Abstract:
A wireless communications network (100) comprising a plurality of sites (102 - 114) each of which is served by a node (116 - 128), and said nodes (116 - 128) are connected with other elements of the network infrastructure. The network further comprises a plurality of mobile stations (130 - 134). At least one of said sites (102) has a first control channel and the remaining sites (104 - 114) do not have control channels, wherein said infrastructure is adapted, using said first control channel, to direct a mobile station (130 - 134) located in a site without a control channel (104 - 114) to a traffic channel.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system (200) supporting packet data communications in a timeslot-based operational procedure, the communication system comprising a network processor for transmitting communications to and/or receiving communications from one or more remote communication terminals (212, 214), wherein the network processor (236, 248) comprises generation means for generating signaling, messages to be sent to target remote communication terminals and a scheduler (255) for scheduling sending of the signaling messages to target remote communication terminals, characterized in that the scheduler (255) is operable to receive a plurality of signaling messages from the generation means and to control timing of sending of the signaling messages whereby one more of the timeslots of the operational procedure incorporate two or more of the signaling messages. The invention enables short signaling messages, for example end-of-data messages, to be sent to a number of remote communication units, for example mobile stations, by sending two or more of the messages within the same timeslots. This provides the advantage that the number of timeslots used for control signaling will decrease, thereby increasing the number of timeslots available for data payload transfer thereby improving the speed and thoughput of data payload. The system may be a TETRA system.
Abstract:
Credit based channel transmission scheduling (CBCTS) of packet data units (PDUs) on a downlink channel is provided based on priority, quantity, and timing efficiency. The CBCTS technique includes initializing a set of credit accounts with a set of credit values. Credit accounts are sorted to determine the account having the highest number of credits. An account is selected from the set having an associated PDU type that is ready for transmission and has a size that fits within a MAC block. The selected PDU is inserted into the MAC block. The cost associated with the inserted PDU is subtracted from the credits. The selected PDU size is subtracted from the MAC block size, and a determination is made as to whether there is free space remaining on the MAC block for insertion of additional PDUs. If so, another sort and search is performed prior to transmission on the downlink channel.
Abstract:
A processor (108) for use in a fixed infrastructure (101) of a communication system (100) including a plurality of mobile stations (109, 110) each operable to request on a control channel by a random access procedure access to a shared communication resource (PDCH) of the system, the processor being operable to adjust dynamically, according to a detected demand as measured by a number of collisions occurring in a given period of time, a number of random access opportunities available to the mobile stations to make requests for access to the shared resource by the random access procedure. Also described is a system (100) incorporating the processor and a method of operation using the processor.
Abstract:
A processor (108) for use in a fixed infrastructure (101) of a communication system (100) including also a plurality of mobile stations (109, 110) is operable to allocate access of mobile stations to a shared communication resource (PDCH) on a prioritised basis. The processor is operable to assign a priority of access to the resource which is related to a length of an information package to be communicated by each mobile station. Also described is a system incorporating the processor and a method of operation using the processor.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system (200) supporting packet data commanications in a timeslot-based operational procedure, the communication system comprising a network processor for transmitting communications to and/or receiving communications from one or more remote communication terminals (212, 214), wherein the network processor (236, 248).coinprises generation means for generating signalling,messages to be sent to target remote communication terminals and a scheduler (255) for scheduling sending of the signalling messages to.target remote communication terminals, characterised in that the scheduler (255) is operable to receive a plurality of signalling messages from the generation means and to control timing of sending of the signalling messages whereby one more of the timeslots of the operational procedure incorporate two or more of the signalling messages. The invention enables short signalling messages, for example end-of-data messages, to be sent to a number of remote communication units, for example mobile stations, by sending two or more of the messages within the same timeslots. This provides the advantage that the number of timeslots used for control signalling will decrease, thereby increasing the number of timeslots available for data payload transfer thereby improving the speed and thoughput of data playload. The system may be a TETRA system.
Abstract:
A processor (108) for use in a fixed infrastructure (101) of a communication system (100) including a plurality of mobile stations (109, 110) each operable to request on a control channel by a random access procedure access to a shared communication resource (PDCH) of the system, the processor being operable to adjust dynamically, according to a detected demand as measured by a number of collisions occurring in a given period of time, a number of random access opportunities available to the mobile stations to make requests for access to the shared resource by the random access procedure. Also described is a system (100) incorporating the processor and a method of operation using the processor.