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Fast Indication of Uplink Voice Activity

  • US 20080176576A1
  • Filed: 01/22/2008
  • Published: 07/24/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for signaling a request for uplink packet transmission resources at a mobile station in DTX transmission mode, comprising:

  • detecting new data activity at the mobile station, the new data activity indicating that one or more uplink data packets are pending;

    monitoring a downlink packet channel for a signal allocating to the mobile station one or more transmission periods in a corresponding uplink packet channel; and

    transmitting a pre-determined dummy block over the uplink packet channel during the allocated one or more transmission periods, the pre-determined dummy block comprising an indication that the one or more uplink data packets are pending.

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