Abstract: A radio base station (200) transmits TPC bits (+1) or TPC bits (?1) to a mobile station at predetermined time intervals in order to approximate the reception quality of a radio signal to a target reception SIR, said TPC bit (+1) increasing the transmission power of the radio signal just by a given step, and said TPC bit (?1) decreasing the transmission power of the radio signal just by a given step. The radio base station (200) is provided with: a TPC bit monitoring unit (211) which monitors whether the ratio of TPC bits (+1) transmitted in the predetermined period exceeds n %; and a TPC bit adjustment unit (213) which transmits the TPC bits (?1) consecutively Y times at the time intervals, when it is detected that the ratio has exceeded n %.

Abstract: A receiving apparatus (10) provided with: a management unit (13) configured to manage a target error rate Pt in a target number of retransmission Nt; a measurement unit (14) configured to measure the initial transmission rate TPUTinit of the data at a transmitting apparatus (10); and a calculation unit (15) configured to calculate, with respect to an error rate P(n) in a number of retransmission n, the reception rate TPU of data at a receiving apparatus (10) by a Equation (2A). TPUT = TPUT init Nt + Pt + 1 .

Abstract: A mobile communication system comprises: a data amount measurement unit (224) configured to measure an actual usage record of the first call type during execution of the first call type after starting the first call type; and MAC processing unit (222) configured to set a scheduling order of the first call type based on the actual usage record of the first call type, during execution of the first call type.

Abstract: A BTS 100 includes a MAC-hs processing unit configured to determine if the priority of a communication to be executed for the communication request received is equal to or higher than a predetermined priority, and a HARQ process control unit 121 configured to assign a priority communication to be executed for the communication request to the retransmission processes in preference to other communications if the determination unit determines that the priority is equal to or higher than the predetermined priority. In a case where all the retransmission processes are occupied by the other communications, the HARQ process control unit 121 discards some of the packets stored in a HARQ buffer, based on the number of the retransmission processes required for executing the priority communication.

Abstract: A base station includes a measuring unit and a setting unit. The measuring unit configured to measure at least any one piece of information of an absolute value of received total wideband power in the cell, a dispersion value of the received total wideband power in the cell, a reception success rate which is a rate of success in packet reception in the cell, and a simultaneous connecting user number which is the number of radio terminals connected to the cell simultaneously. The setting unit configured to set target received total wideband power which is a target for the received total wideband power in the cell based on information measured by the measuring unit.

Abstract: A radio base station (100) executes a hybrid automatic repeat request including an automatic repeat request to request a source of a signal sequence (B1) transmitted via E-DPDCH to retransmit the signal sequence (B1) and combining process of the signal sequence (B1) received a plurality of times as a consequence of the retransmission. The radio base station (100) includes: a E-DPDCH despreading unit (113) configured to execute despreading process of the signal sequence (B1) received via the E-DPDCH; a HARQ buffer (121) configured to store the signal sequence (B1) outputted from the E-DPDCH despreading unit (113); and a HARQ control unit (123) configured to execute the combining process by using the signal sequence (B1) stored in the HARQ buffer (121).

Abstract: Each of a plurality of frequencies defines a combination of at least one uplink from among a plurality of types of uplink radio access, and at least one downlink from among a plurality of types of downlink radio access. A base station (100a) includes an evaluation point calculation unit (150) which calculates the uplink evaluation points for each of the plurality of frequencies based on the uplink parameters contributing to the uplink throughput, and calculates the downlink evaluation points for each of the plurality of frequencies based on the downlink parameters contributing to the downlink throughput, and a selection unit (160) which selects the frequency to be used by the radio terminal of frequency selection target from among the plurality of frequencies, based on the uplink evaluation points and the downlink evaluation points.

Abstract: A transmission rate control method according to the present invention includes: determining, at the radio base station NodeB, a maximum granted value that can be notified to the mobile station UE, in accordance with the happy bit notified from the mobile station UE; calculating, at the radio base station NodeB, as an allowable value to be notified to the mobile station UE, a granted value not more than the maximum granted value; notifying, from the radio base station NodeB to the mobile station UE, the granted value calculated at the radio base station NodeB, by using a transmission rate control channel; and transmitting, from the mobile station UE, the uplink user data, at a transmission rate corresponding to the granted value notified from the radio base station NodeB.

Abstract: A mobile communication method according to the present invention includes: notifying, from a MAC-e functional unit 10, to a first mobile station UE through a first E-AGCH, a transmission rate for the EUL in the first mobile station UE, in a 2 ms interval; notifying, from the MAC-e functional unit 10, to a second mobile station UE through a second E-AGCH, a transmission rate for the EUL in the second mobile station UE, in a 10 ms interval; notifying, from the MAC-e functional unit 10 to a MAC-hs functional unit 20, the number of the first E-AGCH and the number of the second E-AGCH, in each sub-frames; and determining, at the MAC-hs functional unit 20, a transmission power for a HS-PDSCH, based on the respective numbers of the first E-AGCH and the second E-AGCH.

Abstract: A radio control method is arranged to use a mobile station 10, an active set 20 to perform radio communication with the mobile station 10, and a radio control apparatus 30 for controlling the radio communication between the mobile station 10 and the active set 20, and the radio control method has a determination step wherein in a situation where the mobile station 10, while performing radio communication through A-DPCH with the active set 20, performs radio communication through HS-PDSCH with one radio base station included in the active set 20, the radio control apparatus 30 makes a determination of maintenance to perform a process of maintaining the radio communication through the HS-PDSCH, on the occasion when the mobile station 10 gives a change command to change a configuration of the active set 20 so as to result in failure in maintenance of the radio communication through the HS-PDSCH.

Abstract: A base station includes a scheduling unit 120a and a call admission control unit 120b. The scheduling unit 120a includes a first determination unit 126 to determine whether or not a transmission frequency of transmission rate control data for decreasing transmission rate for uplink data is equal to or higher than a transmission frequency threshold, a second determination unit 127 to determine whether or not a counted number value of rate lowering event occurrences exceeds a counted number threshold, the rate lowering event being an event that decreases transmission rate for uplink data, and a setting unit 128 to set admission permission information to information for limiting an admission of a new call in a case where the transmission frequency is equal to or higher than the predetermined frequency, and where the counted number value of rate lowering event occurrences exceeds the counted number threshold.

Abstract: The radio terminal 10 includes a communication unit 11 configured to transmit a happy bit to the base station. The base station 100 includes: a comparison unit 126 configured to compare a priority class assigned to a control target terminal with a priority class assigned to a comparison target terminal; a first determination unit 127 configured to determine whether a happy bit rate is lower than a predetermined threshold; and a scheduling unit 120a configured to transmit, to the control target terminal, transmission rate decrease data for decreasing the transmission rate, when the priority class assigned to the control target terminal is lower than the priority class assigned to the comparison target terminal and when the happy bit rate is lower than the predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A communication control method for a mobile communication system having a plurality of mobile stations, a radio base station, and a radio control station comprises a measurement step, an evaluation step, and a control step. In the measurement step, a plurality of congestion parameters related to factors generating congestion is measured in a mobile communication system. In the evaluation step, the radio control station evaluates a congestion degree corresponding to each of the plurality of congestion parameters. In the control step, a communication setting between the radio base station and at least one of the plurality of mobile stations is controlled in accordance with a control instruction transmitted from the radio control station to the radio base station when at least one of the plurality of congestion degrees is a prescribed level or more.

Abstract: A base station, a mobile station, a radio communications system, and a radio transmission method are disclosed. The base station includes a control information determining unit configured to determine control information that includes a spreading factor, the number of chip repetitions, and a phase unique to the mobile station, based on at least one of information about the type of cell environments in which the mobile station is present, information about the number of mobile stations that are present in the cell, information about information rate required by the mobile station, information about a type of traffic, information about a radio parameter of the mobile station, information about a propagation path condition, and information about interference from an adjacent cell, and configured to transmit the spreading factor, the number of chip repetitions, and the unique phase of the mobile station that is determined to the mobile station.

Abstract: A radio communication system includes: a serving cell (for example, cell A functional unit 120) configured to transmit, to a radio terminal 10, an AG for directly specifying an uplink user data transmission rate and an RG for relatively specifying the uplink user data transmission rate; and a non-serving cell (for example, cell B functional unit 130) configured to transmit the RG to the radio terminal without transmitting the AG. The non-serving cell includes an instruction unit 132 configured to instruct the serving cell to decrease the uplink user data transmission rate, when a reception power of uplink user data received from the radio terminal 10 exceeds a predetermined interference threshold.

Abstract: A base station includes a first selecting unit that selects a reduction target terminal, a first calculating unit that calculates a reduction amount of assigned transmission rate assigned to the reduction target terminal, a second selecting unit that selects an increase target terminal, a second calculating unit that calculates an increase amount of the assigned transmission rate assigned to the increase target terminal, and a transmitting unit that transmits transmission rate control date to a radio terminal. The second selecting unit selects the increase target terminal and the second calculating unit calculates the increase amount when the reduction target terminal is not selected by the first selecting unit.

Abstract: A radio base station according to the present invention includes: a determiner determining a transfer rate of data transferred from the radio network controller to the radio base station, based on a predetermined bandwidth of a wired transmission path, a bandwidth of the wired transmission path not being used, and a bandwidth of the wired transmission path being used by the mobile station; and a notifier notifying the radio network controller of the determined transfer rate.

Abstract: A radio base station includes an assignment unit that selects a transmission rate control channel channelization code assigned to a fewest mobile stations, upon receipt of a communication start request from a mobile station, from among a plurality of transmission rate control channel channelization codes specified by a radio network controller and then assigns a selected transmission rate control channel channelization code to the mobile station.

Abstract: A mobile communication system is configured as a mobile station in a first communication state shifts to a second communication state when at least one high speed uplink packet communication compliant radio link is established by the mobile station.

Abstract: A base station according to the present invention includes: a detecting unit configured to detect a discard of the uplink user data received from a radio terminal; and a scheduling unit configured to transmit an AG or an RG instructing a decrease of an SG assigned to the radio terminal, when the discard of the uplink user data is detected by the detecting unit.