Communication terminal device and radio communication method

• US 20060079257A1
• Filed: 03/24/2004
• Published: 04/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Seidel, Eiko, Suzuki, Hidetoshi, Iochi, Hitoshi
• Application Number:
  US10/535,973
• Publication Number:
  US 20060079257A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/517
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0001 Systems modifying transmission characteristics according to link quality, e.g. power backoff adaptive data allocation for multicarrier modulation H04L5/0044; controlling transmission power for radio systems H04W52/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1887 Scheduling and prioritising arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/18 for allowing seamless reselection, e.g. soft reselection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/286 during data packet transmission, e.g. high speed packet access [HSPA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/346 distributing total power among users or channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network

Abstract

A transmission method selection section (223) selects either a first packet transmission method or a second packet transmission method. When the first packet transmission method is selected, an SRQ information generation section (224) generates SRQ (scheduling request) information based on the amount of data calculated by a data amount measuring section (221) and/or the retention time thereof, and the transmission power that can be used for packet data transmission calculated by a transmission power calculation section (222). On the other hand, when the second packet transmission method is selected, the SRQ information generation section (224) does not perform SRQ information generation, or generates SRQ information of a specific value for which packet data transmission is never permitted. By this means, in a radio communication system in which packet transmission is performed on uplinks and the packet transmission method is switched adaptively, the packet transmission method can be reported without transmitting a dedicated signal to a base station apparatus.

Claims

1. A communication terminal apparatus used in a radio communication system in which packet transmission is performed in an uplink, and switching is performed adaptively between a first packet transmission method whereby a communication terminal apparatus performs packet transmission in accordance with base station apparatus scheduling and a second packet transmission method whereby a communication terminal apparatus performs packet transmission without a base station apparatus performing scheduling, said communication terminal apparatus comprising:

a transmission method selection section that selects either said first or second packet transmission method;

a scheduling request information generation section that generates scheduling request information used for scheduling by said base station apparatus when said first packet transmission method is used, and differentiates between packet transmission methods according to a method of generation of said scheduling request information; and

a transmitting section that transmits said scheduling request information to a base station apparatus.

2. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said scheduling request information generation section halts generation of said scheduling request information when said second packet transmission method is used.

3. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said scheduling request information generation section generates scheduling request information of a specific value for which packet data transmission is never permitted when said second packet transmission method is used.

4. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission method selection section selects said first packet transmission method when a handover state is not in effect.

5. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission method selection section selects said first packet transmission method when system load in a communicating base station apparatus is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.

6. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission method selection section selects said second packet transmission method when an amount of packet data in a buffer is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.

7. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission method selection section selects said second packet transmission method when retention time of a packet in a buffer is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.

8. The communication terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said transmission method selection section selects said second packet transmission method when a margin of transmission power for transmitting packet data is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value.

9. A base station apparatus used in a radio communication system in which packet transmission is performed in an uplink, and switching is performed adaptively between a first packet transmission method whereby a communication terminal apparatus performs packet transmission in accordance with base station apparatus scheduling and a second packet transmission method whereby a communication terminal apparatus performs packet transmission without a base station apparatus performing scheduling, said base station apparatus comprising:

a transmission terminal determination section that determines a communication terminal apparatus for which packet data transmission is permitted based on scheduling request information transmitted from each communication terminal apparatus within a predetermined time; and

a transmission parameter determination section that determines a packet data transmission parameter based on scheduling request information from a communication terminal apparatus for which packet data transmission has been permitted.

10. The base station apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a scheduling information determination section that determines whether or not scheduling request information from each communication terminal apparatus has been transmitted within a predetermined time, wherein said transmission terminal determination section determines a communication terminal apparatus for which packet data transmission is permitted from among communication terminal apparatuses that have transmitted said scheduling request information.

11. The base station apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said transmission terminal determination section determines a communication terminal apparatus for which packet data transmission is permitted from among communication terminal apparatuses excluding communication terminal apparatuses that have transmitted scheduling request information of a specific value for which packet data transmission is never permitted.

12. A radio communication method used in a radio communication system in which packet transmission is performed in an uplink, and switching is performed adaptively between a first packet transmission method whereby a communication terminal apparatus performs packet transmission in accordance with base station apparatus scheduling and a second packet transmission method whereby a communication terminal apparatus performs packet transmission without a base station apparatus performing scheduling, wherein:

said communication terminal apparatus comprises;

a step of selecting either said first or second packet transmission method;

a step of generating scheduling request information used for scheduling by said base station apparatus when said first packet transmission method is used, and differentiating between packet transmission methods according to a method of generation of said scheduling request information; and

a step of transmitting said scheduling request information to a base station apparatus;

and said base station apparatus comprises;

a step of performing scheduling based on said scheduling request information transmitted from said communication terminal apparatus; and

a step of transmitting a transmission parameter to a communication terminal apparatus for which packet transmission is permitted.

13. A communication terminal apparatus used in a radio communication system in which packet transmission is performed in an uplink, and switching is performed adaptively between a first packet transmission method whereby a communication terminal apparatus performs packet transmission in accordance with base station apparatus scheduling and a second packet transmission method whereby a communication terminal apparatus performs packet transmission without a base station apparatus performing scheduling, said communication terminal apparatus comprising:

a transmission method selection section that selects either said first or second packet transmission method;

a scheduling request information generation section that generates scheduling request information used for scheduling by said base station apparatus; and

a transmitting section that transmits said scheduling request information to the base station apparatus when said first packet transmission method is used and halts transmission of said scheduling information when said second packet transmission method is used.