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Data transmission method, base station, and subscriber terminal
Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
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Filing: 1995-06-19
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Granted: 1998-05-19
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Expires: 2015-06-19
Abstract
Abstract A base station, subscriber terminal, and data transmission method in a CDMA cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates on a specified traffic channel with the terminal equipments (Mobile Station) located within its area, the signal of the users being divided in the method into bursts in the time domain. To achieve high traffic capacity together with high-quality connections, the base station monitors the load state of the traffic channel in the data transmission method of the invention and transmits information about the load state of the traffic channel to the terminal equipments. In the method, the number of the bursts transmitted between the terminal equipments and the base stations per time unit is controlled on the basis of the delay state of the bursts and the load state information computed at the base station.
Inventors
- 👤 Savo Glisic
- 👤 Ilkka Keskitalo
- 👤 Pentti Leppanen
- 👤 Tero Ojanpera
- 👤 Juha Rapeli
- 👤 Kari Rikkinen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 05:21
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W28/00; H04W28/16; H04W28/18; H04B; H04B7/00; H04B7/24; H04B7/26; H04B7/2628; H04L; H04L1/00; H04L1/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A data transmission method in a CDMA cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates on a specified traffic channel with terminal equipment of users, located within an area served by the respective base station signals of the terminal equipment being divided into bursts in the time domain, said method comprising: monitoring by each base station of the load state of said traffic channel and the delay state of the bursts to be transmitted; each base station sending the terminal equipment in the respective area information about the load state of said traffic channel; and controlling by each base station of the number of bursts to be transmitted between the terminal equipment in the respective area and the respective said base station per time unit on the basis of the delay state of the bursts and the load state information computed at the respective said base station.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A data transmission method in a CDMA cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates on a specified traffic channel with terminal equipment of users, located within an area served by the respective base station signals of the terminal equipment being divided into bursts in the time domain, said method comprising: monitoring by each base station of the load state of said traffic channel and the delay state of the bursts to be transmitted; each base station sending the terminal equipment in the respective area information about the load state of said traffic channel; and controlling by each base station of the number of bursts to be transmitted between the terminal equipment in the respective area and the respective said base station per time unit on the basis of the delay state of the bursts and the load state information computed at the respective said base station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: in performing said monitoring, each base station monitors the load state of the traffic channel by counting the number of currently transmitting ones of said terminal equipment in the respective said area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 2, further comprising: sending by each base station to the respective said terminal equipment information indicating whether the number of the currently transmitting terminal equipment in the respective said area is smaller than, equal to, or larger than an optimal traffic channel capacity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: each said base station, in performing said sending, sends the respective said terminal equipment information about the load state of the traffic channel using an MFSK-modulated signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: each said base station, in performing said sending, sends the respective said terminal equipment information about the load state of the traffic channel by adding information about said load state to a data signal transmitted to the respective said terminal equipment.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: each said base station in performing said sending, sends the respective said terminal equipment information about the load state of the traffic channel using a wideband pilot channel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
79 words
The method of claim 1, further including: each base station in connection with monitoring the load state of the traffic channel, estimating chances in the load state; and said controlling of the number of the bursts to be transmitted between the respective said terminal equipment and the respective said base station per time unit on the basis of load state information computed at the respective said base station is conducted using load state estimations computed by performing said estimating.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
68 words
The method of claim 1, further comprising: storing in a buffer memory of each terminal equipment the bursts to be transmitted before the transmission to the respective said base station; and transmitting a number of the bursts by each terminal equipment to the respective said base station per time unit depending on the number of the bursts stored in the buffer memory of the respective said terminal equipment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1, further including: causing the number of the bursts transmitted by each terminal equipment to the respective said base station per time unit to depend on at least one preselected characteristic of the information the respective said terminal equipment is transmitting.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 9, wherein: said causing includes causing the number of the bursts transmitted by the each terminal equipment to the respective said base station per time unit to depend on at least one of delay-tolerance, priority and burstiness of the information to be transmitted.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1, further including: each terminal equipment uses using a CSMA protocol in transmitting respective said bursts to the respective said base station.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1, wherein: said bursts vary in length at different moments of time.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
163 words
A data transmission method in a CDMA cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates on a specified traffic channel with terminal equipment of users, located within an area served by the respective base station, signals of the terminal equipment being divided into burst in the time domain, said method comprising: monitoring by each base station of the load state of said traffic channel and the delay of state of the bursts to be transmitted; storing each burst sent to each respective individual said terminal equipment of a plurality of said terminal equipment with which a respective said base station communicates on respective connections in a respective buffer memory at the respective said base station before transmitting respective said bursts; and causing the number of the bursts transmitted by each said base station to the respective said terminal equipment per time unit to depend on the number of the bursts stored in the respective said buffer memories.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
163 words
A data transmission method in a CDMA cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates on a specified traffic channel with terminal equipment of users, located within an area served by the respective base station, signals of the terminal equipment being divided into burst in the time domain, said method comprising: monitoring by each base station of the load state of said traffic channel and the delay of state of the bursts to be transmitted; storing each burst sent to each respective individual said terminal equipment of a plurality of said terminal equipment with which a respective said base station communicates on respective connections in a respective buffer memory at the respective said base station before transmitting respective said bursts; and causing the number of the bursts transmitted by each said base station to the respective said terminal equipment per time unit to depend on the number of the bursts stored in the respective said buffer memories.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 13, further including each base station maintaining the number of the bursts in the buffer memories of the respective said connections to one another.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
136 words
A base station for use in a CDMA cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates on a specified traffic channel with the terminal equipment located within an area served by the respective base station said base station comprising: means for dividing a signal to be transmitted to the respective said terminal equipment into bursts in the time domain; means for monitoring the load state of said traffic channel; means for transmitting information about the load state of said traffic channel as monitored, to the respective said terminal equipment; means for storing the bursts in a buffer memory; and means for controlling transmission of the bursts to the respective said terminal equipment on the basis of the traffic channel capacity and the number of the bursts stored in buffer memory.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
136 words
A base station for use in a CDMA cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates on a specified traffic channel with the terminal equipment located within an area served by the respective base station said base station comprising: means for dividing a signal to be transmitted to the respective said terminal equipment into bursts in the time domain; means for monitoring the load state of said traffic channel; means for transmitting information about the load state of said traffic channel as monitored, to the respective said terminal equipment; means for storing the bursts in a buffer memory; and means for controlling transmission of the bursts to the respective said terminal equipment on the basis of the traffic channel capacity and the number of the bursts stored in buffer memory.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
40 words
The base station of claim 15, wherein: said means for monitoring the load state of the traffic channel are arranged to perform said monitoring by counting the number of the currently transmitting ones of said terminal equipment within said area.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
119 words
A terminal equipment for use in a CDMA cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates on a specified traffic channel with the terminal equipment located within an area served by the respective base station, said terminal equipment comprising: means for dividing a signal to be transmitted to the respective said base station into a plurality of bursts in the time domain, said bursts being subject to delays each having a delay state; and means for controlling the number of the bursts to be transmitted to the respective said base station per time unit on the basis of the instantaneous traffic load of the traffic channel and the delay states of the bursts.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
119 words
A terminal equipment for use in a CDMA cellular radio network having in each cell at least one base station which communicates on a specified traffic channel with the terminal equipment located within an area served by the respective base station, said terminal equipment comprising: means for dividing a signal to be transmitted to the respective said base station into a plurality of bursts in the time domain, said bursts being subject to delays each having a delay state; and means for controlling the number of the bursts to be transmitted to the respective said base station per time unit on the basis of the instantaneous traffic load of the traffic channel and the delay states of the bursts.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
50 words
The terminal equipment of claim 17, further comprising: means for storing the bursts in a buffer memory; and means for controlling the number of the bursts to be transmitted to the base station per time unit on the basis of the number of the bursts stored in said buffer memory.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
38 words
The terminal equipment of claim 17, further comprising: means for receiving information transmitted from the base station about a traffic load state of said channel; and means for eliminating said information as to load state from said signal.
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