Abstract:
A method of combining soft-handoff with a hybrid ARQ scheme to maximize throughput and gain in a communications system. After receiving a frame from the MS (110), the BTSs (104 and 106) will process the frame and communicate to the MS over a forward control channel whether the frame contained any errors. If all BTSs communicate that the frame contains errors, the MS will retransmit the same frame to all BTSs with a flush bit set to instruct the BTSs 104 and 106 to combine the retransmitted frame with the original frame. If only some BTSs communicate that the frame contains errors, the MS will transmit the next frame to all BTSs that successfully decoded the frame with the flush bit set to instruct the BTSs to erase the previous frame from memory and not to combine the previous frame with the current frame. The MS will retransmit the frame to the BTSs that did not successfully decode the frame with the flush bit set to instruct the BTSs to combine the previous frame with the retransmitted frame.
Abstract:
A mobile station (402) selects (1802) a preferred cell site for transmitting a frame of data to be sent subsequently to the mobile station. A base station (602) of the preferred cell site schedules (1804) a transmission of the fram e of data, wherein parameters for the transmission are determined by the base station from recently-measured channel and interference information. Thereafter, the base station sends (1806) the frame of data from the preferr ed cell site; and an active set of base stations associated with the mobile station at ones of a plurality of cell sites synchronize (1808) their data queues to reflect the transmission of the frame of data.
Abstract:
A mobile station (402) selects (1802) a preferred cell site for transmitting a frame of data to be sent subsequently to the mobile station. A base station (602) of the preferred cell site schedules (1804) a transmission of the frame of data, wherein parameters for the transmission are determined by the base station from recently-measured channel and interference information. Thereafter, the base station sends (1806) the frame of data from the preferred cell site; and an active set of base stations associated with the mobile station at ones of a plurality of cell sites synchronize (1808) their data queues to reflect the transmission of the frame of data.
Abstract:
A soft handoff operation is provided for a first signal transmitted according to a first communication standard (IS-95B) and a second signal transmitted according to a second communication standard (IS-95C). A mobile station (MS) (204) receives the first signal, detects a pilot signal, measures pilot signal strength, and transmits a pilot strength measurement message. When the MS fails to receive a handoff direction message after transmitting the pilot strength message, the MS searches for a detecting presence of a broadcast control channel (BCCH) associated with a type IS-95C cell site (202) and measures a carrier-to-interference ratio of the BCCH. The MS compares the carrier-to-interference ratio to a threshold, and when the ratio is above the threshold, initiates a second communication according to the IS-95C standard, thus initiating a soft handoff operation and allowing cell sites (202, 203) to transmit information according to the IS-95C and IS-95B standards, respectively.
Abstract:
A method in a communication system (100) includes transmitting from a source user (101) a first data packet (111) over a first time frame (121) having a finite time period (131), transmittin g from source user (101) a second data packet (112) over a second time frame (122) immediately subsequent to first time frame (121), detecting an acknowledgement of acceptable reception of data packet associated with either first or said second data packets (111 and 112), repeating transmission of first and second data packets (111 and 112) in a sequence of first and second time frames (121 and 122) in a time frame sequence (190) until the detection.
Abstract:
A generic structure of Hybrid ARQ using Turbo Codes is provided which requires the function of channel coding, redundancy selection, buffering and maximum-ratio diversity combining, channel decoding, error detection, and sending back an acknowledgement to the transmitter (Fig.3). The functions of channel coding and redundancy selection (Fig.1) are performed at the transmitter while the remaining functions are performed at the receiver. The initial code rate can be explicitly communicated to the receiver or blindly detected.
Abstract:
A method for determining an optimum number (Nopt) of complex samples for coherent averaging of a complex signal S(n) in a code division multiple access communication system includes estimating an initial number (Nint) of complex samples, obtaining fading channel autocorrelation sequence (R(n)) for a plurality (n) of complex samples, the plurality (n) number of complex samples corresponding to the initial number (Nint) of complex samples, computing a constant (K) based on the autocorrelation sequence (R(n)) and the plurality (n) of complex samples, substituting the initial number (Nint) of complex samples for the optimum number (Nopt) of complex samples if the constant (K) is equal or substantially equal to zero.
Abstract:
A communication system provides a method and apparatus for interleaving data symbols of a block of data symbols (301) having data symbols from B(1) to B(n). The method and the accompanying apparatus include dividing block of data symbols (301) into a plurality of groups of data symbols (303 and 304). Each of the plurality of groups of data symbols (303, 304) includes data symbols equal in number to a fraction of data symbols B(1) through B(n), such as ½ and ⅓, such that the total number of data symbols in plurality of groups of data symbols (303, 304) substantially equals "n" data symbols. An interleaved block of data symbols (106) is formed by an alternating selection of data symbols from plurality groups of data symbols (303, 304). The alternating selection from each of plurality of groups of data symbols (303, 304) is according to either a forward addressing or a backward addressing mapping. A plurality of coded data symbols in a block of coded data symbols (104) is received for interleaving according to a single bit reversal interleaving function to form block of data symbols (301).
Abstract:
A mobile station (402) selects (1802) a preferred cell site for transmitting a frame of data to be sent subsequently to the mobile station. A base station (602) of the preferred cell site schedules (1804) a transmission of the fram e of data, wherein parameters for the transmission are determined by the base station from recently-measured channel and interference information. Thereafter, the base station sends (1806) the frame of data from the preferr ed cell site; and an active set of base stations associated with the mobile station at ones of a plurality of cell sites synchronize (1808) their data queues to reflect the transmission of the frame of data.
Abstract:
A generic structure of Hybrid ARQ using Turbo Codes is provided which requir es the function of channel coding, redundancy selection, buffering and maximum- ratio diversity combining, channel decoding, error detection, and sending ba ck an acknowledgement to the transmitter (Fig.3). The functions of channel codi ng and redundancy selection (Fig.1) are performed at the transmitter while the remaining functions are performed at the receiver. The initial code rate can be explicitly communicated to the receiver or blindly detected.