface configuration
wherein the second air interface configuration comprises a second waveform type that is different than the first waveform type and a second coding option that is different than the first coding option,
wherein one of the first coding option and the second coding option is a polar code, and
wherein the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration are used for communicating in a an uplink transmission direction of the first air interface; and
receive a first transmission from a first device using the first air interface configuration.
14. The second device of claim 13 , wherein each of the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration further comprises at least one of a frame structure option, and a transmission or re-transmission option.
15. The second device of claim 13 , wherein the first waveform type is an orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type, or the first waveform type is the non-orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is the orthogonal waveform type.
16. The second device of claim 13 , wherein the information explicitly identifying the first waveform type is sent over a default air interface configuration or a previously selected air interface.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein one of the first waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type.
18. The first device claim 5 , wherein one of the first waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type.
19. The method of claim 9 , wherein one of the first waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type.
20. The second device of claim 13 , wherein one of the first waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type.
21. A network system comprising:
a component in a backhaul network communicating data with a second device; and
the second device, the second device configured to:
send information explicitly identifying a first waveform type of a first air interface configuration,
wherein the first air interface configuration is one of a plurality of candidate air interface configurations of a first air interface of at least one air interface,
wherein the first air interface configuration comprises a first coding option,
wherein the plurality of candidate air interface configurations comprises a second air interface configuration that is different than the first air interface configuration
wherein the second air interface configuration comprises a second waveform type that is different than the first waveform type and a second coding option that is different than the first coding option,
wherein one of the first coding option and the second coding option is a polar code, and
wherein the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration are used for communicating in a an uplink transmission direction of the first air interface; and
receive a first transmission from a first device using the first air interface configuration.
22. The network system of claim 21 , wherein each of the first air interface configuration and the second air interface configuration further comprises at least one of a frame structure option, and a transmission or re-transmission option.
23. The network system of claim 21 , wherein the first waveform type is an orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type, or the first waveform type is the non-orthogonal waveform type and the second waveform type is the orthogonal waveform type.
24. The network system of claim 21 , wherein the information explicitly identifying the first waveform type is sent over a default air interface configuration or a previously selected air interface.
25. The network system of claim 21 , wherein one of the first waveform type and the second waveform type is a non-orthogonal waveform type.
26. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the first device, information implicitly identifying the first coding option, the first coding option being the polar code.
27. The first device of claim 5 , the transceiver further configured to:
receive information implicitly identifying the first coding option, the first coding option being the polar code.
28. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
sending, by the second device, information implicitly identifying the first coding option, the first coding option being the polar code.
29. The second device of claim 13 , the transceiver further configured to:
send information implicitly identifying the first coding option, the first coding option being the polar code.
30. The network system of claim 21 , the second device further configured to:
send information implicitly identifying the first coding option, the first coding option being the polar code.