Gated transmission in control hold state in CDMA communication system

Claim 2

A transmission device for a mobile station in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system, comprising: a channel signal generator for generating a reverse pilot channel signal for a reverse link; and a gating controller for intermittently transmitting the reverse pilot channel signal received from the channel signal generator according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, wherein said transmission is intermittent during said control hold state and continuous during a message transmission state.

Claim 3

The transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the channel signal generator comprises: a multiplexer for multiplexing the reverse pilot channel signal and power control information on the reverse link on a power control group unit basis; an orthogonal modulator for orthogonally spreading an output of the multiplexer with an orthogonal code assigned to the channel; and a gating element for gating the orthogonally spread signal according to an output of the gating controller.

Claim 4

The transmission device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit the reverse pilot channel signal by activating power control groups within a ½ frame duration from among power control groups within a one frame duration.

Claim 5

The transmission device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit the reverse pilot channel signal by activating power control groups for a ¼ frame duration from among power control groups within a one frame duration.

Claim 6

The transmission device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit the reverse pilot channel signal on the reverse pilot/PCB channel by activating power control groups for a ⅛ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration.

Claim 7

A transmission device for a base station in a CDMA communication system, comprising: a dedicated control channel signal generator for puncturing a control message to be transmitted and inserting power control information in the punctured message for controlling transmission power of a reverse link; and a gating controller for intermittently transmitting the power control information from the dedicated control channel signal generator according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, wherein said transmission is intermittent during said control hold state and continuous during a message transmission state.

Claim 8

A transmission device for a base station in a CDMA communication system, comprising: a dedicated control channel signal generator for puncturing a control message to be transmitted and inserting power control information in the punctured message for controlling transmission power of a reverse link; and a gating controller for intermittently transmitting the power control information from the dedicated control channel signal generator according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, wherein said transmission is intermittent during said control hold state and continuous during a message transmission state.

Claim 9

The transmission device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the dedicated control channel signal generator comprises: a control message generator for generating a control message to be transmitted over a dedicated control channel; a puncturer-inserter for puncturing the control message at a predetermined location and inserting the power control information in the punctured control message to control transmission power of the reverse link; an orthogonal modulator for orthogonally spreading an output of the puncturer-inserter with an orthogonal code assigned to the dedicated control channel; and a gating element for gating the orthogonally spread control message on the dedicated control channel according to an output of the gating controller.

Claim 10

The transmission device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit corresponding power control groups for a ½ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration for the dedicated control channel signal.

Claim 11

The transmission device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit power control groups for a ¼ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration for the dedicated control channel signal.

Claim 12

The transmission device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit power control groups for a ⅛ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration for the dedicated control channel signal.

Claim 13

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: generating a pilot channel signal for a reverse link; and intermittently transmitting the pilot channel signal according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, wherein said transmission is intermittent during said control hold state and continuous during a message transmission state.

Claim 14

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: generating a pilot channel signal for a reverse link; and intermittently transmitting the pilot channel signal according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, wherein said transmission is intermittent during said control hold state and continuous during a message transmission state.

Claim 15

The transmission method as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the step of generating the pilot signal and the power control bit comprises the steps of: multiplexing the reverse pilot channel signal and power control information on the reverse link on a power control group unit basis; and multiplying the multiplexed signal with an orthogonal code assigned to the channel.

Claim 16

The transmission method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit the orthogonally spread multiplexed signal by activating power control groups for a ½ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration for the channel signal.

Claim 17

The transmission method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit the orthogonally spread multiplexed signal by activating power control groups for a ¼ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration for the channel signal.

Claim 18

The transmission method as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit the orthogonally spread multiplexed signal by activating power control groups for a ⅛ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration for the channel signal.

Claim 19

A gated transmission method for a base station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: puncturing a control message to be transmitted to insert power control information for controlling transmission power of a reverse link in the punctured message; and intermittently transmitting the power control information inserted control message over a dedicated control channel according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, wherein said transmission is intermittent during said control hold state and continuous during a message transmission state.

Claim 20

A gated transmission method for a base station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: puncturing a control message to be transmitted to insert power control information for controlling transmission power of a reverse link in the punctured message; and intermittently transmitting the power control information inserted control message over a dedicated control channel according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, wherein said transmission is intermittent during said control hold state and continuous during a message transmission state.

Claim 21

The transmission method as claimed in claim 16 , wherein generating a power control information inserted control message comprises the steps of: generating a control message to be transmitted over the dedicated control channel; puncturing the control message at a predetermined location and inserting the power control information in the predetermined location to control transmission power of the reverse link; and orthogonally spreading the power control information inserted-control message with an orthogonal code assigned to the dedicated control channel.

Claim 22

The transmission method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit the orthogonally spread control message by activating power control groups for a ½ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration.

Claim 23

The transmission method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit the orthogonally spread control message by activating power control groups for a ¼ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration.

Claim 24

The transmission method as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the gating controller operates to transmit the orthogonally spread control message by activating power control groups by activating power control groups for a ⅛ frame duration out of power control groups within a one frame duration.

Claim 25

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state; b) upon generation of a message to be transmitted over a reverse dedicated control channel for the reverse link, continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit at a transmission duration of the message; and c) after transmission of the message on the reverse dedicated control channel, re-storing to step a).

Claim 26

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state; b) upon generation of a message to be transmitted over a reverse dedicated control channel for the reverse link, continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit at a transmission duration of the message; and c) after transmission of the message on the reverse dedicated control channel, re-storing to step a).

Claim 27

The gated transmission method as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the reverse dedicated control channel is a reverse dedicated MAC (Medium Access Control) channel.

Claim 28

The gated transmission method as claimed in claim 21 , wherein the message on the dedicated control channel is transmitted at an increased transmission power.

Claim 29

The gated transmission method as claimed in claim 21 , further comprising the step of increasing transmission power of the reverse pilot signal at a transmission duration of the dedicated control channel to transmit the reverse pilot signal with the increased transmission power.

Claim 30

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a reverse dedicated control channel for the reverse link and continuously transmitting the message on the reverse dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the reverse dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit, within at least one time slot, and returning to step a).

Claim 31

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a reverse dedicated control channel for the reverse link and continuously transmitting the message on the reverse dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the reverse dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit, within at least one time slot, and returning to step a).

Claim 32

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a reverse dedicated control channel for the reverse link and continuously transmitting the message on the reverse dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the reverse dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit, within one or more time slots associated with a particular frame duration, and returning to step a).

Claim 33

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a reverse dedicated control channel for the reverse link and continuously transmitting the message on the reverse dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the reverse dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit, within one or more time slots associated with a particular frame duration, and returning to step a).

Claim 34

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a reverse dedicated control channel for the reverse link, transmitting the reverse pilot signal as a preamble signal and continuously transmitting the message on the reverse dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal, within at least one time slot, as a postamble signal, and repeating step a) during a next frame duration.

Claim 35

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a reverse dedicated control channel for the reverse link, transmitting the reverse pilot signal as a preamble signal and continuously transmitting the message on the reverse dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal, within at least one time slot, as a postamble signal, and repeating step a) during a next frame duration.

Claim 36

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: examining power control information received intermittently from a forward dedicated control channel; and intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level for the reverse pilot signal to be transmitted in accordance with the received power control information.

Claim 37

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: examining power control information received intermittently from a forward dedicated control channel; and intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level for the reverse pilot signal to be transmitted in accordance with the received power control information.

Claim 38

The gated transmission method as claimed in claim 28 , wherein the received power control information has a same pattern as a gating pattern for the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit.

Claim 39

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level for the reverse pilot signal to be transmitted according to power control information received over a forward dedicated control channel; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a dedicated control channel for the reverse link, i) transmitting a reverse pilot signal, which is first generated after activation of the message and the power control bit, continuously transmitting a message on the reverse dedicated control channel, ii) continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit at a location equal to the transmission duration of the message on the dedicated control channel, and iii) setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received through the forward dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, repeating step a).

Claim 40

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level for the reverse pilot signal to be transmitted according to power control information received over a forward dedicated control channel; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a dedicated control channel for the reverse link, i) transmitting a reverse pilot signal, which is first generated after activation of the message and the power control bit, continuously transmitting a message on the reverse dedicated control channel, ii) continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit at a location equal to the transmission duration of the message on the dedicated control channel, and iii) setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received through the forward dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, repeating step a).

Claim 41

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received over a forward dedicated control channel to transmit the signals with the set transmission power; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a dedicated control channel for the reverse link, i) transmitting a reverse pilot signal, which is first generated after activation of the message and the power control bit, ii) continuously transmitting a message on the reverse dedicated control channel, iii) continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit at a location equal to the transmission duration of the message on the dedicated control channel, and iv) setting the transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received through the forward dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit, within at least one time slot, and returning to step a).

Claim 42

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received over a forward dedicated control channel to transmit the signals with the set transmission power; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a dedicated control channel for the reverse link, i) transmitting a reverse pilot signal, which is first generated after activation of the message and the power control bit, ii) continuously transmitting a message on the reverse dedicated control channel, iii) continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit at a location equal to the transmission duration of the message on the dedicated control channel, and iv) setting the transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received through the forward dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit, within at least one time slot, and returning to step a).

Claim 43

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received over a forward dedicated control channel to transmit the signal with the set transmission power; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a dedicated control channel for the reverse link, i) transmitting a reverse pilot signal, which is first generated after activation of the message and the power control bit, ii) continuously transmitting a message on the reverse dedicated control channel, iii) continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit at a location where the message on the dedicated control channel is transmitted, and iv) setting transmission power of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received through the forward dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit, within one or more time slots within a corresponding frame duration, and returning to step a).

Claim 44

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received over a forward dedicated control channel to transmit the signal with the set transmission power; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a dedicated control channel for the reverse link, i) transmitting a reverse pilot signal, which is first generated after activation of the message and the power control bit, ii) continuously transmitting a message on the reverse dedicated control channel, iii) continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit at a location where the message on the dedicated control channel is transmitted, and iv) setting transmission power of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received through the forward dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit, within one or more time slots within a corresponding frame duration, and returning to step a).

Claim 45

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received over a forward dedicated control channel to transmit the signal with the set transmission power; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a dedicated control channel for the reverse link, i) transmitting as a preamble signal a reverse pilot signal, which is first generated after activation of the message, ii) continuously transmitting a message on the reverse dedicated control channel, iii) continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit channel at a location where the message on the dedicated control channel is transmitted, and iv) setting transmission power of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received through the forward dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal, within a time duration equal to at least one time slot, as a postamble signal, and returning to step a) during a next frame duration.

Claim 46

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: a) intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received over a forward dedicated control channel to transmit the signal with the set transmission power; b) upon activation of a message to be transmitted over a dedicated control channel for the reverse link, i) transmitting as a preamble signal a reverse pilot signal, which is first generated after activation of the message, ii) continuously transmitting a message on the reverse dedicated control channel, iii) continuously transmitting the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit channel at a location where the message on the dedicated control channel is transmitted, and iv) setting transmission power of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to power control information received through the forward dedicated control channel; and c) after transmission of the message on the dedicated control channel, transmitting the reverse pilot signal, within a time duration equal to at least one time slot, as a postamble signal, and returning to step a) during a next frame duration.

Claim 47

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: examining power control information received intermittently from a forward common power control channel; and intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to the received power control information to transmit the signal on the reverse pilot channel with the set transmission power.

Claim 48

A gated transmission method for a mobile station in a CDMA communication system, comprising the steps of: examining power control information received intermittently from a forward common power control channel; and intermittently transmitting a reverse pilot signal and a power control bit according to a predetermined gating rate in a control hold state, and setting a transmission power level of the reverse pilot signal and the power control bit according to the received power control information to transmit the signal on the reverse pilot channel with the set transmission power.

Claim 49

A transmission device for a base station in a CDMA communication, comprising: a dedicated control channel signal generator for generating a power control bit for controlling transmission power of a reverse link according to a predetermined gating rate and outputting the generated power control bit as a dedicated control channel signal; and a gating controller for intermittently transmitting the power control bit according to the predetermined gating rate in a control hold state.

Claim 50

A transmission device for a base station in a CDMA communication, comprising: a dedicated control channel signal generator for generating a power control bit for controlling transmission power of a reverse link according to a predetermined gating rate and outputting the generated power control bit as a dedicated control channel signal; and a gating controller for intermittently transmitting the power control bit according to the predetermined gating rate in a control hold state.

Claim 51

The transmission device as claimed in claim 35 , wherein the dedicated control channel generator comprises: an orthogonal modulator for orthogonally spreading the power control bit with an orthogonal code assigned to the dedicated control channel; and a gating element for gating the orthogonally spread power control bit according to an output of the gating controller.

Claim 52

The transmission device as claimed in claim 36 , wherein the gating controller performs gated transmission at a gating rate of ½.

Claim 53

The transmission device as claimed in claim 36 , wherein the gating controller performs gated transmission at a gating rate of ¼.

Claim 56

The method in claim 39 , wherein the gating controller performs gated transmission at a gating rate of ½.

Claim 57

The method as claimed in claim 39 , wherein the gating controller performs gated transmission at a gating rate of ¼.