Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for defining a preamble length of a preamble (e.g., a power control preamble) for a discontinuous control channel transmission using, e.g., a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) for transmitting the preamble. The preamble length can be optimized using a predetermined criterion depending on a transmission gap length (which can be variable) in the discontinuous control signal (e.g., transmitted on the DPCCH) or in a discontinuous data signal, e.g., transmitted on an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH), and/or on a length of a transmission timing interval (TTI) of the discontinuous data. Furthermore, a power in the preamble can be changed in time using a further predetermined criterion.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, network element, and software product are used to provide a traffic signal, such as a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) signal, via high speed packet access. The traffic signal is prepared and provided via a high speed transmission, and a control signal is gated to produce a discontinuous transmission. This reduces interference, and therefore increases traffic capacity.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for coordinating gating of an uplink (UL) control channel, e.g., a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), with UL reporting in regard to a downlink channel using, e.g., high speed uplink packet access (HSDPA) channel quality indicator (CQI) reporting.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for dynamic gating of an uplink (UL) control channel, e.g., dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) for increasing capacity of communications, e.g., wireless communications, wherein said gating is defined, using a predetermined criterion, by instructions provided by a network and by a transmission gap in a discontinuous data signal, e.g., transmitted on an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH).

Abstract: A method and corresponding equipment by which a wireless terminal communicatively coupled to a radio access network adapts to gating in respect to a downlink signal from a radio access network carrying power control commands (e.g. the F-DPCH of UTRAN with WCDMA), including gating by the radio access network of either just the power control commands or the channel itself, or gating of reception of the power control commands by the user equipment. The adaptation can include changing values of parameters used in determining when the wireless terminal declares a radio link failure, or instead only changing the procedures used to determine whether a parameter value has been achieved and thus only effectively changing the parameter values (or one or more of the parameters can be actually and effectively changed).

Abstract: A system and methods for slow medium access control entity (MAC-e) for autonomous transmission during High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), and for service specific transmission time control in HUSPA, wherein a control parameter that is independent from the air interface transmission time interval (TTI), hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes or enhanced dedicated transport channel (E-DCH) scheduling is used. This control defines the minimum time interval between subsequent new transmissions. The control has no impact on retransmissions, which are performed normally.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for communications, e.g., wireless communications, for defining a power in a discontinuous control signal after a transmission gap for an uplink control channel, e.g., dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), wherein the power in the discontinuous control signal after the transmission gap is determined, using a predetermined criterion, by control information (e.g., regarding an allowed power window) and by a length of a transmission gap for the uplink control channel or of a further transmission gap in an uplink discontinuous data signal.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for defining parameters for a control signal (e.g., discontinuous signal) for an uplink control channel using a predetermined criterion depending on a maximum allowed data rate and/or an actual data rate of a data signal on an uplink data channel. The parameters can comprise at least one of: a preamble length of a preamble of the control signal, a gap length of inactive transmission period, and/or a burst length of an active transmission period of the control signal. The uplink control channel can be an uplink dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) and the data channel can be an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH).

Abstract: A method and corresponding equipment by which a wireless terminal communicatively coupled to a radio access network adapts to gating in respect to a downlink signal from a radio access network carrying power control commands (e.g. the F-DPCH of UTRAN with WCDMA), including gating by the radio access network of either just the power control commands or the channel itself, or gating of reception of the power control commands by the user equipment. The adaptation can include changing values of parameters used in determining when the wireless terminal declares a radio link failure, or instead only changing the procedures used to determine whether a parameter value has been achieved and thus only effectively changing the parameter values (or one or more of the parameters can be actually and effectively changed).

Abstract: A method and corresponding equipment by which a wireless communication terminal is able to determine whether to obey or ignore a power change command from a base station, in case of the wireless communication terminal gating its uplink of data or control information to the base station, causing the base station to erroneously base some power control commands on simply noise and interference. A corresponding method for operation of a base station is also provided, and corresponding equipment.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for communications, e.g., wireless communications, for defining a power in a discontinuous control signal after a transmission gap for an uplink control channel, e.g., dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), wherein the power in the discontinuous control signal after the transmission gap is determined, using a predetermined criterion, by control information (e.g., regarding an allowed power window) and by a length of a transmission gap for the uplink control channel or of a further transmission gap in an uplink discontinuous data signal.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for coordinating gating of an uplink (UL) control channel, e.g., a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH), with UL reporting in regard to a downlink channel using, e.g., high speed uplink packet access (HSDPA) channel quality indicator (CQI) reporting.

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for dynamic gating of an uplink (UL) control channel, e.g., dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) for increasing capacity of communications, e.g., wireless communications, wherein said gating is defined, using a predetermined criterion, by instructions provided by a network and by a transmission gap in a discontinuous data signal, e.g., transmitted on an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH).

Abstract: The specification and drawings present a new method, system, apparatus and software product for defining a preamble length of a preamble (e.g., a power control preamble) for a discontinuous control channel transmission using, e.g., a dedicated physical control channel (DPCCH) for transmitting the preamble. The preamble length can be optimized using a predetermined criterion depending on a transmission gap length (which can be variable) in the discontinuous control signal (e.g., transmitted on the DPCCH) or in a discontinuous data signal, e.g., transmitted on an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH), and/or on a length of a transmission timing interval (TTI) of the discontinuous data. Furthermore, a power in the preamble can be changed in time using a further predetermined criterion.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, network element, and software product are used to provide a traffic signal, such as a voice over internet protocol (VoIP) signal, via high speed packet access. The traffic signal is prepared and provided via a high speed transmission, and a control signal is gated to produce a discontinuous transmission. This reduces interference, and therefore increases traffic capacity.

Abstract: A system and methods for slow medium access control entity (MAC-e) for autonomous transmission during High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), and for service specific transmission time control in HUSPA, wherein a control parameter that is independent from the air interface transmission time interval (TTI), hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes or enhanced dedicated transport channel (E-DCH) scheduling is used. This control defines the minimum time interval between subsequent new transmissions. The control has no impact on retransmissions, which are performed normally.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for providing a predetermined transmission rate for an auxiliary information in a predetermined position at a data transmission stream. A combination of selectable transport formats, which determines an additional maximum allowable data rate higher by a predetermined rate amount than the maximum data rate of a signal transmitted via said predetermined channel, is set into a predetermined set of selectable combinations of selectable transport formats for the data transmission stream. This predetermined rate amount is then used to transmit said auxiliary information. Thereby, it can be ensured that a certain amount of auxiliary information is always provided at all specified information data rates of the data transmission stream.