Systems and methods for uplink signaling using time-frequency resources

A method for reception of uplink signaling at a base station from an access terminal of a plurality of access terminals, the method comprising:nat the base station:using an uplink signaling scheme in which:na) a signaling location allocated for uplink signaling comprises at least one tile comprising a contiguous set of time-frequency resources within a transmission resource;b) each tile of the at least one tile comprises at least two sections;c) for each of the at least two sections of each tile, a respective set of sequences for transmission on that section of the corresponding tile is allocated;assigning the access terminal a sequence from each of the sets of sequences; andreceiving from the access terminal the uplink signaling comprising a transmission on each section of the at least one tile using corresponding sequences assigned to the access terminal for each section of the at least one tile,wherein a time-frequency location of the at least one tile in the transmission resource and/or the sequence from each of the sets of sequences is used by the base station to identify from which access terminal the transmission originates.

A base station configured for receiving uplink signaling from an access terminal of a plurality of access terminals, the base station comprising:na transceiver for performing wireless communication with the plurality of access terminals;processing hardware coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processing hardware is configured to cause the base station to:nuse an uplink signaling scheme in which:na) a signaling location allocated for the uplink signaling comprises at least one tile comprising a contiguous set of time-frequency resources within a transmission resource;b) each tile of the at least one tile comprises at least two sections;c) for each of the at least two sections of each tile, a respective set of sequences for transmission on that section of the corresponding tile is allocated;assign the access terminal a sequence from each of the sets of sequences; andreceive from the access terminal the uplink signaling comprising a transmission on each section of the at least one tile using the corresponding sequences assigned to the access terminal for each section of the at least one tile,wherein a time-frequency location of the at least one tile in the transmission resource and/or the sequence from each of the sets of sequences is used by the base station to identify from which access terminal the transmission originates.

A non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions for receiving uplink signaling from an access terminal of a plurality of access terminals by a base station, wherein the program instructions are executable by one or more processors of the base station to cause the base station to:nuse an uplink signaling scheme in which:na) a signaling location allocated for the uplink signaling comprises at least one tile comprising a contiguous set of time-frequency resources within a transmission resource;b) each tile of the at least one tile comprises at least two sections;c) for each of the at least two sections of each tile, a respective set of sequences for transmission on that section of the corresponding tile is allocated;assign the access terminal a sequence from each of the sets of sequences; andreceive from the access terminal the uplink signaling comprising a transmission on each section of the at least one tile using the corresponding sequences assigned to the access terminal for each section of the at least one tile,wherein a time-frequency location of the at least one tile in the transmission resource and/or the sequence from each of the sets of sequences is used by the base station to identify from which access terminal the transmission originates.

A method for transmitting uplink signaling from a wireless device of a plurality of wireless devices to a base station, the method comprising:nby the wireless device:using an uplink signaling scheme in which:na) a signaling location allocated for the uplink signaling comprises at least one tile comprising a contiguous set of time-frequency resources within a transmission resource;b) each tile of the at least one tile comprises at least two sections;c) for each of the at least two sections of each tile, a respective set of sequences for transmission on that section of the corresponding tile is allocated;receiving from the base station an assignment of a sequence from each of the sets of sequences; andtransmitting to the base station the uplink signaling comprising a transmission on each section of the at least one tile using the corresponding sequences assigned to the wireless device for each section of the at least one tile,wherein a time-frequency location of the at least one tile in the transmission resource and/or the sequence from each of the sets of sequences is used by the base station to identify from which wireless device the transmission originates.

A mobile station, comprising:na transceiver for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals;processing hardware coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processing hardware is configured to cause the mobile station to:nuse an uplink signaling scheme in which:na) a signaling location allocated for uplink signaling comprises at least one tile comprising a contiguous set of time-frequency resources within a transmission resource;b) each tile of the at least one tile comprises at least two sections;c) for each of the at least two sections of each tile, a respective set of sequences for transmission on that section of the corresponding tile is allocated;receive from a base station an assignment of a sequence from each of the sets of sequences; andtransmit to the base station the uplink signaling comprising a transmission on each section of the at least one tile using the corresponding sequences assigned to the mobile station for each section of the at least one tile,wherein a time-frequency location of the at least one tile in the transmission resource and/or the sequence from each of the sets of sequences is used by the base station to identify from which mobile station the transmission originates.

A non-transitory, computer accessible memory medium storing program instructions for transmission of an uplink signaling to a base station, wherein the program instructions are executable by one or more processors to cause a wireless device to:nuse an uplink signaling scheme in which:na) a signaling location allocated for the uplink signaling comprises at least one tile comprising a contiguous set of time-frequency blocks within a transmission resource;b) each tile of the at least one tile comprises at least two sections;c) for each of the at least two sections of each tile, a respective set of sequences for transmission on that section of the corresponding tile is allocated;receive from the base station an assignment of a sequence from each of the sets of sequences; andtransmit to the base station the uplink signaling comprising a transmission on each section of the at least one tile using the corresponding sequences assigned to the wireless device for each section of the at least one tile,wherein a time-frequency location of the at least one tile in the transmission resource and/or the sequence from each of the sets of sequences is used by the base station to identify from which wireless device the transmission originates.