Link level support of wireless data
First Claim
1. A method for use in a wireless communications mobile unit comprising the steps of:
- monitoring for an access request;
monitoring an assigned resource for received page messages;
determining whether an access request and/or a received page message has been detected;
if an access request is detected, wherein processing of said access requests takes precedence over processing of said received pages, transmitting a request message to a base station on a resource dedicated to this mobile unit;
monitoring for received request response messages;
if a request response message is received, controllably transmitting an acknowledgment indicating reception of the request response message; and
if a page message is detected, transmitting an acknowledgment indicating reception of the page message, whereby latency is minimized in gaining access by said mobile unit from said base station.
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Abstract
In a wireless communication system, mobile unit and base station access request and page transmissions are addressed by employing an efficient unified approach for the transmission and detection of both access requests from a mobile unit and pages from a base station. To this end, a mobile unit monitors for access requests and monitors a prescribed resource to detect if a page has been received. Upon detection of an access request, a corresponding request message is generated and transmitting substantially immediately to a base station, thereby minimizing latency in the access process. Concurrently, a base station monitors to determine if a page indication has been received and monitors a prescribed resource to determine if an access request message has been received. In this process, the processing of request messages takes precedence over the processing of pages. Upon detecting a received request message a request response message is generated and transmitted substantially immediately to the mobile unit, thereby also minimizing latency in the access process.
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65 Claims
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1. A method for use in a wireless communications mobile unit comprising the steps of:
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monitoring for an access request;
monitoring an assigned resource for received page messages;
determining whether an access request and/or a received page message has been detected;
if an access request is detected, wherein processing of said access requests takes precedence over processing of said received pages, transmitting a request message to a base station on a resource dedicated to this mobile unit;
monitoring for received request response messages;
if a request response message is received, controllably transmitting an acknowledgment indicating reception of the request response message; and
if a page message is detected, transmitting an acknowledgment indicating reception of the page message, whereby latency is minimized in gaining access by said mobile unit from said base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for use in a wireless communications base station comprising the steps of:
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monitoring for pages;
monitoring for request messages;
determining whether a request message and/or a page has been detected;
if a page is detected, transmitting a page message in an assigned resource;
determining if an acknowledgment has been received indicating that the page message was received by a mobile unit;
if a request message has been received, substantially immediately transmitting a request response message in a prescribed resource, wherein processing of said received request messages takes precedence over processing of said pages; and
determining if an acknowledgment has been received indicating that the request response message was received by a mobile unit, whereby latency in providing a mobile unit with access is minimized. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for use in a wireless communication system comprising the steps of:
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in a mobile unit, monitoring for an access request, monitoring an assigned resource for page messages, determining whether an access request and/or a page message has been detected;
if an access request is detected, transmitting a request message on a resource dedicated to this mobile unit, monitoring for received request response messages, if a request response message is received, controllably transmitting an acknowledgment indicating reception of the request response message, and if a page message is detected, transmitting an acknowledgment indicating reception of the page message; and
in a base station, monitoring for pages, monitoring for request messages, determining whether a request message and/or a page has been detected, if a page is detected, transmitting a page message in an assigned resource, determining if an acknowledgment has been received indicating that the page message was received by a mobile unit, if a request message has been received, substantially immediately transmitting a request response message in a prescribed resource, and determining if an acknowledgment has been received indicating that the request response message was received by a mobile unit;
wherein in said mobile unit, processing of said requests takes precedence over processing of said received page messages, and in said base station, processing of said received request messages takes precedence over processing of said pages whereby latency is minimized in providing access to said mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. Apparatus for use in a wireless communications mobile unit comprising:
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a controllable receiver;
a controllable transmitter;
a controller;
said controllable receiver including a monitor for monitoring received signals to detect access requests, for monitoring an assigned resource in said received signals to detect received page messages and for monitoring said received signals to detect received request response messages;
said controller determining whether an access request and/or a page message has been detected;
said controller being responsive to an indication that an access request has been detected for controlling said controllable transmitter to transmit a request message on a resource dedicated to this mobile unit;
said controller being responsive to an indication that a request response message has been received for controlling said controllable transmitter to transmit an acknowledgment indicating reception of the request response message; and
said controller being responsive to an indication that a page message has been detected for controlling said controllable transmitter to transmit an acknowledgment indicating reception of the page message, wherein said controller controls said mobile unit so that processing of said access requests takes precedence over processing of said received page messages, whereby latency is minimized in gaining access to a base station. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. Apparatus for use in a wireless communications base station comprising:
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a controllable receiver;
a controllable transmitter;
a controller;
said controllable receiver including a monitor for monitoring received signals to detect pages and for monitoring said received signals to detect request messages;
said controller determining whether a request message and/or a page has been detected;
said controller being responsive to an indication that a page has been detected for controlling said controllable transmitter to transmit a page message in an assigned resource;
said monitor monitoring for a received acknowledgment indicating that the page message was received by a mobile unit;
said controller being responsive to an indication that a request message has been received for controlling said controllable transmitter to substantially immediately transmit a request response message in a prescribed resource, wherein controller controls said base station so that processing of said request messages takes precedence over Processing of said pages; and
said monitor monitoring for a received acknowledgment indicating that the request response message was received by a mobile unit, whereby latency is minimized in providing access to said mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. Apparatus for use in a wireless communication system:
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in a mobile unit, a first controllable receiver, a first controllable transmitter, a first controller, said first controllable receiver including a first monitor for monitoring received signals to detect access requests, for monitoring an assigned resource in said received signals to detect received messages and for monitoring said received signals to detect received request response messages, said first controller determining whether an access request and/or a page message has been detected;
said first controller being responsive to an indication that an access request has been detected for controlling said first controllable transmitter to transmit a request message on a resource dedicated to this mobile unit, said first controller being responsive to an indication that a request response message has been received for controlling said first controllable transmitter to transmit an acknowledgment indicating reception of the request response message, and said first controller being responsive to an indication that a page message has been detected for controlling said first controllable transmitter to transmit an acknowledgment indicating reception of the page message; and
in a base station, a second controllable receiver, a second controllable transmitter, a second controller, said second controllable receiver including a second monitor for monitoring received signals to detect pages and for monitoring said received signals to detect request messages, said second controller determining whether a request message and/or a page has been detected, said second controller being responsive to an indication that a page has been detected for controlling said controllable transmitter to transmit a page message in an assigned resource, said second monitor monitoring for a received acknowledgment indicating that the page message was received by a mobile unit, said second controller being responsive to an indication that a request message has been received for controlling said second controllable transmitter to substantially immediately transmit a request response message in a prescribed resource, and said second monitor monitoring for a received acknowledgment indicating that the request response message was received by a mobile unit;
wherein said first controller controls said mobile unit so that processing of said requests takes precedence over processing of said received page messages, and wherein said second controller controls said base station so that processing of said received request messages takes precedence over processing of said pages, whereby latency is minimized in providing access to said mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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