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Method and apparatus for scheduling uplink data transmission for mobile station in soft handover region in a mobile communication system

  • US 20060092876A1
  • Filed: 11/02/2005
  • Published: 05/04/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of scheduling uplink data transmission in a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication system supporting an uplink packet data service, the method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving, during a communication with a serving Node B and at least one non-serving Node B at a soft handover, a dedicated scheduling grant from the serving Node B by dedicated scheduling and a common scheduling grant from the at least one non-serving Node B;

    controlling an uplink data rate not to exceed a previous uplink data rate during a predetermined validity duration, if the common scheduling grant indicates a rate-down; and

    transmitting uplink data at the controlled uplink data rate.

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