Wireless personal area network underlying cellular networks
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摘要
This document discusses, among other things, a wireless personal-area network (PAN) underlying a cellular wide-area network (WAN). The PAN includes a wearable user equipment (UE-W) and a user equipment aggregation node (UE-AN). The UE-W includes processing circuitry to process data for communication with a network of the WAN through the UE-AN, and radio interface circuitry to communicate with the UE-AN through a first air interface. The UE-AN includes processing to process data for communication between the network of the WAN and the UE-W, and radio interface circuitry to communicate with the network of the WAN through the first air interface and with the UE-W through a second air interface. The UE-W and the UE-AN can share a network credential, appearing as a single device to the WAN.
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This application is a U.S. National Stage Application under 35 U.S.C. 371 from International Application No. PCT/US2015/067049, filed Dec. 21, 2015, which claims the benefit of priority of Jain et al., U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/212,336, entitled “WIRELESS PERSONAL AREA NETWORK UNDERLYING CELLULAR NETWORKS,” filed on Aug. 31, 2015, each of which are hereby incorporated by reference herein in their entirety.
This document relates generally to cellular communication and more particularly to wireless personal area networks underlying cellular networks. Some embodiments relate to wireless networks including 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) networks, 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks, and 3GPP LTE Advanced (LTE-A) networks, although the scope of the embodiments is not limited in this respect. Some embodiments relate to Fifth Generation (5G) networks.
Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication represents a significant growth opportunity for the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) ecosystem. With proliferation of the wireless networks, there is an accelerated push towards connected, smart physical objects, such as wireless sensors, smart meters, dedicated microprocessors, etc., that span different ecosystems with diverse business models.
權(quán)利要求
What is claimed is:1. An apparatus of a wearable user equipment (UE-W), the apparatus comprising:processing circuitry to process data for communication with a network of a wide area network (WAN) through a user equipment aggregation node (UE-AN) of a person area network (PAN) including the UE-W and the UE-AN; and radio interface circuitry to communicate with the UE-AN through a first air interface, wherein the network of the WAN includes a cellular network separate from the PAN; wherein the UE-W and the UE-AN share a network credential and wherein the network credential includes a cellular network credential to access the cellular network. 2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the WAN includes a cellular base station (BS); and wherein the network credential includes a single PAN identification (ID), and wherein all devices in the PAN share the single PAN ID. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the UE-W and the UE-AN of the PAN are a single device to the WAN, and wherein the UE-AN is configured to manage communication between the UE-W and the network of the WAN. 4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the UE-AN is configured to communicate with the network of the WAN using the radio interface circuitry of the UE-W as a distributed antenna between the UE-AN and the WAN. 5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the UE-W is configured to receive information from the network of the WAN and to transmit information to the network of the WAN through the UE-AN. 6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first air interface includes a low-power, unlicensed spectrum. 7. An apparatus of a user equipment aggregation node (UE-AN), the apparatus comprising:processing circuitry to process data for communication between a network of a wide area network (WAN) and a wearable user equipment (UE-W) of a personal area network (PAN) including the EE-AN and the UE-W; and radio interface circuitry to communicate with the network of the WAN through a first air interface and with the UE-W through a second air interface, wherein the network of the WAN includes a cellular network separate from the PAN; wherein the UE-AN and the UE-W share a network credential and wherein the network credential includes a cellular network credential to access the cellular network. 8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the WAN includes a cellular base station (BS); and wherein the network credential includes a single PAN identification (ID), and wherein all devices in the PAN share the single PAN ID. 9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the UE-W and the UE-AN of the PAN are a single device to the WAN, and wherein the UE-AN is configured to manage communication between the UE-W and the network of the WAN. 10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the UE-AN is configured to manage at least one of: controlling and signaling between the PAN and the WAN; random access requests between the PAN and the WAN; uplink control and feedback between the PAN and the WAN; handover of the PAN with the WAN; orscheduling uplink or downlink resources for the PAN with the WAN. 11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the UE-AN is configured to communicate with the network of the WAN using radio interface circuitry of the UE-W as a distributed antenna between the UE-AN and the WAN. 12. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the first air interface includes a low-power, unlicensed spectrum, and wherein the second air interface is a cellular air interface. 13. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the PAN includes a plurality of UE-Ws coupled to the UE-AN, and wherein the PAN is a single device to the WAN. 14. At least one non-transitory machine readable medium including instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry of a wearable user equipment (UE-W), cause the UE-W to:process data for communication with a network of a wide area network (WAN) through a user equipment aggregation node (UE-AN) of a personal area network (PAN) using the processing circuitry of the UE-W; and communicate with the UE-AN through a first air interface using radio interface circuitry of the UE-W, wherein the PAN includes the UE-W and the UE-AN, wherein the network of the WAN includes a cellular network separate from the PAN; wherein the UE-W and the UE-AN share a network credential, and wherein the network credential includes a cellular network credential to access the cellular network. 15. The machine readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the WAN includes a cellular base station (BS); and wherein the network credential includes a single PAN identification (ID), and wherein all devices in the PAN share the single PAN ID. 16. The machine readable medium of claim 14 , including instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry of the UE-W, cause the UE-W to receive information from the network of the WAN and to transmit information to the network of the WAN through the UE-AN. 17. The of machine readable claim 14 , wherein the first air interface includes a low-power, unlicensed spectrum. 18. At least one non-transitory machine readable medium including instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry of a user equipment aggregation node (UE-AN), cause the UE-AN to: process data for communication between a network of a wide area network (WAN) and a wearable user equipment (UE-W) of a personal area network (PAN) using the processing circuitry of the UE-AN; andcommunicate with the UE-AN through a first air interface using radio interface circuitry of the UE-W, wherein the PAN includes the UE-W and the UE-AN, wherein the network of the WAN includes a cellular network separate from the PAN; wherein the UE-W and the UE-AN share a network credential, and wherein the network credential includes a cellular network credential to access the cellular network. 19. The machine readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the WAN includes a cellular base station (BS); and wherein the network credential includes a single PAN identification (ID), and wherein all devices in the PAN share the single PAN ID. 20. The machine readable medium of claim 18 , including instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry of the UE-AN, cause the UE-AN to manage communication between the UE-W and the network of the WAN, wherein the UE-W and the UE-AN of the PAN are a single device to the WAN. 21. The machine readable medium of claim 20 , including instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry of the UE-AN, cause the UE-AN to manage at least one of: controlling and signaling between the PAN and the WAN; random access requests between the PAN and the WAN; uplink control and feedback between the PAN and the WAN; handover of the PAN with the WAN; or scheduling uplink or downlink resources for the PAN with the WAN. 22. The machine readable medium of claim 18 , including instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry of the UE-AN, cause the UE-AN to communicate with the network of the WAN using radio interface circuitry of the UE-W as a distributed antenna between the UE-AN and the WAN. 23. The machine readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the first air interface includes a low-power, unlicensed spectrum, and wherein the second air interface is a cellular air interface. 24. The machine readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the PAN includes a plurality of UE-Ws coupled to the UE-AN, and wherein the PAN is a single device to the WAN.
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