Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for transmitting error-tolerant data is disclosed employing the ARQ technique, wherein the retransmission of erroneous data is performed up to the point where the remaining amount of errors is acceptable (for instance because the errors will not be perceived by the recipient of the information, which can be a person or a higher level protocol with additional error correction capabilities). The number of data blocks (RLC) detected as erroneous is employed to define a reliability measure (RM) and a request for retransmission of the erroneous data blocks is performed until a desired reliability threshold (RT) is reached. An additional threshold with a higher value than the first one can be employed to request for optional retransmission when the reliability measure (RM) is between the first and the second threshold. The retransmission will be performed only if further conditions such as channel availability are met.
Abstract:
A method for a data transmission with ARQ protocol using multicast groups such as GSM, GPRS or UMTS in a mobile communication system is described. Data is transmitted in data blocks (PDU) from a transmitter (T) to a plurality of receivers (R1-RM), said data blocks (PDU) being identifiable by an identification (e.g. a sequence number). The receivers (R1-RM) send status indications to the transmitter (T) whether a data block (PDU) is correctly received. The transmitter (T) is adapted to perform retransmissions according to the status indications and has a transmission window comprising the transmission status for the data blocks (PDU) according to their identification. In the method, a synchronization to the transmitter (T) is performed for at least one first of said receivers (Ri), wherein a range of identifications of transmitted data block (PDU) is selected in said synchronization. The transmitter (T) deletes the transmission status for the selected range of identifications from the transmitter window and the first receiver (Ri) stops sending status indications for the data blocks (PDU) corresponding to the selected range of identifications. In addition, a transmitter and a computer program implementing the method are described. As an example the transmitter can be a RNC extending the RLC and MAC-HSPDA protocols standardized by 3GPP for obtaining efficient and reliable point-to-multipoint radio links.
Abstract:
In a method for the transmission of data packets (0) from a transmitter (TR) to a receiver (RE), defective data packets (0) are detected and a first status message (81) comprising an indication of defective data packets is sent from the receiver (RE) to the transmitter (TR). A retransmission of defective data packets is performed according to the first status message (S1). The receiver (RE) initializes a timing unit according to the sending of the first status message (S 1 ) and determines later that a further status message (S 2 ) indicating defective data packets is required. Then, defective data packets are selected for the further status message (S 2 ). A defective data packet is selected if it is not indicated in the first status message (S 1 ) or if the timing unit has reached a threshold. Only the indications of the selected data packets are included in the further status message (S 2 ) and the receiver sends the further status message (S 2 ). A receiver and software programs embodying the invention are also described.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a method for performing a data transmission between a sending entity and a receiving entity. The sending entity provides the data in form of data packets being ordered in a sequence. In order to make the data transmission more efficient when packet reordering occur on the communication link between the protocol entities, the receiver entity at a reception of a data packet which is out of the sequence order, delays a triggering of a reordering procedure for providing the sequence order at the receiver by means of a delay parameter whereby during the duration of the delay the establishment of the sequence order of the incoming data packets is controlled by means of a controlling parameter.
Abstract:
Uplink-only relay and donor network node and methods therein for supporting connection of a UE in a cell associated with the network node to the uplink-only relay for uplink communication. The method in the uplink-only relay involves monitoring a relation, in terms of performance, between a direct uplink communication from the UE to the network node, and a potential relayed uplink communication from the UE to the network node via the UORN The method further comprises indicating to the network node when the relation fulfills a condition. The method in the network node involves receiving information, from the UORN, indicating a monitored UE for which a condition is fulfilled. The condition is related to a relation, in terms of performance, between a direct uplink communication from the UE to the network node, and a potential uplink communication relayed via the UORN. If the UE is to be relayed, the method further comprises indicating, to the UORN, that the UE will be relayed via the UORN; and further comprises: adjusting uplink link adaptation of the UE based on the received information.
Abstract:
Methods and nodes in a cellular communication system for supporting Random Access. A method in a first network node involves determining at least one uplink radio resource amongst a plurality of radio resources, and refraining from scheduling uplink communication in the at least one uplink radio resource, thus enabling a UE in an area with an uplink/downlink imbalance to perform Random Access to a neighbor second network node (B).
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method in a serving base station (130) for controlling handover of a relay node (140) to a target cell (150A) controlled by a target base station (150). The method comprises the steps of -obtaining information (91) indicating if the target base station and/or the target cell supports handling of relay nodes or not; -avoiding handover of said relay node to said target cell in case the target base station and/or the target cell does not support handling of relay nodes (94). The invention furthermore relates to a base station for performing said method.
Abstract:
method and an arrangement (800) in a radio network node (140) for sharing of a first Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier, referred to as "C-RNTI" between at least a first and a second communication device (110, 120) are provided. The radio network node (140) receives a first random access preamble from the first communication device (110). Furthermore, the radio network node (140) associates the first C-RNTI to the first communication device (110), in response to the first random access preamble. The radio network node (140) receives a second random access preamble from the second communication device (120). Moreover, the radio network node (140) associates the first C-RNTI to the second communication device (120), in response to the second random access preamble, while the association of the first C-RNTI to the first communication device (110) is maintained. A method and an arrangement (900) in a first communication device (110) for enabling sharing of a first Cell Radio Network Temporary Identifier between at least the first communication device (110) and a second communication device (120) are provided.
Abstract:
The embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses and methods for resource allocation for random access in wireless telecommunication systems with carrier-aggregation wherein a plurality of component carriers (CCs) is defined per cell. According to a method for use in an apparatus corresponding to a radio base station (31), a message is assembled comprising information on the structure of the cell served by the radio base station; the information including one or more CCs used in the cell that is/are available for a user equipment for performing initial access in the cell. The method also comprises, transmitting the assembled message to the user equipment (30) and indicating to the user equipment which resources to use for random access in the cell. The exemplary embodiments of the present invention also relates to a method in the user equipment, to a radio base station and to a user equipment.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for performing uplink transmission in a wireless communications system. A mobile terminal is provided with a set of available transport formats by receiving at least one UL grant comprising a transport format indication pointing to one or more transport formats. The mobile terminal then selects a suitable transport format from the set, for example in dependence on propagation channel conditions, for transmission of a scheduled transmission.