Hybrid CDM/TDM signaling for packet acknowledgment method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting a multiplicity of signaling information units (SIUs) from a base station (BS) to a corresponding multiplicity of receiving mobile stations (RMSs) via a common signaling channel (CSC), wherein data is communicated between each RMS and the BS via primary data frames of one or more other channels in a quantity substantially larger than is conveyed by corresponding SIUs, the method comprising:
- a) identifying corresponding primary data frames to which the multiplicity of Slus are relevant, the primary frames having a primary frame duration;
b) transmitting the multiplicity of SIUs in a CSC frame having a duration shorter than or approximately equal to the primary frame duration during a time period selected to imply relevance of the SIU to the corresponding primary frames;
c) dividing the CSC frame into a multiplicity of subframes to effect time division multiplexing (TDM) of the CSC frame; and
d) for each of the multiplicity of SIUs, disposing within a subframe of the CSC frame a corresponding code division multiplexing (CDM) sequence representing such SIU and distinguishing it from other SIUs disposed in the same subframe.
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Abstract
A common signaling channel (CSC) conveys signaling information units (SIUs) from a base station (BS) to each of a multiplicity (e.g., 1200) of different mobile stations (MSs). Implicit correspondence between particular CSC and data frames is facilitated by basing CSC frame duration on the data frame period. CSC frames are time multiplexed into K subframes, which are code division multiplexed (CDM) into J CDM branches to define J*K SIUs. CDM symbols (or sequences) representing each SIU may be diversely transmitted in different time slots, and/or using different OVSF codes or subchannels. Unique gain may be provided for each SIU. Subframe duration may ensure CDM code orthogonality despite fading. CDM symbol length may be an integer power of two, or have other values, such as 2N*20 (e.g., 80). SIUs are typically relevant to BS-MS data packets, for example ACKs supporting H-ARQ for reverse link transmissions.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting a multiplicity of signaling information units (SIUs) from a base station (BS) to a corresponding multiplicity of receiving mobile stations (RMSs) via a common signaling channel (CSC), wherein data is communicated between each RMS and the BS via primary data frames of one or more other channels in a quantity substantially larger than is conveyed by corresponding SIUs, the method comprising:
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a) identifying corresponding primary data frames to which the multiplicity of Slus are relevant, the primary frames having a primary frame duration;
b) transmitting the multiplicity of SIUs in a CSC frame having a duration shorter than or approximately equal to the primary frame duration during a time period selected to imply relevance of the SIU to the corresponding primary frames;
c) dividing the CSC frame into a multiplicity of subframes to effect time division multiplexing (TDM) of the CSC frame; and
d) for each of the multiplicity of SIUs, disposing within a subframe of the CSC frame a corresponding code division multiplexing (CDM) sequence representing such SIU and distinguishing it from other SIUs disposed in the same subframe. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Cellular communication system base station (BS) apparatus for high-speed data communication with a multiplicity of mobile station (MS) receivers, the apparatus comprising:
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a) a data channel frame analysis module configured to determine duration and time alignment for primary frames of a multiplicity of data channels; and
b) a common signaling channel (CSC) signal preparation module configured to prepare a signal segment to convey a multiplicity of different signaling information units (SIUs), each corresponding to one of the multiplicity of data channels, for transmission from the BS as a particular frame on the CSC, the CSC signal preparation module including i) a time division multiplexing (TDM) module configured to dispose SIUs into a plurality of different subframes within a CSC frame implicitly corresponding to the primary frames of the corresponding data channel, ii) a coding module configured to encode each SIU as a code division multiplexed (CDM) symbol, iii) a time diversity module configured to dispose a CDM symbol representing each SIU in a plurality of different subframes of the CSC frame, iv) a plurality of CDM branch concatenation modules each configured to concatenate CDM symbols based on a particular orthogonal sequence cover for all subframes of the CSC frame as CDM branch frame sequences, and v) a summation module configured to sum a plurality of CDM branch frame sequences to establish a signal segment conveying the CSC frame information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of transmitting a multiplicity of signaling information units (SIUs) from a base station (BS) to a corresponding multiplicity of receiving mobile stations (RMSs) via a common signaling channel (CSC), wherein data is communicated between each RMS and the BS via primary data frames of one or more other channels in a quantity substantially larger than is conveyed by corresponding SIUs, the method comprising:
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a) a step for identifying corresponding primary data frames to which the multiplicity of SIUs are relevant, the primary frames having a primary frame duration;
b) a step for transmitting the multiplicity of SIUs in a CSC frame having a duration approximately equal to the primary frame duration during a time period selected to imply relevance of the SIU to the corresponding primary frames;
c) a step for dividing the CSC frame into a multiplicity of subframes to effect time division multiplexing (TDM) of the CSC frame; and
d) for each of the multiplicity of SIUs, a step for disposing within a subframe of the CSC frame a corresponding code division multiplexing (CDM) sequence representing such SIU and distinguishing it from other SIUs disposed in the same subframe.
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