Abstract: A high speed downlink packet access communication system method that supports a plurality of redundancy variations that are characterized by at least a first parameter that comprises an indicator regarding self-decodability of a corresponding packet and a second parameter that comprises a selection of a particular redundancy version from amongst a plurality of candidate redundancy versions. Pursuant to a preferred approach, and upon determining a need to transmit redundant information as corresponds to a given packet, one automatically selects, for at least one of the first and second parameters, a specific value from amongst a plurality of candidate values and then uses the specific value to transmit the redundant information.

Abstract: 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 (103-109) 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 (103-109) using the transmit format. When receiving the transmit indication, the plurality of base stations (103-109) 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.

Abstract: A wireless communication system (100) and method for providing high speed uplink packet access from user equipment (128, 130) to a base station (114, 116, 118, 120). Each of the user equipment (128, 130) and the base station (114, 116, 118, 120) includes a transmitter (1106, 1206), a receiver (1104, 1204), and a controller (1108, 1208) coupled to the transmitter and the receiver. Data packets are transmitted from the user equipment (128, 130) to the base station (114, 116, 118, 120). Control information, corresponding to the data packets, is transmitted from the base station (114, 116, 118, 120) to the user equipment (128, 130). The control information includes an absolute grant channel indicator and/or channelization code(s) assigned to the user equipment (128, 130).

Abstract: An improved turbo code based incremental redundancy includes a first step of puncturing a data stream for a first transmission to provide a set of first unpunctured trellis sections. A next step includes puncturing a data stream for a second transmission to provide a set of second unpunctured trellis sections. A next step includes incremental redundancy combining the first and second transmissions of the trellises to provide non-adjacent first and second unpunctured trellis sections. The above arrangement results in a uniform distribution of punctured and unpunctured bits to provide lower errors.

Abstract: To address the need to convey ACK/NACK information in a manner that conserves system and signaling resources, embodiments of the present invention employ a Node-B transmitting on two types of ACK/NACK broadcast channels (501, 502), one type for received uplink data that was scheduled by the Node B and the other type of broadcast channel for received uplink data that was not scheduled by the Node B. Other embodiments of the invention employ a Node-B transmitting on two types of broadcast channels, one type of broadcast channel for received uplink data that comes from non-SHO users and another type of broadcast channel for received uplink data that comes from non-scheduled users or comes from scheduled SHO users. In addition, ACK/NACK information is scheduled (800) into the available broadcast channel time slots in accordance with a transmission priority that is determined by a scheduler.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein address the desire to have a method for uplink rate control signaling that is able to achieve increased sector and user throughput with relatively high uplink spectrum efficiency. Rate control signaling embodiments are disclosed that use two common persistence values (404, 408) to update the allocated portion of RoT margin for each UE device, and thus, reduce the variation of the RoT. In addition, SHO information is used to control the inter-sector/cell interference and improve the sector throughput. In such embodiments, each UE determines (412) the data rate and time to transmit according to these common persistence values, SHO status and buffered data. Throughput comparable to that of time and rate schedulers, which require significantly more signaling and information, can be achieved by some of these embodiments while also exhibiting less sensitivity to delay, speed of the UE, and burstiness of the traffic.

Abstract: The present invention provides linear MMSE equalization with parallel interference cancellation for symbol determination in a forward link of a CDMA communication system which has a plurality of code channels in use. Use of the linear MMSE equalization with parallel interference cancellation of the present invention provides significantly increased performance. The preferred method linearly filters a received signal to form a first filtered signal (410), despreads and demodulates the first filtered signal (415, 420) and provides a plurality of symbol estimates for all corresponding code channels (430). An estimated transmitted signal is generated from the plurality of symbol estimates (435), and with a channel estimate (405), an estimated received signal is generated (440).

Abstract: Separate forward dedicated and shared control channels are provided in a spread-spectrum communication. The forward dedicated control channel is used to communicate persistent control information and point to the shared control channel when further intermittent control information concerning transmission of data to a mobile station needs to be communicated. The use of a dedicated control channel for only necessary persistent control information, while only pointing to a shared control channel when it is needed, affords more efficient utilization of system resources.

Abstract: A communication system is provided that dynamically allocates power to a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (an MBMS service). In response to determining to establish a Point-to-Multipoint (PTM) communication channel to multiple user equipment (UEs), the communication service assigns the PTM communication channel to the MBMS service, determines a power requirement associated with each user equipment (UE) of the multiple UEs based on a handover quality measurement associated with the UE to produce multiple power requirements, and allocates a power level to the PTM communication channel based on the multiple power requirements. The communication system further dynamically adjusts the allocated power based on a handover quality measurement associated with a UE of the multiple UEs that is received during provision of the MBMS service.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of scheduling asynchronous transmissions for a plurality of subscriber units. The method includes receiving information associated with a plurality of subscriber units that have uplink data to transmit, the information including uplink timing offset information associated with each of the subscriber units. Two or more subscriber units are then selected from a set of subscriber units having a timing offset differential, that is below a predetermined threshold, where the timing offset differential is the difference between the timing offset of a first subscriber unit and the timing offset of a second subscriber unit further selectively offset by a multiple of the transmission segment size, which minimizes the difference.

Abstract: During a random access communication opportunity (12), user equipment (20) utilizes either or both of an adaptive modulation and coding-based communication protocol (26) and an HARQ-based communication protocol (27) to achieve improved performance. This can avoid the need to establish dedicated channels (13) to support the required communications. In one embodiment, a plurality of adaptive modulation and coding-based communication protocols are provided with a given protocol being selected as a function of one or more governing criteria. For example, the protocol can be selected as a function of a quality condition of the communication path, as a function of a memory buffer, and so forth.

Abstract: In a mobile telecommunication system (10), a number of user equipments (40-45) may receive multimedia broadcast multicast services. The method for power allocation and user assignment for MBMS services determines any number (K) of user equipments which may be served without complete cell area coverage (78). For more than K user equipments (40-45) requesting MBMS services, dedicated channels are assigned (84). For user equipments requesting MBMS service during a broadcast, such user equipment is assigned to the channel (broadcast or dedicated) with the lower power requirement, if power is available. If the user is assigned to the broadcast channel, and power is available, power of the broadcast channel is adjusted (108). Otherwise, the power of the broadcast channel is increased and no further power is indicated as being available (112).

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of operation of a communication device and to corresponding communication devices. In particular the invention relates to a first method of operation of a communication device, wherein some pilot bits associated with data bits are transmitted with a power at least partly dependent on the data rate at which the data bits are transmitted. At the base station, power control is carried out only on pilot bits with constant power, whereas channel estimation is carried out on all pilot bits. The invention also relates to a second method of operation of a communication device wherein all pilot bits associated with data bits are transmitted with one of a plurality of powers, at least partly dependent on the data rate at which the data bits are transmitted. At the base station a power control process compares the received signal with a plurality of thresholds, and sends a power control signal to the communication device based on the result of the comparison.

Abstract: Quality-of-service for different communication services that share a common physical link (such as at least one code division multiplexing code) is provided. Outer power loop control serves to maintain quality-of-service for a selected one of the communication services that has, in a preferred embodiment, a highest relative requirement for quality-of-service. Rate matching parameters are then selected independent of transmission energy factors to ensure that the remaining communication services abide by their corresponding quality-of-service requirements.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of scheduling asynchronous transmissions for a plurality of subscriber units. The method includes receiving information associated with a plurality of subscriber units that have uplink data to transmit, the information including uplink timing offset information associated with each of the subscriber units. Two or more subscriber units are then selected from a set of subscriber units having a timing offset differential, that is below a predetermined threshold, where the timing offset differential is the difference between the timing offset of a first subscriber unit and the timing offset of a second subscriber unit further selectively offset by a multiple of the transmission segment size, which minimizes the difference.

Abstract: A method for rate selection by a communication device for enhanced uplink during soft handoff in a wireless communication system includes a first step of receiving information from a scheduler. This information can included one or more of scheduling, a rate limit, a power margin limit, and a persistence. A next step includes determining a data rate for an enhanced uplink during soft handoff using the information. A next step includes transmitting to a serving base station on an enhanced uplink channel at the data rate determined from the determining step.

Abstract: The present invention provides an advantageous method for transitioning reliably between scheduling modes on an uplink in a wireless communication system. Transitions between scheduling modes are effected as far as possible using signaling between a wireless communication device and a base station, providing low delay transitions in the majority of cases. Advantageously, signaling direct between the wireless communication device and a network control element may be employed. In addition, the method may operate effectively even when the wireless communication device is in communication with a number of base stations in a soft handoff situation because the network control element may act to ensure that all base stations correspond to the current scheduling mode employed by the wireless communication device.

Abstract: A method for rate selection by a communication device for enhanced uplink during soft handoff in a wireless communication system includes a first step of receiving information from a scheduler. This information can include one or more of scheduling, a rate limit, a power margin limit, and a persistence. A next step includes determining a data rate for an enhanced uplink during soft handoff using the information. A next step includes transmitting to a serving base station on an enhanced uplink channel at the data rate determined from the determining step.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of scheduling asynchronous transmissions for a plurality of subscriber units. The method includes receiving information associated with a plurality of subscriber units that have uplink data to transmit, the information including uplink timing offset information associated with each of the subscriber units. Two or more subscriber units are then selected from a set of subscriber units having a timing offset differential, that is below a predetermined threshold, where the timing offset differential is the difference between the timing offset of a first subscriber unit and the timing offset of a second subscriber unit further selectively offset by a multiple of the transmission segment size, which minimizes the difference.

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.