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Method and apparatus for detection of forward and reverse DTX mode of operation detection in CDMA systems
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 2000-12-29
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Granted: 2004-10-12
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Expires: 2020-12-29
Abstract
Abstract A base station controller includes circuitry for determining whether a transmitter is transmitting in a DTX mode or operation for a supplemental channel in a CDMA network. The invention includes the steps of determining frame quality metrics for data received on a fundamental and a supplemental channel. If the frame quality metric is good, meaning that the number of errors is below a defined threshold, on the supplemental channel, then the mobile station is not, by definition, within a DTX mode of operation. However, if each of the base stations that are on the active list of base stations for the mobile station report that the mobile station frame quality metric is not below or within a specified threshold, then the base station performs a calculation to determine whether the mobile station is in a DTX mode of operation or is transmitting a null set. Specifically, the base station calculates a signal to noise ratio for the pilot channel as well as for the supplemental channel and compares or determines a ratio of these two calculations. If the ratio is within or below a specified threshold, then an erasure has occurred. If not, then the mobile station did transmit in a DTX mode of operation.
Inventors
- 👤 Ashvin H. Chheda
- 👤 Geng Wu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 05:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W52/00; H04W52/04; H04W52/18; H04W52/28; H04W52/288; H04L; H04L1/00; H04L1/20; H04L1/201; H04W52/06; H04W52/16; H04W52/38; H04W52/44
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A base station in communication with a mobile station, comprising: circuitry that defines logic that prompts the circuitry to compare signal quality metrics of first and second channels to determine whether the mobile station is in a DTX mode of operation; wherein the circuitry determines that the mobile station was not in a DTX mode of operation if the difference between the stored offset value and the calculated offset value is less than or equal to a specified threshold value; and circuitry that defines logic to prompt the base station to transmit a signal to prompt the mobile station to increase transmission power levels whenever the base station has not received data for a part of a transmission period and has determined that the mobile station is not in a DTX mode of operation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A base station in communication with a mobile station, comprising: circuitry that defines logic that prompts the circuitry to compare signal quality metrics of first and second channels to determine whether the mobile station is in a DTX mode of operation; wherein the circuitry determines that the mobile station was not in a DTX mode of operation if the difference between the stored offset value and the calculated offset value is less than or equal to a specified threshold value; and circuitry that defines logic to prompt the base station to transmit a signal to prompt the mobile station to increase transmission power levels whenever the base station has not received data for a part of a transmission period and has determined that the mobile station is not in a DTX mode of operation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The base station of claim 1 wherein the circuitry defines logic for determining whether any base station transceiver system received data over the supplemental channel having a good frame quality metric as a part of determining whether the mobile station was in a DTX mode of operation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The circuitry of claim 2 further defining logic to prompt the base station to calculate a specified offset value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The circuitry of claim 3 further defining logic to cause the base station controller to compare the calculated offset value to a stored offset value to determine whether the mobile station entered into a DTX mode of operation.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The circuitry of claim 4 further defining logic to prompt the base station controller to request a power increase if it determined that the mobile station was not in a DTX mode of operation.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for determining whether to instruct a mobile station to increase transmission power levels, comprising: evaluating a frame quality metric for a received data frame that was transmitted over a supplemental channel; determining whether the mobile station entered into a DTX mode of operation; wherein the step of determining whether the mobile station was not in a DTX mode of operation includes the step of calculating an offset value by comparing signal to noise ratios for a fundamental channel and the supplemental channel to a stored offset value; wherein the step of determining whether the mobile station was not in a DTX mode of operation includes determining that the mobile station was not in a DTX mode of operation if the difference between the stored offset value and the calculated offset value is less than or equal to a specified threshold value; and transmitting a request to the mobile station to increase transmission power levels if the mobile was not in a DTX mode of operation and if the evaluated frame quality metric is below a specified threshold.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for determining whether to instruct a mobile station to increase transmission power levels, comprising: evaluating a frame quality metric for a received data frame that was transmitted over a supplemental channel; determining whether the mobile station entered into a DTX mode of operation; wherein the step of determining whether the mobile station was not in a DTX mode of operation includes the step of calculating an offset value by comparing signal to noise ratios for a fundamental channel and the supplemental channel to a stored offset value; wherein the step of determining whether the mobile station was not in a DTX mode of operation includes determining that the mobile station was not in a DTX mode of operation if the difference between the stored offset value and the calculated offset value is less than or equal to a specified threshold value; and transmitting a request to the mobile station to increase transmission power levels if the mobile was not in a DTX mode of operation and if the evaluated frame quality metric is below a specified threshold.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
170 words
A method in a wireless network for determining whether to request power control transmission level increases on a channel from a transmitter, comprising: receiving signal transmissions on a first channel and on a second channel from the transmitter; determining the frame quality metric for the data received on the first and second channels; determining whether the frame quality metrics for the first and second channels were good or bad; determining whether the transmitter transmitted data in a DTX mode of operation by evaluating the determined frame quality metrics to determine if an erasure could have occurred and, if so, performing additional calculations to determine whether an erasure occurred or whether the mobile transmitted in a DTX mode; and wherein the step of determining whether the transmitter transmitted data in a DTX mode of operation includes determining that the mobile station was in a DTX mode of operation if the difference between the stored offset value and the calculated offset value is greater than or equal to a specified threshold value.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
170 words
A method in a wireless network for determining whether to request power control transmission level increases on a channel from a transmitter, comprising: receiving signal transmissions on a first channel and on a second channel from the transmitter; determining the frame quality metric for the data received on the first and second channels; determining whether the frame quality metrics for the first and second channels were good or bad; determining whether the transmitter transmitted data in a DTX mode of operation by evaluating the determined frame quality metrics to determine if an erasure could have occurred and, if so, performing additional calculations to determine whether an erasure occurred or whether the mobile transmitted in a DTX mode; and wherein the step of determining whether the transmitter transmitted data in a DTX mode of operation includes determining that the mobile station was in a DTX mode of operation if the difference between the stored offset value and the calculated offset value is greater than or equal to a specified threshold value.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
74 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the transmitter is a mobile station and wherein the step of determining whether the transmitter transmitted in a DTX mode of operation wherein includes the step of determining that the mobile station did not transmit in a DTX mode of operation if any one of a plurality of base station transceiver systems received data on the second channel from the mobile station having a good frame quality metric.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of evaluating signal to noise ratios on the first and second channels as a part of determining whether the transmitter transmitted in a DTX mode of operation.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 7 further comprising the step of calculating an offset value for the first and second channels.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the first channel is a paging channel and the second channel is a supplemental channel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the first channel is a digital control channel and the second channel is a supplemental channel.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 10 wherein the first channel is a fundamental channel and the second channel is a supplemental channel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 7 wherein the first channel is one of a digital control channel, a paging channel or a fundamental channel and the second channel is a supplemental channel.
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