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Method and apparatus for reducing radio link supervision time in a high data rate system
Assignee: Qualcomm Inc
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Filing: 2000-02-07
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Granted: 2003-05-13
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Expires: 2020-02-07
Abstract
Abstract A method of supervising on the forward link in a high data rate system is disclosed, wherein a base station transmits to an access terminal on a forward traffic channel only when the base station has data to send to the access terminal. The base station minimizes the worst-case period necessary to reclaim traffic channel resources following a release by periodically transmitting a configuration packet to its access terminals. The configuration packet indicates the allocation status of the traffic channels belonging to the base station. If an access terminal receives a configuration packet indicating the deallocation of one or all of its traffic channels, the access terminal immediately ceases its use of those traffic channels. If an access terminal fails to successfully decode a configuration packet for a predetermined supervision time, the access terminal releases its connection with all base stations and associated traffic channels.
Inventors
- 👤 Greg M. Hoagland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 11:24
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W76/00; H04W76/30; H04W76/34; H04W24/00; H04W24/02; H04W72/00; H04W72/04; H04W72/044; H04W72/0446; H04W72/20; H04W72/23
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 48
Claim 1
Independent Claim
49 words
In a wireless communication system, a method for terminating the use of a communication channel comprising the steps of: decoding a received signal; and terminating the use of the communication channel based on failure to successfully decode a configuration packet from said received signal within a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
49 words
In a wireless communication system, a method for terminating the use of a communication channel comprising the steps of: decoding a received signal; and terminating the use of the communication channel based on failure to successfully decode a configuration packet from said received signal within a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of: successfully decoding said configuration packet from said received signal within said predetermined supervision time; extracting channel allocation information from said configuration packet; and terminating the use of the communication channel based on said channel allocation information.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said configuration packet is positioned within said received signal at time intervals having a predetermined duration.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said predetermined duration is approximately four hundred milliseconds.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 3 wherein said supervision time is a predetermined multiple of said predetermined duration.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 5 wherein said predetermined multiple is twelve.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said supervision time is approximately 4.8 milliseconds.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said step of extracting further comprises extracting an allocation indicator corresponding to one of a plurality of communication channels from said channel allocation information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said step or extracting further comprises extracting one bit from a predetermined number of bits in a bit mask, wherein each bit of said bit mask corresponds to one of said predetermined number of communication channels, and wherein said one bit corresponds to the communication channel.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said predetermined number of bits is twenty-eight.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 9 wherein said predetermined number of bits is twenty-nine.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 2 further comprising the steps of: successfully decoding a release initiate message from said received signal within said predetermined supervision time; and terminating the use of the communication channel based on said release initiate message.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 12 further comprising the step of sending a release message in response to said release initiate message.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
59 words
In a wireless communication system, a method for terminating the use of the communication channel comprising the steps of: transmitting a plurality of configuration packets, wherein each of said plurality of configuration packets comprises channel allocation information corresponding to the communication channel; and terminating the use of the communication channel based on the expiration of a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
59 words
In a wireless communication system, a method for terminating the use of the communication channel comprising the steps of: transmitting a plurality of configuration packets, wherein each of said plurality of configuration packets comprises channel allocation information corresponding to the communication channel; and terminating the use of the communication channel based on the expiration of a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 14 further comprising the step of transmitting a release initiate message indicating the release of the communication channel prior to the beginning of said predetermined supervision time.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 15 further comprising the steps of: decoding a release message corresponding to the communication channel; and immediately releasing the communication channel.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said plurality of configuration packets are transmitted at time intervals having a predetermined duration.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 17 wherein said predetermined duration is approximately four hundred milliseconds.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 17 wherein said supervision time is a predetermined multiple of said predetermined duration.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 19 wherein said predetermined multiple is twelve.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said supervision time is approximately 4.8 milliseconds.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said step of extracting further comprises extracting an allocation indicator corresponding to at least one of a plurality of communication channels from said channel allocation information.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 16 wherein said channel allocation information comprises a bit mask having a predetermined number of bits, wherein each bit of said bit mask corresponds to one of said predetermined number of communication channels.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 23 wherein said predetermined number of bits is twenty-eight.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 23 wherein said predetermined number of bits is twenty-nine.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
48 words
A wireless access terminal apparatus comprising: a decoder for decoding a received demodulated signal; and a control processor for terminating the use of a communication channel based on failure of said decoder to successfully decode a configuration packet from the received demodulated signal within a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
48 words
A wireless access terminal apparatus comprising: a decoder for decoding a received demodulated signal; and a control processor for terminating the use of a communication channel based on failure of said decoder to successfully decode a configuration packet from the received demodulated signal within a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 26 wherein said control processor is further configured to terminate the use of the communication channel based on channel allocation information extracted from a configuration packet successfully decoded by said decoder.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said control processor is further configured to receive configuration packets from said decoder at time intervals having a predetermined duration.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said control processor is configured to receive configuration packets from said decoder at constant time intervals having a duration of approximately four hundred milliseconds.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said control processor is configured to use a predetermined supervision time of approximately 4.8 seconds.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
55 words
The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said control processor is further configured to extract a bit mask having a predetermined number of bits from each configuration packet successfully decoded by said decoder, and to extract one bit from the bit mask, wherein the one bit corresponds to one of said predetermined number of communication channels.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 27 wherein said control processor is further configured to terminate the use of the communication channel based on the successful decoding of a release message by said decoder within the predetermined supervision time.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
118 words
A wireless network apparatus comprising: a transceiver for transmitting a forward link signal to one or more access terminals, and for receiving one or more reverse link signals from the one or more access terminals; and a control processor configured to generate a plurality of configuration packets, wherein each configuration packet comprises channel allocation information corresponding to a plurality of communication channels, and wherein said plurality of configuration packets are transmitted through said transceiver, and wherein said control processor is further configured to terminate the use of a first communication channel of said plurality of communication channels based on the expiration of a predetermined supervision time after the transmitting of a first of the plurality of configuration packets.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
118 words
A wireless network apparatus comprising: a transceiver for transmitting a forward link signal to one or more access terminals, and for receiving one or more reverse link signals from the one or more access terminals; and a control processor configured to generate a plurality of configuration packets, wherein each configuration packet comprises channel allocation information corresponding to a plurality of communication channels, and wherein said plurality of configuration packets are transmitted through said transceiver, and wherein said control processor is further configured to terminate the use of a first communication channel of said plurality of communication channels based on the expiration of a predetermined supervision time after the transmitting of a first of the plurality of configuration packets.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 33 wherein said control processor is further configured to generate a release initiate message indicating the release of the first communication channel.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 34 wherein said control processor is further configured to immediately terminate the use of the first communication channel based on receipt through said transceiver of a release message corresponding to the transmitted release initiate message.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
41 words
The apparatus of claim 34 wherein said control processor is further configured to generate each of said plurality of configuration packets at constant time intervals, and wherein said transceiver transmits the information in the configuration packets at the constant time intervals.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 36 said control processor is further configured to generate each of said plurality of configuration packets at constant time intervals of approximately four hundred milliseconds, and wherein said transceiver transmits the information in the configuration packets at the constant time intervals.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 34 wherein said control processor is further configured to use a supervision time of approximately 4.8 milliseconds.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
40 words
A wireless access terminal apparatus comprising: means for decoding a received signal; and means for terminating the use of a communication channel based on failure to successfully decode a configuration packet from said received signal within a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
40 words
A wireless access terminal apparatus comprising: means for decoding a received signal; and means for terminating the use of a communication channel based on failure to successfully decode a configuration packet from said received signal within a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 39 further comprising: means for successfully decoding said configuration packet from said received signal within said predetermined supervision time; and means for extracting channel allocation information from said configuration packet; wherein said means for terminating is further configured to terminate the use of the communication channel based on said channel allocation information.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
49 words
A wireless network apparatus comprising: means for transmitting a plurality of configuration packets, wherein each of said plurality of configuration packets comprises channel allocation information corresponding to the communication channel; and means for terminating the use of the communication channel based on the expiration of a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
49 words
A wireless network apparatus comprising: means for transmitting a plurality of configuration packets, wherein each of said plurality of configuration packets comprises channel allocation information corresponding to the communication channel; and means for terminating the use of the communication channel based on the expiration of a predetermined supervision time.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 41 further comprising means for transmitting a release initiate message indicating the release of the communication channel.
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