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Channel allocation method for a packet network
Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
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Filing: 1997-06-03
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Granted: 2003-07-22
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Expires: 2017-06-03
Abstract
Abstract A method for allocating a data transmission channel/sub-channel in a telecommunication network. A network includes a telecommunication controller (BTS) and several terminal equipments (MS). The transmission channel is divided into one or more time slots, each of which comprises one or more sub-channels. One or more time slots or sub-channels can be used as a control channel that is further divided into one or more control sub-channels. The terminal equipments (MS) send data in data packets at least on one sub-channel. The telecommunication controller (BTS) sends to the terminal equipments (MS) information about control sub-channels and their allocation situation. Different priorities (P1 to P4) are assigned to the data packets to be sent and to be control sub-channels and their allocation priority of the data packet to be sent and the priority of the control sub-channels, each terminal equipment (MS) determines the moments when it may send a channel request.
Inventors
- 👤 Hannu Kari
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W72/00; H04W72/04; H04W72/044; H04W72/0446; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/16; H04J3/1605; H04J3/1623; H04J3/1647; H04J3/1682
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
225 words
A method for allocating sub-channels of a data transmission channel in a telecommunication network using a radio resource allocation method, the network including at least one telecommunication controller and several terminal equipments, the method comprising dividing the data transmission channel into one or more time slots, each of which including one or more sub-channels; using one or more time slots or sub-channels as a control channel and further dividing the control channel into one or more control sub-channels with which terminal equipment can send a channel request to the data transmission channel; sending data in data packets on at least one-sub-channel from the terminal equipment; sending from the telecommunication controller to the terminal equipments information about the control sub-channels and their situation; assigning different priorities to the data packets to be sent; assigning different priorities to the control sub-channels and sending from the telecommunication controller to the terminal equipments information about the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels; based on the priority of the data packet to be sent and the priority of the control sub-channels, each terminal equipment determining the specific moments when said terminal equipment is allowed to send a channel request, and sending, by the terminal equipments, a channel request only if the priority assigned to the data packet is at least as high as the priority assigned to the control sub-channel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
225 words
A method for allocating sub-channels of a data transmission channel in a telecommunication network using a radio resource allocation method, the network including at least one telecommunication controller and several terminal equipments, the method comprising dividing the data transmission channel into one or more time slots, each of which including one or more sub-channels; using one or more time slots or sub-channels as a control channel and further dividing the control channel into one or more control sub-channels with which terminal equipment can send a channel request to the data transmission channel; sending data in data packets on at least one-sub-channel from the terminal equipment; sending from the telecommunication controller to the terminal equipments information about the control sub-channels and their situation; assigning different priorities to the data packets to be sent; assigning different priorities to the control sub-channels and sending from the telecommunication controller to the terminal equipments information about the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels; based on the priority of the data packet to be sent and the priority of the control sub-channels, each terminal equipment determining the specific moments when said terminal equipment is allowed to send a channel request, and sending, by the terminal equipments, a channel request only if the priority assigned to the data packet is at least as high as the priority assigned to the control sub-channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising negotiating, at least at the beginning of the connection, by the terminal equipment and the remaining portion of the telecommunication network, a priority for the connection and this priority is used for data packets during said connection.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 2 , further comprising negotiating, by the terminal equipment and the remaining portion of the telecommunication network, a priority for the data packets during the connection as well.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein the terminal equipment may also use a lower priority than the last negotiated priority.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the telecommunication controller sends to the terminal equipment explicitly the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the telecommunication controller sending to the terminal equipment a parameter set based on which the terminal equipment determines the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the telecommunication controller sending to the terminal equipment information about the loading of each priority class and based on this information determining, by the terminal equipment the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising a terminal equipment that does not get a response to the channel request from the telecommunication controller resending a channel request after a random period of time, wherein a range of variation of random period of time depends on the priority of the data packet.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising the terminal equipment raising the priority of the data packet if the data packet has waited for sending longer than a pre-set threshold value.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
224 words
A method for allocating sub-channels of a data transmission channel in a telecommunication network using a radio resource allocation method, the network including at least one telecommunication controller and several terminal equipments, the method comprising: dividing the data transmission channel into one or more time slots, each of which including one or more sub-channels; using one or more time slots or sub-channels as a control channel and further dividing the control channel into one or more control sub-channels with which terminal equipment can send a channel request to the data transmission channel; sending data in data packets on at least one-sub-channel from the terminal equipment; sending from the telecommunication controller to the terminal equipments information about the control sub-channels and their situation; assigning different priorities to the data packets to be sent; assigning different priorities to the control sub-channels and sending from the telecommunication controller to the terminal equipments information about the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels; based on the priority of the data packet to be sent and the priority of the control sub-channels, each terminal equipment determining the specific moments when said terminal equipment is allowed to send a channel request; and sending, by the terminal equipments, a channel request only if the priority assigned to the data packet is exactly as high as the priority assigned to said control sub-channel.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
224 words
A method for allocating sub-channels of a data transmission channel in a telecommunication network using a radio resource allocation method, the network including at least one telecommunication controller and several terminal equipments, the method comprising: dividing the data transmission channel into one or more time slots, each of which including one or more sub-channels; using one or more time slots or sub-channels as a control channel and further dividing the control channel into one or more control sub-channels with which terminal equipment can send a channel request to the data transmission channel; sending data in data packets on at least one-sub-channel from the terminal equipment; sending from the telecommunication controller to the terminal equipments information about the control sub-channels and their situation; assigning different priorities to the data packets to be sent; assigning different priorities to the control sub-channels and sending from the telecommunication controller to the terminal equipments information about the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels; based on the priority of the data packet to be sent and the priority of the control sub-channels, each terminal equipment determining the specific moments when said terminal equipment is allowed to send a channel request; and sending, by the terminal equipments, a channel request only if the priority assigned to the data packet is exactly as high as the priority assigned to said control sub-channel.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 10 , further comprising negotiating, at least at the beginning of the connection, by the terminal equipment and the remaining portion of the telecommunication network, a priority for the connection and this priority is used for data packets during said connection.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 11 , further comprising negotiating, by the terminal equipment and the remaining portion of the telecommunication network, a priority for the data packets during the connection as well.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 11 , wherein the terminal equipment may also use a lower priority than the last negotiated priority.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the telecommunication controller sends to the terminal equipment explicitly the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 10 , further comprising the telecommunication controller sending to the terminal equipment a parameter set based on which the terminal equipment determines the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 10 , further comprising the telecommunication controller sending to the terminal equipment information about the loading of each priority class and based on this information determining, by the terminal equipment the priorities assigned to the control sub-channels.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 10 , further comprising terminal equipment that does not get a response to the channel request from the telecommunication controller resending a channel request after a random period of time, wherein a range of variation of the random period of time depends on the priority of the data packet.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 10 , further comprising the terminal equipment raising the priority of the data packet if the data packet has waited for sending longer then a pre-set threshold value.
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