Abstract:
This invention extends routing mechanisms that use link metrics for route selection so that: A link metric cross correlation vector is determined for all links, where each element in the vector corresponds to some other link, and reflects the change in the link metric value if a data flow would already use this other link. The invention further describes a specific embodiment where all cross-correlating links are adjacent to each other, i.e., they terminate or originate in a common node. A mechanism is described to create an extended routing graph. This extended graph permits the use of standard polynomial time algorithms that simultaneously construct the optimal route and find the optimal route metric (such as shortest-path algorithms) also for the adjacent link cross-correlating case.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method and a wireless station for initiating radio resource measurements. A wireless station identifies a need for radio resource measurements by a second wireless station despite there is no association between the wireless station and the second wireless station allowing direct radio communication between said stations. The wireless station initiates a request for radio resource measurements by the second wireless station.
Abstract:
The present invention is based on the idea to allocate HS-DSCH power at TTI based on the HS-SCCH allocation of UI and an estimation of the HS-SCCH allocation of TTI+1. The estimation of the HS-SCCH allocation of TTI+1 is based on estimation of which users that will be scheduled at the time denoted TTI+1. i.e., the users that have a high probability to be selected for transmission by the scheduler at the time denoted TTI+1 are determined. That is performed by calculating for each user the probability that the user will be selected for transmission by the scheduler. The users that have a high probability to be scheduled at the time TTI+1 are included in a candidate set according to the present invention.
Abstract:
A technique is provided for use by a Multi-Radio Management Resource (MRRM) component of a multi-radio wireless communication system for controlling the handover of a mobile terminal between different radio access technologies (RAT). In one example, all suitable RATs having coverage areas currently covering the location of a mobile terminal are identified. The performance gain that might be achieved via a handover to one of the other RATs is then determined by the MRRM based on various performance gain factors. Handover costs that will be incurred as a result of the handover are also explicitly calculated. Then, a cost-adjusted gain is determined by the MRRM based on the performance gain and the handover costs. A handover is only triggered by the MRRM if the cost-adjusted gain exceeds a minimum threshold. The speed and trajectory of the mobile terminal may also be considered.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a mobile station (200), a base station (300), a method and a computer program for communication in a wireless communication network (100), where cell edge user experiencing difficulties on the contention-based channel are treated differently than those users who are not power limited and/or do not experience collisions. Suggested solutions to this problem may be different treatment of the cell edge users in contrast to users located closer to the base station (300) either by communication over an orthogonal scheduled channel, or by forcing mobile stations (200) who have successfully sent their data to wait a specific time period or by dividing the mobile stations (200) into different groups based on the signal attenuation experienced by the different mobile stations (200).
Abstract:
Network resources can be allocated more efficiently to communication sessions in a wireless telecommunications network, by the method of—monitoring the traffic load in the uplink and downlink direction in the network,—for the at least one session, determining the parameters ul_ratio and dl_ratio, given as ul_ratio=ul_throughput/(ul_throughput+dl_throughput) dl_ratio=dl_throughput/(ul_throughput+dl_throughput) wherein ul_throughput is the throughput in the uplink for the at least one communication session and dl_throughput is the throughput in the downlink for the at least one communication session, and—allocate resources to the at least one session in dependence of the traffic load and ul_ratio and dl_ratio, by allocating resources in the uplink in dependence of the dl_ratio and/or allocating resources in the downlink in dependence of the ul_ratio.
Abstract:
The present invention is based on the idea to allocate HS-DSCH power at TTI based on the HS-SCCH allocation of TTI and an estimation of the HS-SCCH allocation of TTI+1. The estimation of the HS-SCCH allocation of TTI+1 is based on estimation of which users that will be scheduled at the time denoted TTI+1. i.e., the users that have a high probability to be selected for transmission by the scheduler at the time denoted TTI+1 are determined. That is performed by calculating for each user the probability that the user will be selected for transmission by the scheduler The users that have a high probability to be scheduled at the time TTI+1 are included in a candidate set according to the
Abstract:
In a method of selecting an access network from among one or more access networks capable of providing service to a mobile communication terminal, measuring (S1), for at least two access networks, an end-to-end quality through the whole communication path between the terminal and a destination node, and selecting (S2) at least one access based on said measured end-to-end quality.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for reestablishing wireless communication between a radio access network (RAN1) and a mobile station (MS1), an apparatus (RNC1) used for implementing the method as well as a radio access network (RAN1) including such an apparatus. A downlink radio failure affecting a first set of radio bearers (RB1, RB2) including at least two radio bearers (RB1, RB2) assigned for communicating user data between the radio access network (RAN1) and the mobile station (MS1) is detected. A second set of radio bearers (RB1) for communicating user data is defined, excluding the radio bearer (RB2) having the highest downlink bit rate in the first set of radio bearers (RB1, RB2). Communication reestablishment is intitiated using the second set of radio bearers (RB1).
Abstract:
Information can be communicated back from a receiver to a transmitter over a serial link designed for communication to be essentially only in one direction without requiring a separate feedback path with an extra wire. This is achieved by changing at least one characteristic of the receiver input. For example, the receiver input impedance, the receiver input voltage, or both, may be altered. The change in a characteristic of the receiver input can be detected by an appropriately designed transmitter, and such detection can be used to trigger a change in the behavior of the transmitter. Advantageously, only simple alterations are required in conventional serial link circuits to provide a low bandwidth reverse communication path over the same wires. Such a change in a receiver input characteristic can also be employed to inform a transmitter of the existence of a receiver that is on a card that is hot-plugged into system.