摘要:
A wireless communication method used in a system comprising a base station and a plurality of fixed or mobile subscriber stations, the base station maintaining connections with each of the subscriber stations by performing wireless communication in units of frames, and within each frame, allocating resources for data transmissions and signalling in the wireless communication system. The method involves providing, in each frame, a new dedicated shared channel for use by the subscriber stations to report a connection quality to the base station. To save bandwidth in the system, the resources allocated to the shared channel are less than the total resources needed for every subscriber station to report individually within the same frame. The method includes, in the base station, allocating resources to the shared channel, dividing the shared channel into a plurality of reporting opportunities, and transmitting requests for reports to the subscriber stations; and in the subscriber stations, responding to said requests by randomly selecting one of said reporting opportunities and sending a report on the channel quality. Preferably, the responding step is conditional upon the channel quality experienced by each subscriber station meeting a threshold condition set by the base station and included in the requests.
摘要:
A signalling method for use in sleep-mode signalling in a wireless communication system, the system comprising a base station, a mobile station and at least one relay station, the method comprising: transmitting a first message from the mobile station to the base station requesting entry into sleep mode; transmitting a second message from the base station to the relay station approving entry into sleep mode of the mobile station; and transmitting a third message from the base station to the mobile station approving entry into sleep mode of the mobile station.
摘要:
A downlink transmission method for use in a multi-hop communication system, the system comprising a base station (BS), a mobile station (MS) and one or more relay stations (RS), and the system providing two or more different communication paths extending between the base station and the mobile station, the base station being operable to transmit information indirectly to the mobile station along a series of links forming a first such communication path via one or more of said relays and also being operable to transmit information to the mobile station along one link or a series of links forming a second such communication path; the method comprising transmitting particular information from the base station along the first and second communication paths and combining the same particular information transmitted along the first and second communication paths in the mobile station.
摘要:
A transmission method for use in a wireless communication system, the system comprising a subscriber station, base station and intermediate apparatus in the form of one or more relay stations, the subscriber station and the base station being arranged to transmit and receive information via the intermediate apparatus, at least the subscriber station being required to perform a network entry process in order to connect to the system. The method comprises, in the intermediate apparatus, determining whether the subscriber station has initiated a network entry process with the intermediate apparatus, for example by receiving a ranging code from the subscriber station. Upon such a determination, the intermediate apparatus notifies the base station of the fact whilst continuing to conduct the network entry process with the subscriber station. The base station responds with a return message to the intermediate apparatus, as part of a guidance process conducted from the base station to the intermediate apparatus so that the intermediate apparatus can manage completion of the network entry process. The method has particular relevance to multi-hop wireless systems based on standards such as IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX).
摘要:
A transmission method for use in a multi-hop wireless communication system, the system comprising a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and two or more intermediate apparatuses, said source apparatus being operable to transmit information along a series of links forming a communication path extending from the source apparatus to the destination apparatus via each intermediate apparatus, and each intermediate apparatus being operable to receive information from a previous apparatus along the path and to transmit the received information to a subsequent apparatus along the path, the system having access to a time-frequency format for use in assigning available transmission frequency bandwidth during a discrete transmission interval, said format defining a plurality of transmission windows within such an interval, each window occupying a different part of that interval and having a frequency bandwidth profile within said available transmission frequency bandwidth over its part of that interval, each said window being assignable for such a transmission interval to one of said apparatuses for use in transmission, the method comprising: employing said format for one or more such transmission intervals to transmit information along at least three consecutive said links as a set of successive transmission signals, link by link, each said signal being transmitted in an available transmission window of said interval(s) and at least two of said signals being transmitted during the same said transmission interval such that said information is transmitted along said consecutive links in fewer transmission intervals than said number of consecutive links.
摘要:
A transmission method for use in a multi-hop wireless communication system, the system comprising a source apparatus, a destination apparatus and two or more intermediate apparatuses, said source apparatus being operable to transmit information along a series of links forming a communication path extending from the source apparatus to the destination apparatus via each intermediate apparatus, and each intermediate apparatus being operable to receive information from a previous apparatus along the path and to transmit the received information to a subsequent apparatus along the path, the system having access to a time-frequency format for use in assigning available transmission frequency bandwidth during a discrete transmission interval, said format defining a plurality of transmission windows within such an interval, each window occupying a different part of that interval and having a frequency bandwidth profile within said available transmission frequency bandwidth over its part of that interval, each said window being assignable for such a transmission interval to one of said apparatuses for use in transmission, the method comprising: employing said format for one or more such transmission intervals to transmit information along at least three consecutive said links as a set of successive transmission signals, link by link, each said signal being transmitted in an available transmission window of said interval(s) and at least two of said signals being transmitted during the same said transmission interval such that said information is transmitted along said consecutive links in fewer transmission intervals than said number of consecutive links.
摘要:
A wireless communication method in a system, for example a WiMAX system, in which subscriber stations (MS) are each operable for communication with a base station (BS), the base station being capable of performing simultaneous communications with a plurality of the subscriber stations simultaneously by exchange of packets each conforming with a layered protocol of said system. The packets have a PHY header for defining physical layer parameters and a MAC PDU for defining media access layer parameters. Communications between the subscriber stations and the base station are performed via at least one relay station (RS1#), which receives a plurality of packets from the subscriber stations (MS) and detects the MAC PDU of each of the packets. The relay station then combines the detected MAC PDUs to form a MAC PDU of at least one new packet and transmits the new packet to the base station (BS). In this way, bandwidth on the uplink from the relay station to the base station is conserved.