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Method and system for enhanced packet transmission in cellular networks
Assignee: Nokia of America Corp
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Filing: 2001-11-20
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Granted: 2006-07-11
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Expires: 2021-11-20
Abstract
Abstract QoS scheduling is used for handling multiple data flows in packet switched cellular systems, especially in a packet switched mobile telecommunication system, wherein the scheduling mechanism of a specific cell is coupled with the scheduling mechanism of at least one second cell, in particular by transferring data between the specific cell and at least one second cell comprising a status information concerning data flow within the specific cell.
Inventors
- 👤 Urs Peter Bernhard
- 👤 Stefan Gruhl
- 👤 Jens Mueckenheim
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 18:12
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W36/00; H04W36/0005; H04W36/0055; H04W28/00; H04W28/02; H04W28/10; H04W28/14; H04W36/24; H04W36/26; H04W72/00; H04W72/20; H04W92/00; H04W92/16; H04W92/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of scheduling multiple data flows for quality of service adjustment in a packet switched cellular system, comprising the steps of: coupling a first scheduling mechanism of a first cell with a second scheduling mechanism of a second cell; and adjusting a data transmission rate for a user equipment in dependence on a data flow rate ensured during a preceding time thereby providing a definable minimum value for the data transmission rate, a medium value for the data transmission rate or a maximum value for the data transmission rate; and timestamp shifting during a handover including the step of defining a minimum timestamp value of PDUs of currently scheduled data flows associated with the first cell, defining a maximum timestamp value of all PDUs of currently scheduled data flows associated with the first cell or defining a timestamp offset value adapted to be used for an inter-cell compensation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of scheduling multiple data flows for quality of service adjustment in a packet switched cellular system, comprising the steps of: coupling a first scheduling mechanism of a first cell with a second scheduling mechanism of a second cell; and adjusting a data transmission rate for a user equipment in dependence on a data flow rate ensured during a preceding time thereby providing a definable minimum value for the data transmission rate, a medium value for the data transmission rate or a maximum value for the data transmission rate; and timestamp shifting during a handover including the step of defining a minimum timestamp value of PDUs of currently scheduled data flows associated with the first cell, defining a maximum timestamp value of all PDUs of currently scheduled data flows associated with the first cell or defining a timestamp offset value adapted to be used for an inter-cell compensation.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of scheduling multiple data flows for quality of service adjustment in a packet switched cellular system, comprising the steps of: coupling a first scheduling mechanism of a first cell with a second scheduling mechanism of a second cell; and timestamp shifting during a handover, the timestamp shifting including the step of defining a minimum timestamp value of PDUs of currently scheduled data flows associated with the first cell, or defining a maximum timestamp value of all PDUs of currently scheduled data flows associated with the first cell, or defining a timestamp offset value adapted to be used for an inter-cell compensation.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of scheduling multiple data flows for quality of service adjustment in a packet switched cellular system, comprising the steps of: coupling a first scheduling mechanism of a first cell with a second scheduling mechanism of a second cell; and timestamp shifting during a handover, the timestamp shifting including the step of defining a minimum timestamp value of PDUs of currently scheduled data flows associated with the first cell, or defining a maximum timestamp value of all PDUs of currently scheduled data flows associated with the first cell, or defining a timestamp offset value adapted to be used for an inter-cell compensation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein the step of coupling comprises the step of transferring data having a status information concerning a data flow to be handed over from the first scheduling mechanism of the first cell towards the second scheduling mechanism of the second cell.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
75 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein at least one of the first and second scheduling mechanisms is ensured by linking at least two schedulers each operating on a different protocol layer, wherein each protocol data unit of an incoming data flow to be transmitted is scheduled by a scheduler on an upper layer regarding pre-definable associated quality of service requirements into a priority list to be served by a scheduler of a lower layer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
108 words
The method of claim 2 , further comprising the steps of: sending a measurement report comprising information of the current quality of a radio link concerning the first cell, depending on the necessity to handover a user equipment from the first cell to the second cell based on the reported measurement; transmitting a handover command message to involved entities; terminating a scheduling procedure of the first cell for the data flows of the user equipment; transmitting a status information for the data flows of the user equipment to the second cell; and starting a scheduling procedure of the second cell for the data flows of the user equipment.
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