Channel setup in a wireless communication network

• US 20050250504A1
• Filed: 09/08/2004
• Published: 11/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Mikola, Juha
• Application Number:
  US10/935,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20050250504A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/450
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/183 Processing at user equipment or user record carrier

Abstract

A method, user terminal and network entity sets up channels in a wireless communications network by receiving a broadcast message including at least one predefined radio configuration at a user terminal. The method also includes receiving a configuration message from a network controller at the user terminal. The configuration message includes an indication to configure the user terminal to adopt the predefined radio configuration for a new transmission channel. The method also includes indicating that the user terminal is configured to transmit data to the network controller according to the predefined radio configuration.

Claims

1. A method of setting up channels in a wireless communications network, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving a broadcast message including at least one predefined radio configuration at a user terminal;

receiving a configuration message from a network controller at the user terminal, said configuration message comprising an indication to configure the user terminal to adopt the at least one predefined radio configuration for a new transmission channel; and

indicating to the network controller that the user terminal is configured to transmit data according to the predefined radio configuration.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration message comprises a cell update confirm message for which the predefined radio configuration for transmission of the data defines a dedicated channel.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein the configuration message comprises a radio bearer reconfiguration message responsive to a data transmission request from the user terminal including a measurement report.

4. A method according to claim 3, further comprising transmitting the radio bearer reconfiguration message over a forward access channel from the network controller to the user terminal.

5. A method according to claim 3, further comprising transmitting the radio access bearer reconfiguration message over a dedicated channel from the network controller to the user terminal.

6. A method according to claim 3, further comprising requesting reconfiguration of a transmission channel from a paging channel to a dedicated channel in the data transmission request.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein the data transmission request includes a request to change a transmission channel from a forward access channel to a dedicated channel.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one predefined radio configuration includes data defining a data rate for transmission of packets.

9. A method according to claim 1, further comprising selecting one of a plurality of predefined radio configurations for the new transmission channel according to the indication in the configuration message, wherein the broadcast message comprises the plurality of predefined radio configurations.

10. A method according to claim 1, wherein the broadcast message comprises a system information block including said at least one predefined radio configuration.

11. A method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of storing said at least one predefined radio configuration at the user terminal for use on receipt of the configuration message.

12. A user terminal for use in a wireless communications network, the user terminal comprising:

means for receiving a broadcast message including at least one predefined radio configuration;

a store for storing said at least one predefined radio configuration;

means for receiving a configuration message from a network controller, said configuration message comprising an indication to configure the user terminal to adopt the at least one predefined radio configuration for a new transmission channel; and

means for accessing said at least one predefined radio configuration from the store and configuring the new transmission channel in accordance with the predefined radio configuration.

13. A network entity for use in a wireless communications network, the network entity comprising:

means for transmitting a broadcast message including at least one predefined radio configuration to a plurality of user terminals in a network; and

means for transmitting a configuration message comprising an indication to configure one of said plurality of user terminals to adopt the at least one predefined radio configuration for a new transmission channel.

14. A network entity according to claim 13, the network entity comprising a Node-B.

15. A network entity according to claim 13, the network entity comprising a base station.

16. A network entity according to claim 13, further comprising means for receiving said at least one predefined radio configuration from a network controller for transmission to said plurality of user terminals in said broadcast message.

17. A method of setting up channels in a wireless communications network comprising the steps of:

storing at least one default configuration at a user terminal;

receiving a configuration message from a network controller at the user terminal, said configuration message comprising an indication to configure the user terminal to adopt the at least one default configuration for a new transmission channel; and

indicating to the network controller that the user terminal is configured to transmit data according to the at least one default radio configuration.

18. A user terminal for use in a wireless communications network, the user terminal comprising:

a store holding at least one default radio configuration;

means for receiving a configuration message from a network controller, said configuration message comprising an indication to configure the user terminal to adopt the at least one default radio configuration for a new transmission channel; and

means for accessing said at least one default radio configuration from the store and configuring a new transmission channel in accordance with the at least one default radio configuration.