Full duplex communication system using disjoint spectral blocks

Abstract

A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive a first transmission in a first band of a first Federal Communication Commission (FCC) spectral block using orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM). The first transmission may include reconfiguration information. The WTRU may receive, in response to the reconfiguration information, a second transmission in a second band of a second FCC spectral block using OFDM. The WTRU may receive, based on a dynamic assignment, transmissions in the first band and the second band.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:
 at least one antenna; and   at least one circuit coupled to the antenna;   the at least one circuit and the at least one antenna configured to receive a first transmission in a first band of a first Federal Communication Commission (FCC) spectral block using orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM), wherein the first transmission comprises reconfiguration information;   the at least one circuit further configured, in response to the reconfiguration information, to receive a second transmission in a second band of a second FCC spectral block using OFDM; and   the at least one circuit and the at least one antenna further configured to dynamically be assigned to receive transmissions in the first band and the second band.   
     
     
         2 . The WTRU of  claim 1 , wherein the circuit and the at least one antenna are configured to receive transmissions on the first band and the second band using different spatial configurations. 
     
     
         3 . The WTRU of  claim 1 , wherein the first FCC spectral block and the second FCC spectral block are non-contiguous spectral blocks. 
     
     
         4 . The WTRU of  claim 1 , wherein the first transmission and the second transmission overlap in time. 
     
     
         5 . The WTRU of  claim 1 , wherein a bandwidth of the first band and a bandwidth of the second band are different. 
     
     
         6 . The WTRU of  claim 1 , wherein assignment of the first band and the second band is based on traffic characteristics. 
     
     
         7 . The WTRU of  claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first band or the second band use time division duplex. 
     
     
         8 . A method for use in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), the method comprising:
 receiving a first transmission in a first band of a first Federal Communication Commission (FCC) spectral block using orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM), wherein the first transmission comprises reconfiguration information;   receiving, in response to the reconfiguration information, a second transmission in a second band of a second FCC spectral block using OFDM; and   receiving, based on a dynamic assignment, transmissions in the first band and the second band.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first band and the second band are received using different spatial configurations. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first FCC spectral block and the second FCC spectral block are non-contiguous spectral blocks. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the first transmission and the second transmission overlap in time. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8  wherein a bandwidth of the first band and a bandwidth of the second band are different. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8  wherein assignment between the first band and the second band is based on traffic characteristics. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8  wherein at least one of the first band or the second band use time division duplex. 
     
     
         15 . A base station comprising:
 at least one antenna; and   at least one circuit coupled to the antenna;   the at least one circuit and the at least one antenna configured to transmit to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) a first transmission in a first band of a first Federal Communication Commission (FCC) spectral block using orthogonal frequency division multiplex (OFDM), wherein the first transmission comprises reconfiguration information indicating the WTRU to receive a second transmission in a second band of a second FCC spectral block using OFDM; and   the at least one circuit and the at least one antenna further configured to dynamically assign the WTRU to receive in the first band after the first transmission.   
     
     
         16 . The base station of  claim 15 , wherein the first FCC spectral block and the second FCC spectral block are non-contiguous spectral blocks. 
     
     
         17 . The base station of  claim 15 , wherein a bandwidth of the first band and a bandwidth of the second band are different. 
     
     
         18 . The base station of  claim 15 , wherein assignment between the first band and the second band is based on traffic characteristics. 
     
     
         19 . The base station of  claim 15 , wherein at least one of the first band or the second band use time division duplex.