Apparatus, method and computer program product providing radio link parameter update for reallocation of HARQ process for 2ms NST/ST
First Claim
1. A method for re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request process comprising:
- sending from a Node B a first message for reallocating a hybrid automatic repeat request process;
receiving at the Node B a reply to the first message; and
responsive to the reply, re-allocating the hybrid automatic repeat request process according to the reply.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program for re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process is described where a Node B initiates HARQ re-allocation by sending to a radio network controller RNC a RL PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message that includes at least one of a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms non-scheduled transmission NST GRANT information element IE and a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms scheduled transmission ST GRANT IE indicating a value for HARQ process re-allocation. The Node B then receives from the RNC a RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE or REQUEST message that contains the NST or ST GRANT IE. Responsive to receiving the RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE or REQUEST message, the Node B sends to the RNC a RL RECONFIGURATION READY or RESPONSE message, then receives from the RNC a RL RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message. Responsive to the COMMIT message, the Node B re-allocates the HARQ process according to the RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE or REQUEST message.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request process comprising:
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sending from a Node B a first message for reallocating a hybrid automatic repeat request process;
receiving at the Node B a reply to the first message; and
responsive to the reply, re-allocating the hybrid automatic repeat request process according to the reply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process comprising:
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initiating at a Node B a HARQ re-allocation by sending from the Node B to a serving radio network controller SRNC a RL PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message that comprises at least one of a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms non-scheduled transmission NST GRANT information element and a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms scheduled transmission ST GRANT information element, said at least one information element indicating a value for HARQ process re-allocation;
receiving at the Node B from the SRNC one of a RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message and a RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message that contains the said at least one information element;
responsive to receiving the RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message or the RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message, sending from the Node B to the SRNC a RL RECONFIGURATION READY message or a RL RECONFIGURATION RESPONSE message;
receiving at the Node B from the SRNC a RL RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message; and
responsive to receiving the COMMIT message, re-allocating the HARQ process according to the received RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message or the received RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request HARQ process comprising:
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receiving from a Node B a RL PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message that comprises at least one of a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms non-scheduled transmission NST GRANT information element and a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms scheduled transmission ST GRANT information element, said at least one information element indicating a value for HARQ process re-allocation;
responsive to receiving the RL PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message, sending to the Node B one of a RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message and a RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message that contains the said at least one information element; and
thereafterresponsive to receiving from the Node B one of a RL RECONFIGURATION READY message or a RL RECONFIGURATION RESPONSE message, sending to the Node B a RL RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A first network element comprising a wireless transceiver and a program of computer instructions embodied in a local memory that is coupled to a processor, the processor coupled to a communications interface for coupling with a higher network element, wherein the program is arranged to cause the processor to:
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send to the higher network element over the interface a first message for re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request process for a user equipment with which the first network element communicates using the wireless transceiver;
receive over the interface a reply to the first message; and
responsive to the reply, re-allocate the hybrid automatic repeat request process according to the reply. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A controlling network element comprising a program of computer instructions embodied in a local memory that is coupled to a processor, the processor coupled to a communications interface for coupling with a Node B, wherein the program is arranged to cause the processor to:
responsive to receiving from the Node B over the interface a first message for re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request process, send over the interface to the Node B a reply to grant the re-allocation of the first message. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A program of machine-readable instructions, tangibly embodied on an information bearing medium disposed within a Node B and executable by a digital data processor, to perform actions directed toward re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request process, the actions comprising:
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sending from a Node B a first message for re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request process;
responsive to receiving a reply to the first message, re-allocating the hybrid automatic repeat request process according to the reply. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A program of machine-readable instructions, tangibly embodied on an information bearing medium disposed within a controlling node of a radio network and executable by a digital data processor, to perform actions directed toward re-allocating a hybrid automatic repeat request process, the actions comprising:
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receiving from a Node B a RL PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message that comprises at least one of a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms non-scheduled transmission NST GRANT information element and a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms scheduled transmission ST GRANT information element indicating a value for HARQ process re-allocation;
responsive to receiving the RL PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message, sending to the Node B one of a RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message and a RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message that contains the said at least one information element;
responsive to receiving from the Node B one of a RL RECONFIGURATION READY message and a RL RECONFIGURATION RESPONSE message, sending to the Node B a RL RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. An integrated circuit in combination with software embodied on a computer readable medium disposed within a Node B, configured to cooperate so as to signal for a re-allocation of a hybrid automatic repeat request process by:
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initiating a hybrid automatic repeat request re-allocation by sending from the Node B to a controlling node of a radio network a RL PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message that comprises at least one of a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms non-scheduled transmission NST GRANT information element and a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms scheduled transmission ST GRANT information element indicating a value for hybrid automatic repeat request process re-allocation;
responsive to receiving from the controlling node one of a RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message and a RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message that contains the said at least one information element, sending to the controlling node one of a RL RECONFIGURATION READY message and a RL RECONFIGURATION RESPONSE message;
responsive to receiving from the controlling node a RL RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message, re-allocating the hybrid automatic repeat request process according to the said RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message or RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message.
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32. A system comprising a Node B coupled through a communication interface to a controlling node of a radio network, each of the node B and the controlling node comprising embodied software and a processor configured to:
at the Node B;
send to the controlling node a RL PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION message that comprises at least one of a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms non-scheduled transmission NST GRANT information element and a HARQ process allocation for 2 ms scheduled transmission ST GRANT information element indicating a value for hybrid automatic repeat request process re-allocation;
responsive to receiving from the controlling node one of a RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message and a RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message, send to the controlling node one of a RL RECONFIGURATION READY message and a RL RECONFIGURATION RESPONSE message;
and at the controlling node;
responsive to receiving the PARAMETER UPDATE INDICATION, send to the Node B one of the RL RECONFIGURATION PREPARE message and the RL RECONFIGURATION REQUEST message that contains the said at least one information element;
responsive to receiving from the Node B one of the RL RECONFIGURATION READY message and the RL RECONFIGURATION RESPONSE message, sending to the Node B a RL RECONFIGURATION COMMIT message indicating to the Node B to re-allocate the hybrid automatic repeat request process.
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