Compensating forward link speed

• US 20030123410A1
• Filed: 12/19/2002
• Published: 07/03/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Nortel Company Limited (Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Youm, Jee Woon
• Application Number:
  US10/322,629
• Publication Number:
  US 20030123410A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/335
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0002 by adapting the transmission rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0003 by switching between different modulation schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0007 by modifying the frame length
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0009 by adapting the channel coding H04L1/1812 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0025 Transmission of mode-switching indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0033 arrangements specific to the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/22 Negotiating communication rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/26 using transmission rate or quality of service QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/54 based on quality criteria

Abstract

Embodiments to the present invention relate to a method that comprises receiving a data frame having a plurality of slots. A number of time slots of the plurality time slots are designated to a communication channel is according to a maximum data rate of the communication channel and the required data rate of the communication channel.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a data frame having a plurality of time slots, wherein;

a number of time slots of the plurality of time slots designated to a communication channel is according to a maximum data rate of the communication channel and the required data rate of the communication channel.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the maximum data rate of the communication channel is a number of bits that can be received on the communication channel per unit of time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the required data rate of the communication channel is a number of bits that are arbitrarily required to be received in each data frame.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method is implemented in a wireless device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the wireless device is a cellular telephone handset.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a total number of time slots in the data frame is fixed in all data frames that carry the communication channel.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the number of time slots designated to the communication channel is varied according to a change in the maximum data rate of the communication channel.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the required data rate of the communication channel is fixed.

9. A method comprising transmitting a communication channel comprising:

determining a maximum data rate of the communication channel;

determining a required data rate if the communication channel;

designating a number of time slots of a data frame to the communication channel according to the maximum data rate and the required data rate.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the maximum data rate of the communication channel is a number of bits that can be received on the communication channel per unit of time.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the required data rate of the communication channel is a number of bits that are arbitrarily required to be received in each data frame.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the method is implemented in a wireless device.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the wireless device is a cellular telephone handset.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein a total number of time slots in the data frame is fixed in all data frames that carry the communication channel.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the number of time slots designated to the communication channel is varied according to a change in the maximum data rate of the communication channel.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the required data rate of the communication channel is fixed.

17. An apparatus configured to:

receive a data frame having a plurality of time slots, wherein;

a number of time slots of the plurality of time slots designated to a communication channel is according to a maximum data rate of the communication channel and the required data rate of the communication channel.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the maximum data rate of the communication channel is a number of bits that can be received on the communication channel pet unit of time.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the required data rate of the communication channel is a number of bits that are arbitrarily required to be received in each data frame.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is a wireless device.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the wireless device is a cellular telephone handset.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein a total number of time slots in the data frame is fixed in all data frames that carry the communication channel.

23. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the number of time slots designated to the communication channel is varied according to a change in the maximum data rate of the communication channel.

24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the required data rate of the communication channel is fixed.