TD-SCDMA System and a Method for Controlling HSUPA Random Access Thereof

• US 20100165953A1
• Filed: 08/15/2007
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Hui, Zhang, Yincheng, Ma, Zhifeng
• Granted Patent: US 8,817,708 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/335
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/1273 of downlink data flows
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0866 using a dedicated channel for access

Abstract

The present invention provides a time division synchronous code division multiple access (TD-SCDMA) system for controlling enhanced uplink random access, including user equipment (UE), node B and serving radio network controller. The present invention also provides a method for controlling the enhanced uplink random access in a time division synchronous code division multiple access system, including: in high speed uplink packet access scheduling service of time division synchronous code division multiple access system, the higher layer of network side deploys a timer at the user equipment side; if the user equipment still needs to transmit data when the current available grant expires, it starts up the timer which is used as the delay time of initiating the enhanced uplink random access. According to the ability of the network side in controlling E-DCH resources, the present invention can be used to control the time delay that UE initiates the enhanced uplink random access after one grant expires, so as to avoid invalid random access; meanwhile the present invention provides a reliable mechanism for the enhanced uplink random access. By using the method of this invention, system resources can be reasonably utilized, thereby greatly improving the system efficiency.

Claims

1. A method for controlling enhanced uplink random access in a time division synchronous code division multiple access system, comprising:

deploying a timer at UE side by a higher layer at network side in high speed uplink packet access scheduling service in the time division synchronous code division multiple access system;

starting up the timer which is used as delay time to initiate the enhanced uplink random access if the UE still has data to be sent when the current available grant expires.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting the data if grant information from Node B has been received before the timer times out;

otherwise, performing random access of enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel when the timer times out.

3. The method of claim 2, specifically comprising:

a. deploying a timer at the UE side by the network side;

b. sending new data by the UE according to the grant information from Node B and starting up the timer by the UE when the current available absolute grant expires; and

c. stopping and resetting the timer by the UE if the UE receives the grant information from Node B before the timer has timed out, then returning to step b;

initiating the random access and sending scheduling information to Node B, on the enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel by the UE when the timer times out, then resetting and stopping the timer.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein in said step (a), the network side is a serving radio network controller or Node B.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein in said step a, if a value of the timer is configured by the serving radio network controller, the serving radio network controller configures the value of the timer according to resource quantity of the enhanced uplink in a cell and a statistical number of users.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein in said step a:

if the value of the timer is configured by Node B and a synchronization command of enhanced uplink physical channel is carried by E-AGCH, then an upper limit of the value of the timer is a maximal time interval of the synchronization command.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein if the value of the timer is configured by Node B, the value of the timer will be forwarded to the UE by Node B through the serving radio network controller.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein in said step b, when the UE sends the new data according to the grant information from Node B, if there are still data to be sent in logical channel buffer corresponding to enhanced uplink dedicated transmission channel, the scheduling information may be carried together with the data.

9. The method of claim 3, wherein in said step c, performing the random access on the enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel by the UE means periodically triggering the random access on the enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel until the grant of Node B is received.

10. The method of claim 3, wherein in said step c, performing the random access on the enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel by the UE means periodically triggering the random access on the enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel until a triggering times surpasses a maximal attempt times or until the grant of Node B is received.

11. A time division synchronous code division multiple access system for controlling enhanced uplink random access, comprising UE, Node B and serving radio network controller, wherein, the UE includes a timer, and the said UE is used to start up the timer when there are still data to be sent when the current available grant expires;

said UE is also used to transmit the data if grant information from Node B has been received before the timer is timed out;

otherwise the UE is used to perform the random access on enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel when the timer is timed out.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the serving network radio controller is used to configure a value of the timer according to resource quantity of the enhanced uplink in a cell and a statistical number of users, and make the value of the timer included in radio bearer setup or radio bearer reconfiguration command to be sent to the UE;

and the UE is used to configure the timer according to said value.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein Node B is used to set the value of the timer which is carried in response information fed back to the serving radio network controller;

the serving network radio controller is used to forward the information in the radio bearer setup or radio bearer reconfiguration command to the UE;

the UE is used to configure the timer according to the value.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein performing the random access on the enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel by the UE means that the UE periodically triggers the random access on the enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel until the grant from Node B is received.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein performing the random access on the enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel by the UE means that the UE periodically triggers the random access on the enhanced uplink random access uplink control channel until a triggering times surpasses a maximal attempt times or until the grant from Node B is received.