Abstract:
A method and apparatus for processing data blocks during soft handover. The apparatus may be a wireless communication system including at least two enhanced uplink soft handover (EU-SHO) Node-B’s and a radio network controller (RNC) as shown in figure 1. Each Node-B decodes a received data block and forwards the decoded data block to the RNC. If the RNC receives at least one copy of a successfully decoded data block, the RNC uses a re-ordering function entity to process the copy of the successfully decoded data block to support in-sequence delivery to higher protocol layers. If the RNC receives more than one copy of a successfully decoded data block, the RNC discards the extra successfully decoded data block copies. The RNC is either a serving-RNC (S-RNC) or a controlling-RNC (C-RNC). Each Node-B includes a medium access control (MAC) entity that handles enhanced uplink dedicated channel (EU-DCH) functionalities.
Abstract:
A method and wireless communication system for transferring management information is shown in figure 1B below. The system includes at least one access point (AP) (110) including a first management entity (150) and a second management entity (155), and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) (105) including a third management entity (165) and a fourth management entity (170). The AP transmits a management information base (MIB) information request action frame including a category field and an action details field to the WTRU. In response to receiving the information request action frame, the WTRU determines whether or not to provide management information to the AP. When the WTRU provides management information to the AP, the WTRU compiles management information stored in a MIB located in the WTRU and transmits a MIB information report action frame to the AP.
Abstract:
A wireless communication method system for detecting and correcting transmission errors. The system includes at least one Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU) in communication with a Node B. At step 405 the Node B sends a transmission signal (including a protocol data unit (PDU)) to the WTRU. The WTRU generates a Revert Message having a first field and a second field to indicate whether the transmission signal was successfully received at the WTRU. The WTRU transmits the Revert Message to the Node B. The Node B receives the first field (step 410) and the second field (step 420) and determines the contents (steps 415 and 425). The Node B compares the contents of the first field to the contents of the second field (step 430). The Node B resends the transmission signal to the WTRU if the contents of the first and second fields are not logically consistent (step 450).
Abstract:
A criterion for biasing a binary decision requiring an unequal protection (Fig 1) which utilizes a measured signal to interference ratio (SIR). The SIR may be derived from a determination of channel estimation. The SIR is compared against a threshold, the threshold being selected to bias the decision toward a NACK as opposed to an ACK determination. The technique is advantageous for providing biased binary decisions for high speed downlink packets (HSDP) but may be utilized for both uplink and downlink applications.
Abstract:
A wireless digital communication method for communicating between a base station (12) and a plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs 30) and employs adaptive modulation and coding to achieve improved radio resource utilization and provide optimum data rates for user services. Blocks of downlink (DL) data are received by the base station which requests downlink DL channel quality measurements only from those mobile terminals (30) with pending downlink transmissions. The UEs respond to the request by measuring and reporting DL Channel quality to the base station, which then allocates resources such that the UEs will make best use of radio resources. The base station notifies the UEs of the physical channel allocation indicating the modulation/coding rate and allocated slots followed by transmission of blocks of downlink data which are transmitted to the UEs.
Abstract:
A wireless communication method and apparatus for reporting traffic volume measurement (TVM) information used to support enhanced uplink (EU) data transmissions between a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), i.e., a mobile station, and a Node-B. After storing EU data in a buffer, the WTRU sends an initial TVM information request message to the Node-B indicating that the WTRU has EU data available to send to the Node-B. In response, the Node-B schedules one or more allowed EU data transmissions. The WTRU transmits at least a portion of the stored EU data to the Node-B via the allowed EU data transmissions. In one embodiment, the initial TVM information request message is sent by the WTRU only after the quantity of EU data stored in the buffer of the WTRU exceeds an established threshold. Otherwise, all of the stored EU data is transferred to the Node-B without requiring scheduling by the Node-B.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a radio network controller (RNC) comprising a high-speed downlink packet access allocation (HSDPA) controller configured to allocate at least one high-speed shared control channel (HS-SCCH) monitored by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) in a single timeslot. The present invention provides also a WTRU comprising a receiver configured to receive at least one HS-SCCH in a single timeslot and a method for maximizing the battery efficiency of the WTRU. The method comprises receiving at least one HS-SCCH in a single timeslot, monitoring the single timeslot for the at least one HS-SCCH, and turning off power to radio frequency, RF, components of the WTRU during timeslots not being monitored for HS-SCCHs or other communication channels.
Abstract:
A wireless communication method and apparatus for coordinating Node-Bs during handover for enhanced uplink (EU) transmission. In one embodiment, a radio network controller (RNC) initiates an inter-Node-B soft handover. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) establishes communication connections with a plurality of Node-Bs. A particular one of the Node-Bs is designated as being a primary Node-B, and each of other Node-Bs are designated as being a non-primary Node-B. The RNC informs all of the Node-Bs that the particular Node-B is a primary Node-B. The primary Node-B schedules EU transmission and performs ACK/NACK during soft handover. In another embodiment, the RNC initiates a hard handover for a WTRU connected to a source Node-B. The RNC sends an activation timer to the source Node-B to set the time for handover. As many previously negatively acknowledged (NACKed) data packets as possible are prioritized for retransmission in the source Node-B before the activation timer expires.
Abstract:
A method and system is disclosed for providing assistance data to wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs). The assistance data includes information regarding the access point's neighboring access points. The assistance data is transmitted to WTRUs using multicast and/or broadcast type signaling and facilitates ring and handover of WTRUs from one access point to another.