Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an efficient signal system for supporting the high speed uplink packet access service (HSUPA) for relieving a resource usage amount and an arithmetic processing load. SOLUTION: A cellular communication system (100) comprises a first base station (103) which schedules resource for a user equipment (101). When receiving a resource allocation message, the user equipment (101) transmits a first message comprising a transmit indication to a plurality of base stations (103 to 109) wherein the transmit indication is indicative of a subsequent transmission of a second message. The user equipment (101) then proceeds to determine a transmit format for the second message; and to transmit the second message to the plurality of base stations (103 to 109). When receiving the transmit indication, the plurality of base stations (103 to 109) proceed to configure their receivers to receive the second message. The first message may be transmitted in a control channel and the second message may be transmitted in a user data channel. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
A method to provide a nominal best effort data rate based on a Quality of Service (QoS) requirement of a user data connection, the method comprising assigning ( 105 ) a service priority based on the QoS requirement, and assigning ( 110 ) the nominal best effort data rate for the service priority using a predetermined function. Further, it comprises of a method to determine a scheduling priority value for a user data connection by providing a relative fairness. Furthermore, the method comprises a method to satisfy a delay requirement for a delay sensitive data connection through a scheduling.
Abstract:
A detection processor (203) detects retransmission feedback messages (ACK or NACK) in response to a detection threshold. A threshold processor (207) determines the detection threshold in response to a noise estimate generated by a noise processor (209). The noise processor comprises a sub-symbol generator (211) which divides a retransmission feedback symbol into a plurality of sub-symbols. Each of the sub-symbols is despread by a spreading code with a lower spreading factor than a spreading factor of the retransmission feedback symbol. A difference generator (213) then generates difference symbol values between sub-symbols and a noise estimator (215) generates the noise estimate in response to the difference symbol values, for example by determining the variance of the difference symbol values. An improved noise estimate may be determined resulting in improved detection performance and thus improved retransmission performance. Application to 3G cellular systems using CDMA and hybrid ARQ.
Abstract:
A method to provide a nominal best effort data rate based on a Quality of Service (QoS) requirement of a user data connection, the method comprising assigning ( 105 ) a service priority based on the QoS requirement, and assigning ( 110 ) the nominal best effort data rate for the service priority using a predetermined function. Further, it comprises of a method to determine a scheduling priority value for a user data connection by providing a relative fairness. Furthermore, the method comprises a method to satisfy a delay requirement for a delay sensitive data connection through a scheduling.
Abstract:
An apparatus comprises a detection processor (203) for detecting retransmission feedback messages in response to a detection threshold. A threshold processor (207) determines the detection threshold in response to a noise estimate generated by a noise processor (209). The noise processor comprises a sub-symbol generator (211) which divides a retransmission feedback symbol into a plurality of sub-symbols. Each of the sub-symbols is despread by a spreading code with a lower spreading factor than a spreading factor of the retransmission feedback symbol. A difference generator (213) then generates difference symbol values between the plurality of sub-symbols and a noise estimator (215) generates the noise estimate in response to the difference symbol values, for example by determining the variance of the difference symbol values. An improved noise estimate may be determined resulting in improved detection performance and thus improved retransmission performance.
Abstract:
A method to satisfy a delay requirement for a delay sensitive data connection through a scheduling, the method comprising: setting a discard timer for the delay sensitive data connection; determining an age of a packet corresponding to the delay sensitive service in a priority queue; performing a comparison between the age of a most recently successfully transmitted or time expired data packet with the discard timer setting, to determine whether the age of the compared packet is less than the discard timer setting by a predetermined margin; and calculating a new delay factor for the delay sensitive data connection based on the comparison and an old delay factor of the delay sensitive data connection. Aspects of the invention include the calculating step further comprising setting the new delay factor to a value obtained by increasing the old delay factor by a first predetermined factor and dropping the oldest packet if the age of the oldest packet is not less than the discard timer by a predetermined margin.
Abstract:
Various embodiments are described to address the need for an apparatus and method of outer-loop power control for enhanced uplink communications that address some of the outstanding problems in the prior art. Generally expressed, a base site (131), while a first uplink channel is inactive, monitors packet retransmissions to generate an uplink quality indicator. Here, packet retransmissions refers to the number of packet retransmissions used by a remote unit (101) to send packets to a base transceiver station (111) via at least one other uplink channel. Also, while the first uplink channel is inactive, the base site adjusts a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) target for the first uplink channel based on the uplink quality indicator. Then, when the first uplink channel becomes active, the base site begins power controlling the first uplink channel using the SIR target.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system comprises a scheduler for scheduling air interface data for a plurality of user equipments. A control channel scheduler (211) estimates a scheduling time for a scheduling of air interface data to a first user equipment (101) of the plurality of user equipments (101-105) in response to a current scheduling metric for the first user equipment and a reporting processor (213) generates a channel quality reporting request for the user equipment in response to the scheduling time. The channel quality reporting request is transmitted to the user equipment which proceeds to provide channel quality reports in accordance with the request. The approach may improve performance in a wireless communication system by reducing channel reporting resource requirements while still providing channel quality information when needed. The invention may be particularly suitable for a Long Term Evolution 3rd Generation Partnership Project cellular communication system or an IEEE 802.16 wireless communication system.