Abstract:
A method and system for wireless data communication using a first wireless communication technology and a second wireless communication technology. The second wireless communication technology being different from the first wireless communication technology. A transmitter is arranged to transmit data using frame structures based on the first wireless communication technology and the second wireless communication technology in which the frame structure based on the second wireless communication technology has a timing structure, MAC and pilot that are also used with the frame structure of the first wireless communication technology. The transmitter is arranged to selectively change transmission on a frame by frame basis between the first wireless communication technology and the second wireless communication technology.
Abstract:
A Quality of Service (QoS) Link Protocol (QLP) for use in a wireless telecommunications network. A plurality of data inputs are provided, each utilized for receiving packet data streams from respective applications over an IP network. Each of the applications has at least one QoS requirement. The QLP comprises a transmission confirmation receiving mechanism for receiving indications from mobile terminals whether data transmitted to the terminal has been successful. The QLP also has a plurality of automatic retransmission request (ARQ) units each coupled to an input for a packet data stream and to the transmission confirmation receiving mechanism, and which is responsible for transmitting each packet and retransmitting each packet if the packet was not transmitted successfully. Finally, the QLP comprises a QoS multiplexor that receives a data stream from each ARQ and adds header data to each packet for identifying the particular physical layer treatment for each packet in accordance with the QoS associated with the data stream. The QoS and the physical layer treatment are influenced by the status of the network.
Abstract:
A wireless data network architecture supports both centralized mode operation and distributed mode operation. In the centralized mode, all of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model data link layer, also known as layer 2, protocol functions are implemented within the radio access network control entity, such as at a base station controller (BSC) or similar network controller, before the data packets are delivered to one or more base station transceiver subsystems (BTSs). In the distributed mode, some of the layer 2 protocol functions are implemented at the BSC or similar network controller, and some of the layer 2 protocol functions are implemented at the BTSs. The data transmission is dynamically switched from one of the modes to the other as a function of various implementation-specific triggers.
Abstract:
A base station, mobile station, and/or other terminal device includes physical layer (layer 1) protocol and link layer (layer 2) protocol that both include automatic retransmission request (ARQ) operations. The physical layer and link layer include enhancements that interact with one another to cause the link layer to inhibit ARQ operations while error recovery operations are pending at the physical layer. A transmitter packages link layer packet data units into physical layer frames and transmits the physical layer frames. A receiver responds to indicate either successful or unsuccessful transmission. The transmitting physical layer waits for the response and initiates error recovery operations when required. The receiving link layer, when it detects lost data packets, inhibits its ARQ operations to allow physical layer error recovery operations to complete.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for load balancing in CDMA/HDR networks. An access terminal is operably coupled to a plurality of access points. The access terminal monitors the quality of the forward communication links between the access terminal and the access points. The access terminal also monitors the capacity utilization of the access points. The access terminal then requests data to be transmitted to the access terminal from a selected access point as a function of the monitored quality of the forward communication links and the capacity utilizations.
Abstract:
In a wireless communications system, after a high data rate user is admitted and a supplemental channel is assigned to the user, a control message is sent to a receiver to communicate for power ramp-up and ramp-down profiles. The control message contains parameters of a data rate, a starting time and a duration of time as group in assigned fields in the message which is provided by a control signal source. In response to the control message, a controller provides a rate controllable signal with reference to the parameters of the control message to a data encoder. A bursty input data stream is fed to a buffer. The data encoder withdraws the data from the buffer in response to the rate controllable signal. The bit rate transitions in the bursty input data stream are smoothed with reference to the parameters. There is provided an output data stream having smoother data rate transitions than the input data stream. It is possible to solve problems with 3G CDMA systems which have sudden interference changes resulting from the bursty nature of high-speed data transmissions.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatus for transmitting data over a multi-channel CDMA system are disclosed in accordance with the teachings of the present invention wherein the system includes an encoder for encoding a data stream with error correction, an interleaver for interleaving the data stream, a multiplexor for multiplexing a plurality of power control symbols onto the data stream, and an inverse-multiplexor for inverse-multiplexing the data stream onto multiple different communication channels. The system may also include additional error correction encoding and interleaving steps.