公开(公告)号：US08509187B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US12933688

申请日：2009-03-16

申请人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Paul Bucknell ,  Milos Tesanovic ,  Bernard Hunt

发明人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Paul Bucknell ,  Milos Tesanovic ,  Bernard Hunt

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/1236 ,  H04W72/1284

摘要： The present invention relates to method for communicating between a primary station and a secondary station comprising (a) at the secondary station, upon arrival of a data packet to be transmitted to the primary station, buffering said data packet in a buffer, and transmitting to the primary station a request for an uplink transmission resource if a request condition is satisfied, said request condition being based on at least one previous grant of uplink transmission resource, (b) at the primary station, granting to the secondary station an uplink transmission resource to be used.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及在主站和次站之间进行通信的方法，该方法包括：（a）在次站到达要发送到主站的数据分组时，在缓冲器中缓存所述数据分组，并发送到 如果满足请求条件，主站请求上行链路传输资源，所述请求条件基于上行链路传输资源的至少一个先前许可，（b）在主站处向辅助站授予上行链路传输资源 要使用的。

公开(公告)号：US07953003B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-31

申请号：US11813696

申请日：2006-01-10

申请人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Paul Bucknell ,  Bernard Hunt

发明人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Paul Bucknell ,  Bernard Hunt

IPC分类号： H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04W72/1221 ,  H04L47/10 ,  H04L47/14 ,  H04L47/28 ,  H04L47/283 ,  H04L47/50 ,  H04L47/6215 ,  H04L49/90 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W72/1236

摘要： A method of operating a communication station including queuing data units, estimating the transmission delay of at least one of the data units in the queue, and if the estimated transmission delay exceeds a threshold, requesting permission to transmit at least one data unit.

摘要翻译： 一种操作包括排队数据单元的通信站的方法，估计队列中的至少一个数据单元的传输延迟，以及如果所估计的传输延迟超过阈值，请求允许发送至少一个数据单元。

公开(公告)号：US07606589B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-20

申请号：US10603706

申请日：2003-06-25

申请人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt ,  Matthew P. J. Baker

发明人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt ,  Matthew P. J. Baker

IPC分类号： H04M1/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/221 ,  H04W52/362 ,  H04W52/42 ,  H04W52/60

摘要： In a radio communication system having a primary station and a plurality of secondary stations, the power of uplink and downlink channels between the primary station and a secondary station is controlled in a closed loop manner by each station transmitting power control commands to the other station. In response to these commands the receiving station adjusts its output power in steps.By combining a plurality of received power control commands before adjusting its output power the receiving station may emulate the ability to use a smaller power control step size than its minimum, thereby improving performance under certain channel conditions. In one embodiment when the required power control step size is less than the minimum step size of a particular station, that station processes a group of power control commands to determine whether to adjust its output power by its minimum step size. In an alternative embodiment the power control step size is fixed when the combining algorithm is used. The invention is applicable to power control in both primary and secondary stations.

摘要翻译： 在具有主站和多个次站的无线电通信系统中，主站和次站之间的上行链路和下行链路信道的功率以闭环方式由每个站向另一个站发送功率控制命令来控制。 响应于这些命令，接收站逐步调整其输出功率。 通过在调整其输出功率之前组合多个接收的功率控制命令，接收站可以模拟使用比其最小值小的功率控制步长的能力，从而改善在某些信道条件下的性能。 在一个实施例中，当所需功率控制步长小于特定站的最小步长时，该站处理一组功率控制命令以确定是否将其输出功率调整其最小步长。 在替代实施例中，当使用组合算法时，功率控制步长是固定的。 本发明适用于主站和次站的功率控制。

公开(公告)号：US07379434B2

公开(公告)日：2008-05-27

申请号：US10252981

申请日：2002-09-23

申请人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Bernard Hunt

发明人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Bernard Hunt

IPC分类号： H04B7/185 ,  H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/50 ,  H04L1/1692 ,  H04L1/1809 ,  H04L2001/125 ,  H04W52/286 ,  H04W52/44 ,  H04W52/48

摘要： A radio communication system comprises a communication channel for the transmission of data packets from a primary station (100) to a secondary station (110). In response to receipt of a data packet, the secondary station transmits an acknowledgement signal to the primary station indicating the status of the received data packet. The signal is selected from a set of at least two available signal types (for example positive and negative acknowledgements, ACK and NACK), and the power at which it is transmitted depends on the type of the signal.In one embodiment NACKs are transmitted at a higher power than ACKs, thereby reducing the chance of the primary station misinterpreting a NACK as an ACK. In another embodiment a REVERT signal is used to request retransmission of a previous packet. The REVERT signal may be identical to the NACK signal but transmitted at a higher power.

摘要翻译： 无线电通信系统包括用于从主站（100）传输到次站（110）的数据分组的通信信道。 响应于接收到数据分组，次站向主站发送指示接收到的数据分组的状态的确认信号。 该信号是从一组至少两种可用的信号类型（例如正和负确认，ACK和NACK）中选择的，并且其发送的功率取决于信号的类型。 在一个实施例中，以比ACK更高的功率发送NACK，从而减少主站误解NACK作为ACK的机会。 在另一个实施例中，REVERT信号用于请求重传先前的分组。 REVERT信号可以与NACK信号相同但是以较高功率发送。

公开(公告)号：US06556838B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-29

申请号：US09575610

申请日：2000-05-22

申请人： Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt

发明人： Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt

IPC分类号： H04Q720

CPC分类号： H04W52/221 ,  H04W52/08 ,  H04W52/362 ,  H04W52/42 ,  H04W52/54 ,  H04W52/60

摘要： In a radio communication system having a primary station and plurality of secondary stations, power of uplink and downlink channels between the primary station and a secondary station is controlled in a closed loop manner by each station transmitting power control commands to the other station. Responsive to these commands receiving station adjusts its output power in steps. By considering a plurality of received power control commands receiving station may emulate the ability to use power control step sizes other than those it directly implements, for example step sizes smaller than its minimum or intermediate between implemented step sizes. Performance can thereby be improved under certain channel conditions. In one embodiment when required power control step size is less than the minimum step size of the receiving station, that station processes a group of power control commands to determine whether to adjust its output power by its minimum step size.

摘要翻译： 在具有主站和多个次站的无线电通信系统中，主站和次站之间的上行链路和下行链路信道的功率以闭环方式被每个站向另一个站发送功率控制命令来控制。 接收站响应这些命令会逐步调整其输出功率。 通过考虑多个接收的功率控制命令，接收站可以模拟使用除了其直接实现的功率控制步长之外的功率控制步长的能力，例如小于其最小值的步长或实现的步长之间的中间。 从而可以在某些渠道条件下改善性能。 在一个实施例中，当所需的功率控制步长小于接收站的最小步长时，该站处理一组功率控制命令以确定是否将其输出功率调整其最小步长。

公开(公告)号：US09178577B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-03

申请号：US10128636

申请日：2002-04-23

申请人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Bernard Hunt

发明人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Bernard Hunt

IPC分类号： H04B7/04

CPC分类号： H04L45/24 ,  H04B7/04 ,  H04B7/0413 ,  H04B7/0617 ,  H04B7/0632 ,  H04L1/0003 ,  H04L5/0055 ,  H04W40/125 ,  H04W52/48 ,  H04W74/004 ,  H04W88/02

摘要： A radio communication system comprises a communication channel for the transmission of data packets (302) from a primary station having a plurality of antennas to a secondary station having at least one antenna. The channel comprises a plurality of paths, and the primary station transmits a plurality of packets substantially simultaneously. Each of the plurality of packets is transmitted via a different subset of the plurality of paths, for example by arranging for each packet to be transmitted via a different antenna or antenna beam. The secondary station receives the plurality of data packets, determines whether each packet is received correctly and signals this determination (typically as an acknowledgement (304) or a negative acknowledgement (306)) to the primary station for each of the plurality of packets. The signaling may be by any convenient means, for example transmitting each acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement via a different subset of available uplink paths.

摘要翻译： 无线电通信系统包括用于从具有多个天线的主站向具有至少一个天线的次站传输数据分组（302）的通信信道。 信道包括多个路径，主站基本上同时发送多个分组。 多个分组中的每一个通过多个路径的不同子集发送，例如通过安排要经由不同天线或天线波束发射的每个分组。 次站接收多个数据分组，确定每个分组是否被正确接收，并且向多个分组中的每个分组的主站指示该确定（通常作为确认（304）或否定确认（306））到主站。 信令可以通过任何方便的手段，例如经由可用上行链路路径的不同子集来发送每个确认或否定确认。

公开(公告)号：US06826412B2

公开(公告)日：2004-11-30

申请号：US10420679

申请日：2003-04-22

申请人： Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt

发明人： Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt

IPC分类号： H04Q720

CPC分类号： H04W52/221 ,  H04W52/08 ,  H04W52/362 ,  H04W52/42 ,  H04W52/54 ,  H04W52/60

摘要： In a radio communication system having a primary station and plurality of secondary stations, power of uplink and downlink channels between the primary station and a secondary station is controlled in a closed loop manner by each station transmitting power control commands to the other station. Responsive to these commands receiving station adjusts its output power in steps. By considering a plurality of received power control commands receiving station may emulate the ability to use power control step sizes other than those it directly implements, for example step sizes smaller than its minimum or intermediate between implemented step sizes. Performance can thereby be improved under certain channel conditions. In one embodiment when required power control step size is less than the minimum step size of the receiving station, that station processes a group of power control commands to determine whether to adjust its output power by its minimum step size.

摘要翻译： 在具有主站和多个次站的无线电通信系统中，主站和次站之间的上行链路和下行链路信道的功率以闭环方式被每个站向另一个站发送功率控制命令来控制。 接收站响应这些命令会逐步调整其输出功率。 通过考虑多个接收的功率控制命令，接收站可以模拟使用除了其直接实现的功率控制步长之外的功率控制步长的能力，例如小于其最小值的步长或实现的步长之间的中间。 从而可以在某些渠道条件下改善性能。 在一个实施例中，当所需的功率控制步长小于接收站的最小步长时，该站处理一组功率控制命令以确定是否将其输出功率调整其最小步长。

公开(公告)号：US06611690B1

公开(公告)日：2003-08-26

申请号：US09571457

申请日：2000-05-16

申请人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt ,  Matthew P. J. Baker

发明人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt ,  Matthew P. J. Baker

IPC分类号： H04B700

CPC分类号： H04W52/221 ,  H04W52/362 ,  H04W52/42 ,  H04W52/60

摘要： In a radio communication system having a primary station and a plurality of secondary stations, the power of uplink and downlink channels between the primary station and a secondary station is controlled in a closed loop manner by each station transmitting power control commands to the other station. In response to these commands the receiving station adjusts its output power in steps. By combining a plurality of received power control commands before adjusting its output power the receiving station may emulate the ability to use a smaller power control step size than its minimum, thereby improving performance under certain channel conditions. In one embodiment when the required power control step size is less than the minimum step size of a particular station, that station processes a group of power control commands to determine whether to adjust its output power by its minimum step size. In an alternative embodiment the power control step size is fixed when the combining algorithm is used. The invention is applicable to power control in both primary and secondary stations.

公开(公告)号：US08433358B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-30

申请号：US12581260

申请日：2009-10-19

申请人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt ,  Matthew P. J. Baker

发明人： Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt ,  Matthew P. J. Baker

IPC分类号： H04W74/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/221 ,  H04W52/362 ,  H04W52/42 ,  H04W52/60

摘要： In a radio communication system having a primary station and a plurality of secondary stations, the power of uplink and downlink channels between the primary station and a secondary station is controlled in a closed loop manner by each station transmitting power control commands to the other station. In response to these commands the receiving station adjusts its output power in steps.By combining a plurality of received power control commands before adjusting its output power the receiving station may emulate the ability to use a smaller power control step size than its minimum, thereby improving performance under certain channel conditions. In one embodiment when the required power control step size is less than the minimum step size of a particular station, that station processes a group of power control commands to determine whether to adjust its output power by its minimum step size. In an alternative embodiment the power control step size is fixed when the combining algorithm is used. The invention is applicable to power control in both primary and secondary stations.

公开(公告)号：US08195216B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-05

申请号：US10871887

申请日：2004-06-17

申请人： Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt

发明人： Matthew P. J. Baker ,  Timothy J. Moulsley ,  Bernard Hunt

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04W52/228 ,  H04W52/12 ,  H04W52/225 ,  H04W52/283 ,  H04W52/287 ,  H04W52/288 ,  H04W52/362 ,  H04W52/44 ,  H04W52/50

摘要： A radio communication system has means for improving power control of a communication channel for the transmission of data after an interruption in the transmission. This is done by adjusting the transmission power immediately after the interruption by an offset from the power used before the interruption. The offset may be fixed or may be determined from the transmission power in the period before the interruption. This technique reduces, on average, the time taken for power control to be re-established, thereby addressing the problem that data transmissions immediately after the interruption are likely to be corrupted if the power level is too low, or to generate extra interference if the power level is too high.

摘要翻译： 无线电通信系统具有用于在传输中断之后改善用于传输数据的通信信道的功率控制的装置。 这是通过在中断之后立即调整发射功率与在中断之前使用的功率的偏移来完成的。 偏移量可以是固定的，或者可以在中断之前的时段内由发送功率确定。 平均来说，这种技术平均减少了重新建立功率控制所需的时间，从而解决了如果功率电平太低，中断后立即数据传输可能会被破坏的问题，或者如果 功率水平太高。