Switching from dedicated to common channels when radio resources are controlled by drift radio network
First Claim
1. A method of performing, for a telecommunications service, a channel switch operation whereby a connection is switched from a dedicated channel to a common channel, the connection being with a user equipment unit (UE) located in a cell controlled by a drift radio network controller (DRNC), the method comprising:
- a serving radio network controller (SRNC) which controls the connection requesting a temporary identifier for the connection from the drift radio network controller (DRNC);
the serving radio network controller (SRNC) signaling the user equipment unit (UE) to switch from the dedicated connection to the common channel connection; and
the serving radio network controller (SRNC) supplying the user equipment unit (UE) with the temporary identifier for the connection.
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Abstract
A serving radio network controller (SRNC) of a radio access network assigns one or both of an appropriate temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and radio resources to a connection which is switched from a dedicated channel to a common channel in a cell handled by a drift radio network controller (DRNC). In one embodiment, the appropriate temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and the radio resources are obtained by the serving radio network controller (SRNC) upon execution of a channel switching process (e.g., when it has been determined that a connection should be switched from a dedicated channel to a common channel). In another embodiment of the invention, the serving radio network controller (SRNC) can obtain the appropriate temporary identifier (C-RNTI) and the radio resources prior to an actual channel switch operation. In both embodiments, the obtaining of the temporary identifier and/or radio resources can be part of a Common Transport Channel Resources Initialization procedure.
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32 Claims
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1. A method of performing, for a telecommunications service, a channel switch operation whereby a connection is switched from a dedicated channel to a common channel, the connection being with a user equipment unit (UE) located in a cell controlled by a drift radio network controller (DRNC), the method comprising:
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a serving radio network controller (SRNC) which controls the connection requesting a temporary identifier for the connection from the drift radio network controller (DRNC);
the serving radio network controller (SRNC) signaling the user equipment unit (UE) to switch from the dedicated connection to the common channel connection; and
the serving radio network controller (SRNC) supplying the user equipment unit (UE) with the temporary identifier for the connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A radio access network comprising:
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a serving radio network controller (SRNC);
a drift radio network controller (DRNC);
wherein the serving radio network controller (SRNC) executes a process to obtain from the drift radio network controller (DRNC) a temporary identifier for a connection involved in a channel switch operation, the connection being with a user equipment unit (UE);
wherein the serving radio networks controller (SRNC) supplies the user equipment unit (UE) with the temporary identifier for the connection; and
wherein the serving radio network controller (SRNC) requests the temporary identifier as part of a Common Transport Channel Resources Initialization procedure. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A radio access network comprising:
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a serving radio network controller (SRNC);
a drift radio network controller (DRNC);
wherein the serving radio network controller (SRNC) executes a process to obtain from the drift radio network controller (DRNC) a temporary identifier for a connection involved in a channel switch operation, the connection being with a user equipment unit (UE);
wherein the serving radio network controller (SRNC) supplies the user equipment unit (UE) with the temporary identifier for the connection; and
wherein the channel switch is from a dedicated channel to a common channel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of performing, for a telecommunications service, a channel switch operation whereby a connection is switched from a dedicated channel to a common channel, the connection being with a user equipment unit (UE) located in a cell controlled by a drift radio network controller (DRNC), the method comprising:
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a serving radio network controller (SRNC) which controls the connection requesting information regarding radio resources to be allocated by the drift radio network controller (DRNC) to the connection after the channel switch operation;
the serving radio network controller (SRNC) supplying the user equipment unit (UE) with the information regarding radio resources. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A radio access network comprising:
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a serving radio network controller (SRNC);
a drift radio network controller (DRNC);
wherein the serving radio network controller (SRNC) executes a process to assign radio resources to be allocated by the drift radio network controller (DRNC) to a connection with a user equipment unit (UE) after a channel switch operation, the connection being with a user equipment unit (UE);
wherein the serving radio network controller (SRNC) supplies the user equipment unit (UE) with information regarding the assigned radio resources; and
wherein the serving radio network controller (SRNC) requests the information regarding the radio resources as part of a Common Transport Channel Resources Initialization procedure. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A radio access network comprising:
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a serving radio network controller (SRNC);
a drift radio network controller (DRNC);
wherein the serving radio network controller (SRNC) executes a process to assign radio resources to be allocated by the drift radio network controller (DRNC) to a connection with a user equipment unit (UE) after a channel switch operation, the connection being with a user equipment unit (UE);
wherein the serving radio network controller (SRNC) supplies the user equipment unit (UE) with information regarding the assigned radio resources; and
wherein the channel switch is from a dedicated channel to a common channel. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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