Dynamic channel quality measurement procedure implemented in a wireless digital communication system to prioritize the forwarding of downlink data
First Claim
1. A wireless digital communication system for prioritizing the forwarding of blocks of downlink data, the system including a base station and a plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs), wherein a first subset of the UEs have pending downlink transmissions and a second subset of the UEs do not have pending downlink transmissions, the system comprising:
- (a) means for the base station to receive blocks of downlink data for distribution to designated ones of the plurality of UEs in the first subset; and
(b) means for the base station to transmit to each of the designated UEs in the first subset a request to begin downlink channel quality measurements, whereby the base station does not transmit a request to begin downlink channel quality measurements to the UEs in the second subset due to not having pending downlink transmissions.
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Abstract
A wireless digital communication system includes a base station in communication with a plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs). The system prioritizes the forwarding of blocks of downlink data to designated ones of the UEs. The system employs adaptive modulation and coding (AM&C) to achieve improved radio resource utilization and provides optimum data rates for user services. Blocks of downlink (DL) data are received by the base station which requests downlink (DL) channel quality measurements only from those mobile terminals (UEs) with pending downlink transmissions. The UEs respond to the request by measuring and reporting DL channel quality to the base station, which then allocates resources such that the UEs will make best use of radio resources. The base station notifies the UEs of the physical channel allocation indicating the modulation/coding rate and allocated slots followed by transmission of blocks of downlink data which are transmitted to the UEs.
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1. A wireless digital communication system for prioritizing the forwarding of blocks of downlink data, the system including a base station and a plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs), wherein a first subset of the UEs have pending downlink transmissions and a second subset of the UEs do not have pending downlink transmissions, the system comprising:
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(a) means for the base station to receive blocks of downlink data for distribution to designated ones of the plurality of UEs in the first subset; and
(b) means for the base station to transmit to each of the designated UEs in the first subset a request to begin downlink channel quality measurements, whereby the base station does not transmit a request to begin downlink channel quality measurements to the UEs in the second subset due to not having pending downlink transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. In a wireless digital communication system including a base station and plurality of user equipment mobile terminals (UEs), wherein a first subset of the UEs have pending downlink transmissions and a second subset of the UEs do not have pending downlink transmissions, a method for prioritizing the forwarding of blocks of downlink data, the method comprising:
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(a) the base station receiving blocks of downlink data for distribution to designated ones of the plurality of UEs in the first subset; and
(b) the base station transmitting to each of the designated UEs in the first subset a request to begin downlink channel quality measurements, whereby the base station does not transmit a request to begin downlink channel quality measurements to the UEs in the second subset due to not having pending downlink transmissions. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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