Patent Publication Number: US-9894674-B2

Title: Method and apparatus for system level solution for different service co-existence

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     This disclosure relates generally to apparatus and methods for wireless communications. More particularly, the disclosure relates to allow coexistence between two wireless communication systems. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Wireless communication systems are widely deployed to provide various types of communication content such as voice, data, and so on. These systems may be multiple-access systems capable of supporting communication with multiple users by sharing the available system resources (e.g., bandwidth and transmit power). Examples of such multiple-access systems include code division multiple access (CDMA) systems, time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, frequency division multiple access (FDMA) systems, 3 rd  Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Long Term Evolution (LTE) systems, time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) systems and orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) systems. 
     Generally, a wireless multiple-access communication system can simultaneously support communication for multiple wireless terminals. Each terminal communicates with one or more base stations via transmissions on the forward and reverse links. The forward link (or downlink) refers to the communication link from the base stations to the terminals, and the reverse link (or uplink) refers to the communication link from the terminals to the base stations. This communication link may be established via a single-input single-output (SISO), multiple-input single-output (MISO) or a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system. 
     A MIMO system employs multiple (N T ) transmit antennas and multiple (N R ) receive antennas for data transmission. A MIMO channel formed by the N T  transmit and N R  receive antennas may be decomposed into N S  independent channels, which are also referred to as spatial channels, where N S ≦min{N T , N R }. Each of the N S  independent channels corresponds to a dimension. The MIMO system can provide improved performance (e.g., higher throughput and/or greater reliability) if the additional dimensionalities created by the multiple transmit and receive antennas are utilized. 
     A MIMO system may support time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) systems. In a TDD system, the forward and reverse link transmissions are on the same frequency region so that the reciprocity principle allows the estimation of the forward link channel from the reverse link channel. This enables the access point to extract transmit beamforming gain on the forward link when multiple antennas are available at the access point. 
     SUMMARY 
     Disclosed is an apparatus and method for co-existence between a first service and a second service. According to one aspect, a method for implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service including accepting a first service selection for a first wireless system on a mobile terminal; performing a data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal; accepting a second service selection for a second wireless system on the mobile terminal; implementing a suspension of the data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal; and redirecting the data transport using a different wireless system. 
     According to another aspect, an apparatus comprising a processor and a memory, the memory containing program code executable by the processor for performing the following: accepting a first service selection for a first wireless system on a mobile terminal; performing a data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal; accepting a second service selection for a second wireless system on the mobile terminal; implementing a suspension of the data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal; and redirecting the data transport using a different wireless system. 
     According to another aspect, an apparatus for implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service including means for accepting a first service selection for a first wireless system on a mobile terminal; means for performing a data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal; means for accepting a second service selection for a second wireless system on the mobile terminal; means for implementing a suspension of the data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal; and means for redirecting the data transport using a different wireless system. 
     According to another aspect, a computer-readable medium storing a computer program, wherein execution of the computer program is for accepting a first service selection for a first wireless system on a mobile terminal; performing a data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal; accepting a second service selection for a second wireless system on the mobile terminal; implementing a suspension of the data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal; and redirecting the data transport using a different wireless system. 
     Advantages of the present disclosure may include no requirement of hardware filter modifications, and thus, preserving the receive sensitivity of a MediaFLO receiver. Another potential advantage may include preserving an uplink data connection by moving data transport from an LTE uplink physical interface to a separate uplink physical interface. 
     It is understood that other aspects will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description, wherein it is shown and described various aspects by way of illustration. The drawings and detailed description are to be regarded as illustrative in nature and not as restrictive. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  illustrates an example of a multiple access wireless communication system. 
         FIG. 2  illustrates an example block diagram of a transmitter system (also known as the access point) and a receiver system (also known as an access terminal) in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system. 
         FIG. 3  illustrates an example of a spectrum plot around 700 MHz. 
         FIG. 4  illustrates examples of filter overlay plots for LTE channel  54  and MediaFLO channels  55 / 56 . 
         FIG. 5  illustrates examples of other filter overlap plots for LTE channel  54  and MediaFLO channels  55 / 56 . 
         FIG. 6  illustrates an example flow diagram for implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service. 
         FIG. 7  illustrates an example of a first device for implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service. 
         FIG. 8  illustrates an example of a second device suitable for implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service. 
         FIG. 9  illustrates an example of a device comprising a processor in communication with a memory for executing the processes of implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     The detailed description set forth below in connection with the appended drawings is intended as a description of various aspects of the present disclosure and is not intended to represent the only aspects in which the present disclosure may be practiced. Each aspect described in this disclosure is provided merely as an example or illustration of the present disclosure, and should not necessarily be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects. The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of the present disclosure. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known structures and devices are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring the concepts of the present disclosure. Acronyms and other descriptive terminology may be used merely for convenience and clarity and are not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. 
     While for purposes of simplicity of explanation, the methodologies are shown and described as a series of acts, it is to be understood and appreciated that the methodologies are not limited by the order of acts, as some acts may, in accordance with one or more aspects, occur in different orders and/or concurrently with other acts from that shown and described herein. For example, those skilled in the art will understand and appreciate that a methodology could alternatively be represented as a series of interrelated states or events, such as in a state diagram. Moreover, not all illustrated acts may be required to implement a methodology in accordance with one or more aspects. 
     The techniques described herein may be used for various wireless communication networks such as Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks, Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) networks, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA) networks, Orthogonal FDMA (OFDMA) networks, Single-Carrier FDMA (SC-FDMA) networks, etc. The terms “networks” and “systems” are often used interchangeably. A CDMA network may implement a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), cdma2000, etc. UTRA includes Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) and Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) (a.k.a. Low Chip Rate (LCR)). Cdma2000 covers IS-2000, IS-95 and IS-856 standards. A TDMA network may implement a radio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). An OFDMA network may implement a radio technology such as Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.16, IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM®, etc. UTRA, E-UTRA, and GSM are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS). Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a release of UMTS that uses E-UTRA. UTRA, E-UTRA, GSM, UMTS and LTE are described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project” (3GPP). cdma2000 is described in documents from an organization named “3rd Generation Partnership Project 2” (3GPP2). These various radio technologies and standards are known in the art. For clarity, certain aspects of the techniques are described below for LTE, and LTE terminology is used in much of the description below. 
     Single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), which utilizes single carrier modulation and frequency domain equalization, is a transmission technique. SC-FDMA has similar performance and essentially the same overall complexity as those of an OFDMA system. An SC-FDMA signal may have a lower peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) because of its inherent single carrier structure. SC-FDMA may be utilized in the uplink communications where lower PAPR benefits the mobile terminal in terms of transmit power efficiency. 
       FIG. 1  illustrates an example of a multiple access wireless communication system.  FIG. 1  illustrates an access point  100  (AP) that includes multiple antenna groups, one including  104  and  106 , another including  108  and  110 , and an additional including  112  and  114 . In  FIG. 1 , only two antennas are shown for each antenna group, however, more or fewer antennas may be utilized for each antenna group. Access terminal  116  (AT) is in communication with antennas  112  and  114 , where antennas  112  and  114  transmit information to access terminal  116  over forward link  120  and receive information from access terminal  116  over reverse link  118 . Access terminal  122  is in communication with antennas  106  and  108 , where antennas  106  and  108  transmit information to access terminal  122  over forward link  126  and receive information from access terminal  122  over reverse link  124 . In a FDD system, communication links  118 ,  120 ,  124  and  126  may each use different frequency for communication. For example, forward link  120  may use a different frequency than that used by reverse link  118 . 
     Each group of antennas and/or the area in which they are designed to communicate is often referred to as a sector of the access point. In the embodiment, antenna groups each are designed to communicate to access terminals in a sector of the areas covered by access point  100 . 
     In communication over forward links  120  and  126 , the transmitting antennas of access point  100  utilize beamforming in order to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of forward links for the different access terminals  116  and  122 . Also, an access point using beamforming to transmit to access terminals scattered randomly through its coverage causes less interference to access terminals in neighboring cells than an access point transmitting through a single antenna to all its access terminals. 
     An access point may be a fixed station used for communicating with the terminals and may also be referred to as an access point, a Node B, eNodeB or some other terminology. An access terminal may also be called an access terminal, user equipment (UE), a wireless communication device, terminal, access terminal or some other terminology. 
       FIG. 2  illustrates an example block diagram of a transmitter system  210  (also known as the access point) and a receiver system  250  (also known as an access terminal) in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) system  200 . At the transmitter system  210 , traffic data for a number of data streams is provided from a data source  212  to a transmit (TX) data processor  214 . 
     In an embodiment, each data stream is transmitted over a respective transmit antenna. TX data processor  214  formats, codes, and interleaves the traffic data for each data stream based on a particular coding scheme selected for that data stream to provide coded data. 
     The coded data for each data stream may be multiplexed with pilot data using OFDM techniques. The pilot data is typically a known data pattern that is processed in a known manner and may be used at the receiver system to estimate the channel response. The multiplexed pilot and coded data for each data stream is then modulated (i.e., symbol mapped) based on a particular modulation scheme (e.g., BPSK, QSPK, M-PSK, or M-QAM) selected for that data stream to provide modulation symbols. The data rate, coding, and modulation for each data stream may be determined by instructions performed by processor  230 . 
     The modulation symbols for all data streams are then provided to a TX MIMO processor  220 , which may further process the modulation symbols (e.g., for OFDM). TX MIMO processor  220  then provides N T  modulation symbol streams to N T  transmitters (TMTR)  222   a  through  222   t . In certain embodiments, TX MIMO processor  220  applies beamforming weights to the symbols of the data streams and to the antenna from which the symbol is being transmitted. 
     Each transmitter  222  receives and processes a respective symbol stream to provide one or more analog signals, and further conditions (e.g., amplifies, filters, and upconverts) the analog signals to provide a modulated signal suitable for transmission over the MIMO channel. N T  modulated signals from transmitters  222   a  through  222   t  are then transmitted from N T  antennas  224   a  through  224   t , respectively. 
     At receiver system  250 , the transmitted modulated signals are received by N R  antennas  252   a  through  252   r  and the received signal from each antenna  252  is provided to a respective receiver (RCVR)  254   a  through  254   r . Each receiver  254  conditions (e.g., filters, amplifies, and downconverts) a respective received signal, digitizes the conditioned signal to provide samples, and further processes the samples to provide a corresponding “received” symbol stream. 
     An RX data processor  260  then receives and processes the N R  received symbol streams from N R  receivers  254  based on a particular receiver processing technique to provide N T  “detected” symbol streams. The RX data processor  260  then demodulates, deinterleaves, and decodes each detected symbol stream to recover the traffic data for the data stream. The processing by RX data processor  260  is complementary to that performed by TX MIMO processor  220  and TX data processor  214  at transmitter system  210 . 
     A processor  270  periodically determines which pre-coding matrix to use (discussed below). Processor  270  formulates a reverse link message comprising a matrix index portion and a rank value portion. 
     The reverse link message may include various types of information regarding the communication link and/or the received data stream. The reverse link message is then processed by a TX data processor  238 , which also receives traffic data for a number of data streams from a data source  236 , modulated by a modulator  280 , conditioned by transmitters  254   a  through  254   r , and transmitted back to transmitter system  210 . 
     At transmitter system  210 , the modulated signals from receiver system  250  are received by antennas  224 , conditioned by receivers  222 , demodulated by a demodulator  240 , and processed by a RX data processor  242  to extract the reserve link message transmitted by the receiver system  250 . Processor  230  then determines which pre-coding matrix to use for determining the beamforming weights then processes the extracted message. 
     In an aspect, logical channels are classified into Control Channels and Traffic Channels. Logical Control Channels may include a Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) which is a downlink channel for broadcasting system control information, a Paging Control Channel (PCCH) which is a downlink channel that transfers paging information, a Multicast Control Channel (MCCH) which is a point-to-multipoint downlink channel used for transmitting Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (MBMS) scheduling and control information for one or several MTCHs. 
     Generally, after establishing an RRC connection, MCCH this is only used by UEs that receive MBMS (Note: old MCCH+MSCH). A Dedicated Control Channel (DCCH) is a point-to-point bi-directional channel that transmits dedicated control information and used by UEs having an RRC connection. In aspect, Logical Traffic Channels may include a Dedicated Traffic Channel (DTCH) which is a point-to-point bi-directional channel, dedicated to one UE, for the transfer of user information. Also, a Multicast Traffic Channel (MTCH) may be used for a point-to-multipoint downlink channel for transmitting traffic data. 
     In one aspect, Transport Channels are classified into downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) channels. DL Transport Channels may include a Broadcast Channel (BCH), Downlink Shared Data Channel (DL-SDCH) and a Paging Channel (PCH), the PCH for support of UE power saving (DRX cycle is indicated by the network to the UE), broadcasted over entire cell and mapped to PHY resources which can be used for other control/traffic channels. The UL Transport Channels may include a Random Access Channel (RACH), a Request Channel (REQCH), a Uplink Shared Data Channel (UL-SDCH) and plurality of PHY channels. The PHY channels may include a set of DL channels and UL channels. 
     In one aspect, the DL PHY channels may include one or more of the following:
         Common Pilot Channel (CPICH)   Synchronization Channel (SCH)   Common Control Channel (CCCH)   Shared DL Control Channel (SDCCH)   Multicast Control Channel (MCCH)   Shared UL Assignment Channel (SUACH)   Acknowledgement Channel (ACKCH)   DL Physical Shared Data Channel (DL-PSDCH)   UL Power Control Channel (UPCCH)   Paging Indicator Channel (PICH)   Load Indicator Channel (LICH)       

     In one aspect, the UL PHY Channels may include one or more of the following:
         Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH)   Channel Quality Indicator Channel (CQICH)   Acknowledgement Channel (ACKCH)   Antenna Subset Indicator Channel (ASICH)   Shared Request Channel (SREQCH)   UL Physical Shared Data Channel (UL-PSDCH)   Broadband Pilot Channel (BPICH)       

     In one aspect, a channel structure is provided that preserves low peak to average power ratio (PAPR) (i.e., at any given time, the channel is contiguous or uniformly spaced in frequency) properties of a single carrier waveform. 
     For the purposes of the present disclosure, one or more of the following abbreviations apply:
         AM Acknowledged Mode   AMD Acknowledged Mode Data   ARQ Automatic Repeat Request   BCCH Broadcast Control CHannel   BCH Broadcast CHannel   C- Control-   CCCH Common Control CHannel   CCH Control CHannel   CCTrCH Coded Composite Transport Channel   CoMP coordinated multi point   CP Cyclic Prefix   CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check   CTCH Common Traffic CHannel   DCCH Dedicated Control CHannel   DCH Dedicated CHannel   DCI Downlink Control Information   DL DownLink   DL-SCH Downlink shared channel   DSCH Downlink Shared CHannel   DTCH Dedicated Traffic Channel   FACH Forward link Access CHannel   FDD Frequency Division Duplex   L1 Layer 1 (physical layer)   L2 Layer 2 (data link layer)   L3 Layer 3 (network layer)   LI Length Indicator   LSB Least Significant Bit   LTE Long Term Evolution   LTE-A LTE-Advanced or Long Term Evolution—Advanced   MAC Medium Access Control   MBMS Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service   MBSFN Multicast Broadcast Single Frequency Network   MCE MBMS coordinating entity   MCCH MBMS point-to-multipoint Control CHannel   MCH Multicast Channel   MRW Move Receiving Window   MSB Most Significant Bit   MSCH MBMS point-to-multipoint Scheduling Channel or MBMS control channel   MTCH MBMS point-to-multipoint Traffic CHannel   PBCH Physical Broadcast CHannel   PCCH Paging Control CHannel   PCH Paging CHannel   PCFICH Physical Control Format Indicator Channel   PDCCH Physical Downlink Control Channel   PDSCH Physical Downlink Shared Channel   PDU Protocol Data Unit   PHICH Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator CHannel   PHY PHYsical layer   PhyCH Physical Channels   PMCH Physical Multicast Channel   PRACH Physical Random Access Channel   PUSCH Physical Uplink Shared Channel   PUCCH Physical Uplink Control Channel   RACH Random Access CHannel   RLC Radio Link Control   RRC Radio Resource Control   RNTI radio network temporary identifier   SAP Service Access Point   SDU Service Data Unit   SHCCH SHared channel Control CHannel   SN Sequence Number   SNR signal-to-noise ratio   SUFI SUper FIeld   TCH Traffic CHannel   TDD Time Division Duplex   TFI Transport Format Indicator   TM Transparent Mode   TMD Transparent Mode Data   TTI Transmission Time Interval   U- User-   UE User Equipment   UL UpLink   UM Unacknowledged Mode   UMD Unacknowledged Mode Data   UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System   UTRA UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access   UTRAN UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network       

     In one aspect, LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) is a next generation wireless technology evolution in the UMTS protocol family. Desired goals for LTE-A systems include enhanced data rates, up to 1 Gb/s on the downlink, for example. In addition, deployment of LTE-A wireless systems must be backward-compatible with LTE systems to preserve the financial investments made in the preceding LTE infrastructure. Furthermore, another goal for LTE-A systems is improved spectral efficiency, that is, a higher data throughput per unit bandwidth, expressed in bits per second per Hertz (bps/Hz). Improved spectral efficiency is vital to the growth of the wireless communication industry since the available spectral resources for wireless transmission are severely limited and tightly regulated worldwide. 
     In the present disclosure the first deployment of LTE will be referred to as LTE Release 8 (Rel-8). A modified LTE version is known as LTE Release 9 (Rel-9). A subsequent upgrade of LTE Release 8/9 is referred to, in the present disclosure, as either LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) or LTE Rel-10+. In the present disclosure, the “10+” reference denotes a “Release 10” version or a later version. However, any reference to a particular LTE version or to the term “LTE” is stated only as an example and should not be construed as exclusive to a particular LTE version as other LTE versions may be applicable. One skilled in the art would understand that the scope and spirit of the present disclosure is applicable to future upgrades of LTE with the applicable characteristics described herein, regardless of the name assigned to any future upgrade versions. 
     In one aspect, a proposed feature in LTE-A is known as carrier extension. In one example, individual component carriers may be extended to provide a wider bandwidth, up to, for example, 100 MHz. 
     In one aspect, user equipment (UE) compatible with LTE-A may have a different allocation of system bandwidth than UEs compatible only with, for example, LTE Rel-8 due to the usage of carrier extension. Resource assignments and other control data for the LTE or LTE-A downlinks are carried in a message known as the Downlink Control Information (DCI). 
     Long Term Evolution (LTE) is a next-generation evolution of the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS), a worldwide protocol family for wireless communications. LTE provides several new technological features compared to previous wireless technologies including OFDM multicarrier transmission, provisions for multiple antennas for both transmit and receive, and an Internet protocol (IP) packet switching network infrastructure. In particular, OFDM relies on a two-dimensional array of orthogonal time and frequency resources which may be aggregated in many flexible ways to provide a wide variety of user services. 
     In one aspect, a mobile station or mobile terminal that a user carries for wireless communications is known as user equipment (UE). In general, the UE connects to other users either within the wireless network or the general communications infrastructure such as the public switched telephony network (PSTN), Internet, private networks, wide area networks (WANs), etc. via a wireless bidirectional link to an evolved NodeB (eNodeB), also known generically as a base station, which represents the wireless network access node for the UE. Other wireless network elements separate from the access nodes (e.g. eNodeBs) are considered part of the core network (CN). The eNodeB is connected to other network elements such as the serving gateway (S-GW) and the Mobility Management Entity (MME). In one aspect, the S-GW serves as a mobility anchor for data bearers when the UE moves between different eNodeBs. In another aspect, the MME serves as a control entity for managing the signaling between the UE and the core network (CN). The S-GW interfaces with the packet data network gateway (P-GW), which functions as a LTE portal to the global Internet, for example. The P-GW also allocates IP addresses for the UE and enforces quality of service (QoS) based on policy rules. 
     In one aspect, the downlink resources in LTE are partitioned into smaller elemental time and frequency resources. For example, in the time dimension, a radio frame has 10 ms duration and is divided into ten subframes, each of 1 ms duration. Furthermore, each subframe is divided into two 0.5 ms slots. In the case of a normal cyclic prefix length, each slot includes seven OFDM symbols. In the frequency dimension, a Resource Block (RB) is a group of 12 subcarriers each with a subcarrier bandwidth of 15 kHz. A subcarrier is also denoted as a tone, for example. One Resource Element (RE) is the smallest resource unit in LTE which consists of one subcarrier and one OFDM symbol. 
     In another aspect, certain Resource Blocks are dedicated for special signals such as synchronization signals, reference signals, control signals and broadcast system information. Three essential synchronization steps in LTE are necessary: symbol timing acquisition, carrier frequency synchronization, and sampling clock synchronization. In one example, LTE relies on two special synchronization signals for each cell: the Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) and the Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) which are used for time and frequency synchronization and for broadcasting of certain system parameters such as cell identification, cyclic prefix length, duplex method, etc. In general, the PSS is detected by the UE first, followed by SSS detection. 
     In one aspect, the PSS is based on a Zadoff-Chu sequence, a constant amplitude chirp-like digital sequence. In general, the PSS is detected non-coherently (i.e., detection without phase information) by the UE since there is assumed to be no a priori channel information available by the UE. In another aspect, the SSS is based on a maximal length sequence (also known as M-sequence). Since the detection of the SSS is performed after the detection of the PSS, if channel state information (CSI) is available to the UE after PSS detection, then coherent detection (i.e., detection with phase information) of the SSS may be available. In certain scenarios, however, non-coherent detection of the SSS may be required, for example, in the case of coherent interference from neighboring eNodeBs. 
     In another aspect, after PSS and SSS detection has been accomplished, for the case of new cell identification, the UE acquires and tracks certain Reference Signals (RS) from the LTE downlink. The LTE downlink, in one example, may contain three unique RS types as follows:
         Cell-specific RSs, broadcast to all UEs within a cell   UE-specific RSs, intended only for certain UEs   MBSFN-specific RSs, intended only for Multimedia Broadcast Single Frequency Network (MBSFN) operation       

     In one aspect, different wireless systems with overlapping coverage area and a shared radio band may interfere with each other. For example, interference may be due to adjacent channel interference. An uplink channel of a first wireless system may be adjacent to channels of a second wireless system. For example, the first wireless system may be based on LTE and the second wireless system may be based on MediaFLO. In one aspect, MediaFLO is a forward link only (FLO) wireless broadcast system optimized for reception by small wireless devices. In one example, LTE uplink channel  54  is adjacent to MediaFLO receive channel  55  and channel  56 . In one aspect, adjacent channel interference may cause a co-existence problem for different wireless systems. In one example, the shared radio band is around 700 MHz. 
       FIG. 3  illustrates an example of a spectrum plot around 700 MHz. Shown are various communication services including MediaFLO around 700 MHz. In particular, MediaFLO receive channels  55  and  56  are shown adjacent to an LTE transmit channel. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates examples of filter overlay plots for LTE channel  54  and MediaFLO channels  55 / 56 . A filter overlay plot displays amplitude transfer functions in the frequency domain. In one example, a filter for LTE channel  54  is implemented as a duplexer. In another example, a filter for MediaFLO channels  55 / 56  is implemented as a single channel filter. 
       FIG. 5  illustrates examples of other filter overlap plots for LTE channel  54  and MediaFLO channels  55 / 56 . In one example, a tuned antenna is implemented as part of a filter. 
     Table 1 lists examples of available Evolved UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) frequency bands. In one aspect, Table 1 shows uplink operating band, downlink operating band and duplex mode (frequency division duplex (FDD) or time division duplex (TDD)). 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
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                 Uplink (UL) 
                 Downlink (DL)  
                   
               
               
                 E-UTRA 
                 operating band 
                 operating band 
                   
               
               
                 Operating 
                 BS receive UE transmit 
                 BS transmit UE receive 
                 Duplex 
               
               
                 Band 
                 FUL_low-FUL_high 
                 FDL_low-FDL_high 
                 Mode 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 1 
                 1920 MHz-1980 MHz 
                 2110 MHz-2170 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 2 
                 1850 MHz-1910 MHz 
                 1930 MHz-1990 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 3 
                 1710 MHz-1785 MHz 
                 1805 MHz-1880 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 4 
                 1710 MHz-1755 MHz 
                 2110 MHz-2155 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 5 
                 824 MHz-849 MHz 
                 869 MHz-894 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 6 
                 830 MHz-840 MHz 
                 875 MHz-885 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 7 
                 2500 MHz-2570 MHz 
                 2620 MHz-2690 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 8 
                 880 MHz-915 MHz 
                 925 MHz-960 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 9 
                 1749.9 MHz-1784.9 MHz 
                 1844.9 MHz-1879.9 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 10 
                 1710 MHz-1770 MHz 
                 2110 MHz-2170 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 11 
                 1427.9 MHz-1452.9 MHz 
                 1475.9 MHz-1500.9 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 12 
                 698 MHz-716 MHz 
                 728 MHz-746 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 13 
                 777 MHz-787 MHz 
                 746 MHz-756 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 14 
                 788 MHz-798 MHz 
                 758 MHz-768 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 . . . 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 17 
                 704 MHz-716 MHz 
                 734 MHz-746 MHz 
                 FDD 
               
               
                 . . . 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                 33 
                 1900 MHz-1920 MHz 
                 1900 MHz-1920 MHz 
                 TDD 
               
               
                 34 
                 2010 MHz-2025 MHz 
                 2010 MHz-2025 MHz 
                 TDD 
               
               
                 35 
                 1850 MHz-1910 MHz 
                 1850 MHz-1910 MHz 
                 TDD 
               
               
                 36 
                 1930 MHz-1990 MHz 
                 1930 MHz-1990 MHz 
                 TDD 
               
               
                 37 
                 1910 MHz-1930 MHz 
                 1910 MHz-1930 MHz 
                 TDD 
               
               
                 38 
                 2570 MHz-2620 MHz 
                 2570 MHz-2620 MHz 
                 TDD 
               
               
                 39 
                 1880 MHz-1920 MHz 
                 1880 MHz-1920 MHz 
                 TDD 
               
               
                 40 
                 2300 MHz-2400 MHz 
                 2300 MHz-2400 MHz 
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     The present disclosure discloses an example of a system solution for MediaFLO and LTE co-existence. In one aspect, when a mobile user selects MediaFLO service, a mobile terminal for the mobile user suspends a LTE uplink physical interface. In one example, the suspension may be performed by setting an identifier for the mobile terminal. In one example, the suspension may be performed by setting a Class Mark identifier for the mobile terminal. The Class Mark identifier is a set of information which describes the capabilities of the mobile terminal, for example, mode capabilities, duplexing capabilities, encryption capabilities, frequency band capabilities, etc. The usage of the Class Mark identifier tells the wireless network not to use the LTE network. A mobile terminal scheduler, for example based on a software implementation, may be executed to initiate the setting of the Class Mark identifier. In one example, the setting of the Class Mark identifier is initiated prior to the commencement of MediaFLO operation. In one aspect, data transport via the LTE uplink physical interface prior to its suspension may be transported by a separate uplink physical interface. The separate uplink physical interface may be another wireless system, such as, 1x-EVDO, UMTS, or GSM. In another aspect, after completion of the LTE data transport, the setting of the Class Mark identifier is cleared by the mobile terminal scheduler. 
     In another aspect, the disclosed system solution may be applied to different wireless radio bands, other than the 700 MHz shared radio band. Also, the data transport may be performed on other physical interfaces besides an uplink physical interface. In addition, the disclosed system solution may be applied to femto-cell architectures as well, where femto-cells are radio cells which cover a very small area such as a home or business. One skilled in the art would understand that the disclosed examples are not exclusive to the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. 
       FIG. 6  illustrates an example flow diagram for implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service. In block  610 , accept a first service selection for a first wireless system on a mobile terminal. In one example, the first wireless system is based on a LTE system. In block  620 , perform a data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal. In block  630 , accept a second service selection for a second wireless system on the mobile terminal. In one example, the second wireless system is based on a forward link only wireless broadcast system, for example, a MediaFLO system. In block  640 , implement a suspension of the data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal. In one example, the suspension is implemented by using an identifier for the mobile terminal. In one example, the suspension is implemented by using a Class Mark identifier for the mobile terminal. In another example, the suspension is implemented by a mobile terminal scheduler. In block  650 , redirect the data transport using a different wireless system. In one example, the different wireless system may be based on 1x-EVDO, UMTS, GSM, etc. In block  660 , commence the second service selection on the mobile terminal. In one example, the second service selection is based on a forward link only wireless broadcast system, for example, a MediaFLO system. In block  670 , after completion of the second service selection, clear the suspension of the data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal. In one example, the clearing of the suspension is performed by clearing the Class Mark identifier for the mobile terminal. In another example, the suspension is cleared by the mobile terminal scheduler. 
       FIG. 7  illustrates an example of a first device  700  for implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service. The device  700  may be configured as a communication device or as a processor or similar device for use within the communication device. As depicted, device  700  may include functional blocks that can represent functions implemented by a processor, software, hardware or combination thereof (e.g., firmware). 
     As illustrated, device  700  may include an electrical component  710  for accepting a first service selection for a first wireless system on a mobile terminal. The device  700  may include an electrical component  720  for performing a data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal. The device  700  may include an electrical component  730  for accepting a second service selection for a second wireless system on the mobile terminal. The device  700  may include an electrical component  740  for implementing a suspension of the data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal. The device  700  may include an electrical component  750  for redirecting the data transport using a different wireless system. The device  700  may include an electrical component  760  for commencing the second service selection on the mobile terminal. The device  700  may include an electrical component  770  for clearing the suspension of the data transport using the first service selection on the mobile terminal after completion of the second service selection. 
     Device  700  may optionally include a processor module  702  having at least one processor. In one aspect, device  700  may be configured as a communication network entity, rather than as a processor. Processor  702 , in such case, may be in operative communication with electrical components  710 - 770  via a bus  704  or a similar communication coupling. Processor  702  may effect initiation and scheduling of the processes or functions performed by electrical components  710 - 770 . 
     In related aspects, device  700  may include a transceiver module  706 . A stand-alone receiver and/or stand-alone transmitter may be used in lieu of or in conjunction with transceiver module  706 . In further related aspects, device  700  may optionally include a module for storing information, such as, for example, a memory module  708 . The memory module  708  may include a computer readable medium and may be operatively coupled to the other components of device  700  via a bus  704  or the like. The memory module  708  may be adapted to store computer readable codes, instructions and/or data for effecting the processes and behavior of electrical components  710 - 770 , and subcomponents thereof, or processor  702 , or the methods disclosed herein. Memory module  708  may retain codes/instructions for executing functions associated with electrical components  710 - 770 . While shown as being external to memory module  708 , it is to be understood that electrical components  710 - 770  may exist within memory module  708 . 
     One skilled in the art would understand that the steps disclosed in the example flow diagram in  FIG. 6  can be interchanged in their order without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. Also, one skilled in the art would understand that the steps illustrated in the flow diagram are not exclusive and other steps may be included or one or more of the steps in the example flow diagram may be deleted without affecting the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. 
     Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative components, logical blocks, modules, circuits, and/or algorithm steps described in connection with the examples disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, firmware, computer software, or combinations thereof. To clearly illustrate this interchangeability of hardware, firmware and software, various illustrative components, blocks, modules, circuits, and/or algorithm steps have been described above generally in terms of their functionality. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware, firmware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the overall system. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope or spirit of the present disclosure. 
     For example, for a hardware implementation, the processing units may be implemented within one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), digital signal processors (DSPs), digital signal processing devices (DSPDs), programmable logic devices (PLDs), field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), processors, controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors, other electronic units designed to perform the functions described therein, or a combination thereof. With software, the implementation may be through modules (e.g., procedures, functions, etc.) that perform the functions described therein. The software codes may be stored in memory units and executed by a processor unit. Additionally, the various illustrative flow diagrams, logical blocks, modules and/or algorithm steps described herein may also be coded as computer-readable instructions carried on any computer-readable medium known in the art or implemented in any computer program product known in the art. In one aspect, the computer-readable medium includes non-transitory computer-readable medium. 
     In one or more examples, the steps or functions described herein may be implemented in hardware, software, firmware, or any combination thereof. If implemented in software, the functions may be stored on or transmitted over as one or more instructions or code on a computer-readable medium. Computer-readable media includes both computer storage media and communication media including any medium that facilitates transfer of a computer program from one place to another. A storage media may be any available media that can be accessed by a computer. By way of example, and not limitation, such computer-readable media may include RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to carry or store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer. Also, any connection is properly termed a computer-readable medium. For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of medium. Disk and disc, as used herein, includes compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and blu-ray disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers. Combinations of the above should also be included within the scope of computer-readable media. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates an example of a second device  800  suitable for implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service. In one aspect, the device  800  is implemented by at least one processor comprising one or more modules configured to provide different aspects of implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service as described herein in blocks  810 ,  820 ,  830 ,  840 ,  850 ,  860  and  870 . For example, each module includes hardware, firmware, software, or any combination thereof. In one aspect, the device  800  is also implemented by at least one memory in communication with the at least one processor. 
     In one example, the illustrative components, flow diagrams, logical blocks, modules and/or algorithm steps described herein are implemented or performed with one or more processors. In one aspect, a processor is coupled with a memory which stores data, metadata, program instructions, etc. to be executed by the processor for implementing or performing the various flow diagrams, logical blocks and/or modules described herein.  FIG. 9  illustrates an example of a device  900  comprising a processor  910  in communication with a memory  920  for executing the processes of implementing a system solution for co-existence between a first service and a second service. In one example, the device  900  is used to implement the algorithm illustrated in  FIG. 6 . In one aspect, the memory  920  is located within the processor  910 . In another aspect, the memory  920  is external to the processor  910 . In one aspect, the processor includes circuitry for implementing or performing the various flow diagrams, logical blocks and/or modules described herein. 
     The previous description of the disclosed aspects is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present disclosure. Various modifications to these aspects will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other aspects without departing from the spirit or scope of the disclosure.