Abstract: The present invention provides an improved receiver for data-rate detection in a signal received from a transmitter of a cellular radio communication system including multiple transport channels supporting variable data-rate transmissions. This is accomplished by a computationally efficient technique for data-rate detection. The improved receiver receives data and TFCI associated with each of the multiple transport channels. The receiver then obtains a maximum number of valid transport format combinations and a maximum number of TFCIs that can be formed. The receiver then computes a subset of TFCIs using the obtained maximum number of valid transport format combinations and the maximum number of TFCIs, and decodes from the computed subset of TFCIs within the frame to reduce computation during decoding and to improve data-rate detection reliability.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved transmitter for processing data blocks including bits of data coming from multiple transport channels in a transmitter of a radio communication system supporting variable data-rate transmissions. This is accomplished by using a computationally efficient technique for processing the received data blocks for variable data rate transmissions. The improved transmitter receives the data blocks including the bits of data from multiple transport channels. The transmitter then forms rectangular arrays including a predetermined number of columns and rows using the received bits of data such that the columns are based on a segmented radio frame size suitable for variable data-rate transmission. The transmitter then equalizes and interleaves the formed columns and reads out bits of data in the equalized and interleaved columns column-by-column. The transmitter then multiplexes the read-out bits of data for variable data-rate transmissions.

Abstract: The present invention provides an improved transmitter for processing data blocks including bits of data coming from multiple transport channels in a transmitter of a radio communication system supporting variable data-rate transmissions. This is accomplished by using a computationally efficient technique for processing the received data blocks for variable data rate transmissions. The improved transmitter receives the data blocks including the bits of data from multiple transport channels. The transmitter then forms rectangular arrays including a predetermined number of columns and rows using the received bits of data such that the columns are based on a segmented radio frame size suitable for variable data-rate transmission. The transmitter then equalizes and interleaves the formed columns and reads out bits of data in the equalized and interleaved columns column-by-column. The transmitter then multiplexes the read-out bits of data for variable data-rate transmissions.