Abstract: A transmission power level of a selected user is estimated in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system. An initial estimate of a transmit power level associated with the selected user is determined. A transmit power level of users of the system other than the selected user is provided. Subsequent estimates for the selected user and the other users are estimated using previous transmit power level estimates of the selected user and the other users. The estimating subsequent estimates is repeated with a last repetition's estimated transmit power levels for the selected and other users being the estimated transmit power levels of the selected and other users.

Abstract: A base station transmits access control signals on a periodic basis having a first transmission rate. The base station transmits access control modification signals at a second transmission rate higher than the first transmission rate. The user equipment transmits an access attempt signal. The access attempt signal requests the base station to permit the user equipment access to the channel. The user equipment receives the transmitted access control signals and access modification signals. A wait period is determined based on in part the received access control signals and access control modification signals. In response to an unsuccessful access attempt, the user equipment delays transmitting a subsequent access attempt signal for the wait period.

Abstract: A method for a base station to optimize radio resource utilization and adjust data rates in a wireless digital communications system. The base station communicates with a plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs) and employs adaptive modulation and coding (AM&C) 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 (UEs) 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 method and system is disclosed for enhancing reception of wireless communication signals. A beam pattern including at least one set of beams is generated. Where the beam pattern includes at least two sets of beams, the beam sets may be offset with respect to each other and alternated to enhance reception. Beams may be selected for data processing based on a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and may be maximal-ratio combined where signals from a single WTRU are detected within more than one beam and are used for data processing.

Abstract: The invention includes various approaches to assigning codes in wireless code division multiple access communication systems. The invention estimates the cross code correlation between codes to base the code assignment. One approach assigns codes having a high cross correlation to users having a low transmission power level. Another approach assigns code groups having a high cross correlation to a same coded composite transport channel. Another approach assigns codes using a cross correlation factor of each code to minimize a system noise rise. Another approach uses transmission or reception diversity to assign bad code groups to users having a different diversity relationship. Another approach uses a diversity factor and a cross code correlation factor to assign codes.

Abstract: A method of using a user equipment (UE) in a wireless time division duplex communication system. Each communication burst has a unique channelization code and a midamble code which is uniquely related to the channelization code, each such midamble code being uniquely related to one or more channelization code. The UE receives communication bursts and detects each midamble code in a received communication burst. The UE determines the channelization codes related to each detected midamble based on a mapping of midamble codes to related channelization codes. The UE detects channelization codes in the received communication burst from among the determined channelization codes.

Abstract: A method of using a mobile unit in a multi-cell communication system to determine whether to commence handover of the mobile unit from a serving base station located in a first cell of the communication system to a target base station located in a second cell of the communication system. The mobile unit determines the serving base station received signal code power (RSCPser), the first cell interference signal code power (ISCPser), the target base station received signal code power (RSCPtar) and the second cell interference signal code power (ISCPtar). If the ratio RSCPser/ISCPser is less than the ratio RSCPtar/ISCPtar, the mobile unit commences handover to the target base station. The multi-cell communication system may be a time division duplex (TDD) system. The mobile unit may send a message to a radio network controller (RNC) in communication with the serving and target base stations to initiate the handover.

Abstract: A user equipment has a transmitter for transmitting an access attempt signal and data packets over a random access channel. The access attempt signal requests a base station to permit the user equipment access to the random access channel. A receiver receives access control signals and access control modification signals transmitted from a base station. A controller is operatively coupled to the receiver and transmitter. The controller determines a wait period based on in part the received access control signals and access control modification signals and delays transmission of a subsequent access attempt signal for the wait period in response to an unsuccessful access attempt to the random access channel.

Abstract: Dynamic resource allocation is performed by first generating a plurality of slot sequences. A figure of merit based on weighted interference signal code power (ISCP) and weighted resource units is then generated for each timeslot of each slot sequence. The timeslots within each slot sequence are then arranged in a decreasing figure of merit. The slot sequences are the processed to determine whether they can support the code to be transmitted.

Abstract: A wireless communication method and system for controlling the current data bit rate of a radio link (RL) to maintain the quality of the RL. The system includes a core network (CN), a radio network controller (RNC) and at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU). The RL is established between the RNC and the WTRU. The RNC establishes a guaranteed data bit rate, a maximum data bit rate and a current data bit rate associated with the RL. When the RNC senses an event which indicates that the quality of the RL has substantially deteriorated, the RNC reduces the value of the current data bit rate. Then, in a recovery process, if a similar event does not occur during an established waiting period, the RNC restores the current data bit rate back to the maximum data bit rate.

Abstract: A model for noise rise of users in relation to an interference measure, a pathloss and a desired signal to interference ratio is provided. For a selected user, a pathloss, an interference measure and a desired signal to interference ratio is determined. A noise rise for the selected user is determined using the determined interference measure, pathloss, desired signal to interference ratio and the noise rise model. The selected user transmission power level is estimated using the determined noise rise.

Abstract: A selected user equipment transmits a signature in a selected one of the common packet channel's time slots. The base station, in response to receiving the transmitted signature, selects a currently unused code, if available, out of a plurality of code associated with the access opportunity defined by the selected signature and selected time slot. The base station transmits an acknowledgment signal comprising an identifier of the selected code. The selected user equipment receives the acknowledgment signal. The selected user equipment and the base station communicate using the selected code.

Abstract: A user equipment transmits a signature in a selected one of a plurality of time slots of a common packet channel. The common packet channel is defined by a predetermined set of codes and has a plurality of access opportunities. Each access opportunity is defined by a time slot of the plurality of time slots and a signature. An identifier of a selected code of the predetermined set of codes is identified. The selected code is selected from a currently unused code, if available, based on a code association with the access opportunity defined by the selected signature and selected one time slot. The user equipment communicates using the one selected code.

Abstract: A preamble for a random access channel (RACH) transmission is provided by selecting one out of sixteen preamble signatures. Each of the sixteen preamble signatures having sixteen symbols. A code is produced based on the preamble sequence. The produced code is phase rotated to produce a preamble code.

Abstract: A user equipment (UE) receives a reference signal over a physical reference channel using a reference channel receiver and obtains reference power levels from the reference signal. The interference level is obtained and a path loss is calculated in response to the reference signal. Transmit power is then determined for an allocated uplink control channel based, at least in part, upon said path loss and said interference level.

Abstract: A wireless digital communication method for communicating between a base station and a plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs) and employs adaptive modulation and coding (AM&C) 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 (UEs) 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: The present invention is a method for controlling access to a contention-based communication channel. Error types of a transmitted communication signal over the communication channel are classified and corresponding parameters of the communication channel are adjusted in response to the classification to control the rate at which individual error types occur.

Abstract: A base station receives access opportunities and packet data over a common packet channel. The common packet channel is defined by a predetermined set of codes and has a plurality of access opportunities. Each access opportunity is defined by a time slot and a signature. A code selection controller selects a currently unused code based on a code associated with a received access opportunity, such that a code, if available, is selected in response to receiving a signature in one of the time slots. The access opportunity defined by the received signature and the one time slot. A transmitter transmits an identifier of the selected available code. The transmitter sends communications encoded with the selected code.

Abstract: A wireless digital communication system includes a base station in communication with a plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs). The system prioritizes the forwarding of blocks of downlink data to designated ones of the UEs. The system employs adaptive modulation and coding (AM&C) to achieve improved radio resource utilization and provides 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 (UEs) 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 digital communication method for a plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs) to communicate with a base station. Adaptive modulation and coding (AM&C) is used 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 (UEs) 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.