Method and apparatus for signaling user equipment status information for uplink data transmission in a mobile communication system
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting user equipment (UE) status information for uplink data transmission in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating buffer occupancy (BO) information by monitoring an amount of uplink data to be transmitted;
generating transmit power status (TPS) information by monitoring uplink transmit power status;
determining whether the BO information is to be transmitted in a current time interval;
determining whether the TPS information is to be transmitted in the current time interval, if the BO information is to be transmitted in the current time interval according to a TPS period;
generating a packet data unit (PDU) comprising the BO information and the TPS information if the TPS information is to be transmitted in the current time; and
transmitting the PDU after coding and modulation.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for increasing the scheduling performance of a system supporting an uplink data service and total system stability by effectively UE status information to a Node B in a mobile communication system supporting the uplink data service are provided. UE status information including buffer occupancy information and transmit power status information is transmitted to a Node B periodically or upon generation of an event, irrespective of the presence or absence of uplink data to be transmitted. Since the buffer occupancy information and the transmit power status information are transmitted to the Node B by MAC-e signaling, physical channel resources are saved and E-DCH performance is improved.
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1. A method of transmitting user equipment (UE) status information for uplink data transmission in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating buffer occupancy (BO) information by monitoring an amount of uplink data to be transmitted;
generating transmit power status (TPS) information by monitoring uplink transmit power status;
determining whether the BO information is to be transmitted in a current time interval;
determining whether the TPS information is to be transmitted in the current time interval, if the BO information is to be transmitted in the current time interval according to a TPS period;
generating a packet data unit (PDU) comprising the BO information and the TPS information if the TPS information is to be transmitted in the current time; and
transmitting the PDU after coding and modulation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for transmitting user equipment (UE) status information for uplink data transmission in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a buffer for buffering uplink data and generating buffer occupancy (BO) information by monitoring an amount of the uplink data;
a transmit power status (TPS) information manager for generating TPS information by monitoring uplink transmit power status;
a UE status information generator for determining whether the BO information is to be transmitted in a current time interval, determining whether the TPS information is to be transmitted in the current time interval, if the BO information is to be transmitted in the current time interval according to a TPS period, and generating UE status information comprising the BO information and the TPS information if the TPS information is to be transmitted in the current time interval;
a packet data unit (PDU) generator for generating a PDU comprising the UE status information; and
a transmitter for transmitting the PDU after coding and modulation. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of transmitting user equipment (UE) status information for uplink data transmission in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating buffer occupancy (BO) information by monitoring an amount of uplink data to be transmitted;
generating transmit power status (TPS) information by monitoring uplink transmit power status;
determining whether the BO information is to be transmitted in a current time interval;
determining whether a TPS information transmission event has occurred, if the BO information is to be transmitted in the current time interval;
generating a packet data unit (PDU) comprising the BO information and the TPS information if the TPS information transmission event has occurred; and
transmitting the PDU after coding and modulation. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for transmitting user equipment (UE) status information for uplink data transmission in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a buffer for buffering uplink data to be transmitted and generating buffer occupancy (BO) information by monitoring an amount of the uplink data;
a transmit power status (TPS) information manager for generating TPS information by monitoring uplink transmit power status;
a UE status information generator for determining whether the BO information is to be transmitted in a current time interval, determining whether a TPS information transmission event has occurred, if the BO information is to be transmitted in the current time interval, and generating UE status information comprising the BO information and the TPS information if the TPS information transmission event has occurred;
a packet data unit (PDU) generator for generating a PDU comprising the UE status information; and
a transmitter for transmitting the PDU after coding and modulation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of transmitting user equipment (UE) status information for uplink data transmission in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating buffer occupancy (BO) information by monitoring an amount of uplink data to be transmitted;
generating transmit power status (TPS) information by monitoring uplink transmit power status;
determining whether a current time interval is a BO transmission interval in which the BO information is to be transmitted;
generating a packet data unit (PDU) comprising the BO information and the TPS information, if the current time interval is the BO transmission interval; and
transmitting the PDU after coding and modulation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for transmitting user equipment (UE) status information for uplink data transmission in a mobile communication system, the apparatus comprising:
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a buffer for buffering uplink data to be transmitted and generating buffer occupancy (BO) information by monitoring an amount of the uplink data;
a transmit power status (TPS) information manager for generating TPS information by monitoring uplink transmit power status;
a UE status information generator for determining whether a current time interval is a BO transmission interval in which the BO information is to be transmitted, and generating UE status information comprising the BO information and the TPS information, if the current time interval is the BO transmission interval;
a packet data unit (PDU) generator for generating a PDU comprising the UE status information; and
a transmitter for transmitting the PDU after coding and modulation. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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