Method and apparatus to reduce radio resource overhead associated with intermittent traffic
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1. A Node B comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a channel acquisition request from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU);
a transmitter configured to transmit a resource allocation to the WTRU, wherein the resource allocation includes a common Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) resource;
the transmitter and the receiver configured to communicate with the WTRU using the common E-DCH resource; and
the transmitter configured to transmit a release command for releasing the common E-DCH resource on an E-DCH Absolute Grant Channel (E-AGCH).
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for requesting and releasing resources for a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and/or Node B. The WTRU may transmit a channel acquisition request to the Node B and receive a resource allocation from the Node B. The resource allocation may include a common resource. The WTRU may release the common resource. The release may be based on one or more conditions. The channel acquisition request or the resource allocation may include information related to one or more channels or resources.
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13 Claims
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1. A Node B comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a channel acquisition request from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU); a transmitter configured to transmit a resource allocation to the WTRU, wherein the resource allocation includes a common Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) resource; the transmitter and the receiver configured to communicate with the WTRU using the common E-DCH resource; and the transmitter configured to transmit a release command for releasing the common E-DCH resource on an E-DCH Absolute Grant Channel (E-AGCH). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for use in a Node B, the method comprising:
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receiving a transmission burst from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) at a determined power transmission level, wherein the WTRU does not have assigned dedicated physical channel (DPCH) or fractional DPCH (F-DPCH) resources; transmitting an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) resource allocation to the WTRU; and transmitting an E-DCH Absolute Grant Channel (E-AGCH) with an enhanced Radio Network Temporary Identifier (E-RNTI) to the WTRU that identifies the WTRU. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A Node B comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a transmission burst from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WRU) at a determined power transmission level, wherein the WTRU does not have assigned dedicated physical (DPCH) or fractional DPCH (F-DPCH) resources; and a transmitter configured to transmit an E-DCH resource allocation to the WTRU and an E-DCH Absolute Grant Channel (E-AGCH) with an enhanced Radio Network Temporary Identifier (E-RNTI) to the WTRU that identifies the WTRU. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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