RADIO TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME WITH POLLING
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Abstract
An apparatus or method for transmitting data blocks on a communications channel having a radio link between two stations including a user equipment comprises receiving first data blocks from the user equipment, and transmitting second data blocks to the user equipment. A polling interval is dynamically set for the transmission of polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks, the polling interval being set in accordance with at least one of: a size of one or more data blocks received by the apparatus from the user equipment, a size of one or more blocks transmitted from the apparatus to the user equipment, and a service to which the user equipment is subscribed. The apparatus may be used as a PCU in a cellular mobile telephone system.
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40 Claims
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21. Apparatus for transmitting data blocks on a communications channel having a radio link between the apparatus and at least one user equipment, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive first data blocks from the user equipment; a transmitter configured to transmit second data blocks to the user equipment and to transmit polling messages to the user equipment to request that the user equipment acknowledge receipt of the second data blocks; a transmission controller configured to dynamically set at least one polling interval for transmission of the polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A radio telecommunications network comprising at least one base station in communication with at least one user equipment, the network comprising an apparatus for transmitting data blocks on a communications channel having a radio link between the apparatus and at least one user equipment, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive first data blocks from the user equipment; a transmitter configured to transmit second data blocks to the user equipment and to transmit polling messages to the user equipment to request that the user equipment acknowledge receipt of the second data blocks; a transmission controller configured to dynamically set at least one polling interval for transmission of the polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A method of transmitting data blocks over a communications channel having a radio link enabling transmissions to and from at least one user equipment, the method comprising:
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receiving first data blocks from the user equipment; transmitting second data blocks to the user equipment; transmitting polling messages to the user equipment to request that the user equipment acknowledge receipt of the second data blocks; and dynamically setting at least one polling interval for transmission of the polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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