Mobile communications system which uses TDMA for speech data and OFDM for control/extended data

• US 6,385,190 B1
• Filed: 02/18/1999
• Issued: 05/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/1996
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Mobile Phones UK Limited (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Malkamaki, Esa, Oksanen, Lauri
• Primary Examiner(s): VINCENT, DAVID ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US09/214,890
• Time in Patent Office: 1,174 Days
• Field of Search: 370/310, 370/315, 370/328, 370/329, 370/330, 370/336, 370/337, 370/344-350, 370/203, 370/204
• US Class Current: 370/347
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/023 Multiplexing of multicarrier modulation signals multicarrier modulation H04L27/2601
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/20 Manipulation of established connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

Mobile communications apparatus (103) are arranged to transmit encoded speech in accordance with a first protocol and to transmit extended data in accordance with a second protocol. A wideband extension (601) is divided into time slots (TN0-TN7) which are substantially in phase with time slots for speech transmission. Signalling channels provided for speech are also used for establishing data calls within the extension. Extended data is conveyed by a process of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing is created (804). The multiplex is created by an inverse fast Fourier transform (903) and the transmission frequencies undergo a hopping sequence.

Claims

1. Communications apparatus for mobile telephones, arranged to transmit first encoded data in accordance with a first protocol (202) and to transmit extended data in accordance with a second protocol (601), comprising

first transmission means configured to transmit encoded speech data over time slots within time division multiple access frames;

and

second transmitting means for transmitting said extended data, wherein a second bandwidth for transmission of said extended data is divided into time slots substantially similar to said time slots for said first data which are substantially in phase with time slots for said speech data while occurring at a higher data rate than the data rate for the transmission of said speech data.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first transmission means is arranged to transmit said encoded speech data in accordance with GSM recommendations.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first transmission means and said second transmission means transmit data within frames having eight time slots.

4. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit data in accordance with a protocol that is less prone to errors than said first protocol.

5. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first transmission means include signalling means arranged to communicate via signalling channels, wherein said signalling means are arranged to establish data calls for said second transmitting means.

6. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit data by a process of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.

7. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second transmitting means includes processing means arranged to perform an inverse Fourier transform process upon a plurality of data bits.

8. Apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said first processing means is arranged to transmit a plurality of OFDM symbols within a selected channel time slot.

9. Apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit encoded symbols at various transmission frequencies in accordance with a frequency hopping sequence.

10. Communications apparatus for mobile telephones, arranged to transmit first encoded data in accordance with a first protocol (202) and to transmit extended data in accordance with a second protocol (606), comprising

a first transmission means for transmitting said first data over time slots within time division multiple access frames encoded in accordance with GSM recommendations;

and

second transmitting means for transmitting said extended data, wherein a second bandwidth for transmission of said extended data is divided into time slots substantially similar to said time slots for said first data, wherein,

said first transmission means and said second transmitting means transmit data within frames having eight time slots.

11. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said first transmitting means is arranged to transmit encoded speech data in accordance with said GSM recommendations.

12. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit said extended data within time slot substantially in phase with said time slots for said first data.

13. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit extended data at a second data rate higher than the data rate for the transmission of said first data.

14. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit data in accordance with a protocol that is less prone to errors than said first protocol.

15. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said first transmission means includes signalling means arranged to communicate via signalling channels, wherein said signalling means are arranged to establish data calls for said second transmitting means.

16. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit data by a process of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.

17. Apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said second transmitting means includes processing means arranged to perform an inverse Fourier transform process upon a plurality of data bits.

18. Apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said processing means is arranged to transmit a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbols within a selected channel time slot.

19. Apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit encoded symbols at various transmission frequencies in accordance with a frequency hopping sequence.

20. Communications apparatus for mobile telephones, arranged to transmit first encoded data in accordance with a first protocol (202) and to transmit extended data in accordance with a second protocol (606), comprising

first transmission means for transmitting said first data over time slots within time division multiple access frames;

and

second transmitting means for transmitting said extended data, wherein a second bandwidth for transmission of said extended data is divided into time slots substantially similar to said time slots for said first data, wherein

said first transmission means includes signalling means arranged to communicate via signalling channels, and

said signalling means are arranged to establish data calls for said second transmitting means.

21. Apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said first transmitting means for transmitting first data is arranged to transmit encoded speech data.

22. Apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said first transmission means is arranged to transmit said data encoded in accordance with GSM recommendations.

23. Apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit said extended data within time slots substantially in phase with said time slots for said first data.

24. Apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said first transmission means and said second transmitting means transmit data within frames have eight time slots.

25. Apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit extended data at a second data rate, higher than the data rate for the transmission of said first data.

26. Apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit data in accordance with a protocol that is less prone to errors than said first protocol.

27. Apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit data by a process of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing.

28. Apparatus according to claim 27, wherein said second transmitting means includes processing means arranged to perform an inverse Fourier transform process upon a plurality of data bits.

29. Apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said processing means is arranged to transmit a plurality of orthogonal frequency division multiplex symbols within a selected channel time slot.

30. Apparatus according to claim 20, wherein said second transmitting means is arranged to transmit encoded symbols at various transmission frequencies in accordance with a frequency hopping sequence.

31. A method of mobile telephony, wherein first encoded data is transmitted in accordance with a first protocol and extended data is transmitted in accordance with a second protocol, comprising the steps of

transmitting encoded speech data over time slots within time division multiple access frames;

and

transmitting said extended data, wherein a second bandwidth for transmission of said extended data is divided into time slots substantially similar to said time slots for said first data which are substantially in phase with time slots for said speech data while occurring at a higher data rate than the data rate for the transmission of said speech data.

32. A method according to claim 31, wherein said encoded speech data is transmitted in accordance with GSM recommendations.

33. A method according to claim 31, wherein said second transmission occurs within data frames having eight time slots.

34. A method according to claim 31, wherein said second transmission is arranged to transmit data in accordance with the protocol that is less prone to errors than said first protocol.

35. A method of mobile telephony, wherein first encoded data is transmitted in accordance with a first protocol and extended data is transmitted in accordance with a second protocol, comprising the steps of

transmitting first data over time slots within time division multiple access frames encoded in accordance with GSM recommendations;

and

transmitting said extended data via a second bandwidth divided into time slots substantially similar to time slots for said first data, wherein

said first transmission and said second transmission occur within frames having eight time slots.

36. A method according to claim 35, wherein said first transmission process includes signalling procedures, wherein said signalling procedures are arranged to communicate via signalling channels so as to establish data calls for said second transmitting procedures.

37. A method of mobile telephone, wherein first encoded data is transmitted in accordance with a first protocol and extended data is transmitted in accordance with a second protocol, comprising steps of

transmitting said first data over time slots within time division multiple access frames and

transmitting said extended data within a second bandwidth for transmission of said extended data divided into time slots substantially similar to the time slots for the transmission of said first data, wherein

said first transmission procedure includes signalling means arranged to communicate via said signalling channels, and

said signalling procedures arranged to establish data calls for said second transmission procedures.