Adapting a diversity transmission mode in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A controller for adapting a diversity transmission mode to provide point-to-multipoint transmission diversity of packet data derived from an information stream in a fixed network of a wireless data communication system, the controller comprising:
- at least one communication interface for receiving the information stream and for communicating with a base station of the communication system; and
a processor coupled to the at least one communication interface for processing the information stream and for controlling the base station;
wherein the processor is programmed to transmit an indication that a diversity transmission of the information stream is available; and
wherein, when predetermined capabilities of a user equipment (UE) and the fixed network are sufficient to allow soft combining of a primary transmission and a diversity transmission of bits of the information stream in the UE, the processor is further programmed to;
transmit the primary and diversity transmissions in a manner that facilitates soft combining in the UE, and transmit a group identity of the information stream to indicate that the information stream is in the primary and diversity transmissions.
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Abstract
A controller (102) in a fixed network of a wireless data communication system (100) transmits an indication that a diversity transmission of the information stream is available. When predetermined capabilities of a user equipment (112) and the fixed network are sufficient to allow soft combining of a primary transmission and the diversity transmission of bits of the information stream in the user equipment, the controller further transmits primary and diversity transmissions in a manner that facilitates soft combining in the user equipment, and transmits a group identity of the information stream to indicate that the information stream is in the primary and diversity transmissions.
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33 Claims
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1. A controller for adapting a diversity transmission mode to provide point-to-multipoint transmission diversity of packet data derived from an information stream in a fixed network of a wireless data communication system, the controller comprising:
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at least one communication interface for receiving the information stream and for communicating with a base station of the communication system; and
a processor coupled to the at least one communication interface for processing the information stream and for controlling the base station;
wherein the processor is programmed to transmit an indication that a diversity transmission of the information stream is available; and
wherein, when predetermined capabilities of a user equipment (UE) and the fixed network are sufficient to allow soft combining of a primary transmission and a diversity transmission of bits of the information stream in the UE, the processor is further programmed to;
transmit the primary and diversity transmissions in a manner that facilitates soft combining in the UE, and transmit a group identity of the information stream to indicate that the information stream is in the primary and diversity transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A controller for adapting a diversity transmission mode to provide point-to-multipoint transmission diversity of packet data derived from an information stream in a fixed network of a wireless data communication system, the controller comprising:
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at least one communication interface for receiving the information stream and for communicating with a base station of the communication system; and
a processor coupled to the at least one communication interface for processing the information stream and for controlling the base station;
wherein the processor is programmed to cooperate with the base station to;
indicate that a diversity transmission of the information stream is available;
determine a primary and a diversity encoded symbol block from an information block of the information stream;
transmit the primary encoded symbol block on a primary channel; and
transmit the diversity encoded symbol block on a diversity channel in response to receiving a group negative acknowledgement (NAK) from at least one user equipment (UE). - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless user equipment (UE) for adapting a diversity reception mode to receive point-to-multipoint transmission diversity of packet data derived from an information stream in a fixed network of a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
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a transceiver for communicating with the fixed network; and
a processor coupled to the transceiver for controlling the transceiver, wherein the processor is programmed to cooperate with the transceiver to;
receive a group identity of the information stream; and
when the fixed network encodes a primary symbol block in a primary transmission from a first set of information bits and also encodes a diversity symbol block in a diversity transmission from the first set of information bits, wherein the diversity symbol block comprises a number of symbols less than a predetermined maximum number of symbols in a predetermined time period, receive, combine, and decode the primary and diversity symbol blocks to produce a decoded received information block; and
,when the fixed network performs one of;
(a) transmitting a number of symbols greater than the predetermined maximum number of symbols in the diversity symbol block in the predetermined time period; and
(b) determining the primary transmission from a second set of information bits different from the first set of information bits;
receive, select, and decode the primary and diversity symbol blocks to produce a decoded received information block. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A wireless user equipment (UE) for adapting a diversity reception mode to receive a point-to-multipoint diversity transmission of packet data derived from an information stream in a fixed network of a wireless communication system, the UE comprising:
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a transceiver for communicating with the fixed network; and
a processor coupled to the transceiver for controlling the transceiver;
wherein the processor is programmed to cooperate with the transceiver to;
receive an indication that a diversity transmission of the information stream is available;
thereafter, receive a primary transmission on a primary channel;
transmit a group negative acknowledgement (NAK) at a predetermined time on a predetermined reverse channel in response to receiving the primary transmission; and
thereafter, receive the diversity transmission on a predetermined diversity channel. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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