Data transmission method combating degradation of the quality of service

• US 7,206,295 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2001
• Issued: 04/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Seguin, Laure
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham; Chi
• Assistant Examiner(s): LY, ANH VU H
• Application Number:
  US09/824,772
• Publication Number:
  US 20020021714A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,204 Days
• Field of Search: 370/277, 370/317, 370/318, 370/319, 370/328, 370/332, 370/333, 370/335, 370/338, 370/441, 370/468, 370/470, 370/472, 370/477
• US Class Current: 370/328
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0007 by modifying the frame length
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0025 Transmission of mode-switching indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0029 Reduction of the amount of signalling, e.g. retention of useful signalling or differential signalling power control H04W52/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/36 by determining packet size, e.g. maximum transfer unit [MTU]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/32 Architecture of open systems interconnection [OSI] 7-layer type protocol stacks, e.g. the interfaces between the data link level and the physical level
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/324 in the data link layer [OSI layer 2], e.g. HDLC
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/04 TPC

Abstract

A system for transmitting data over a physical resource including a layer configured to manage the physical resource and to guarantee a quality of service, and a first sub-layer configured to supply a transmission support in accordance with the quality of service and to segment the data into transmission units. The first sub-layer reduces a size of at least one of the transmission units when transmission conditions on the physical resource are degraded. A second sub-layer is configured to transmit at least one of the transmission units over the physical resource during each of transmission time intervals. The transmission time interval is a periodic time interval during which the second sub-layer is allowed to access the physical resource. A physical layer is configured to perform error correction coding or decoding of the data.

Claims

1. A system for transmitting data over a physical resource, comprising:

a first layer configured to manage the physical resource and to guarantee a quality of service;

a first sub-layer configured to supply a transmission support in accordance with the quality of service and to segment the data into transmission units, the first sub-layer reducing a size of at least one of the transmission units when transmission conditions on the physical resource are degraded;

a second sub-layer configured to transmit at least one of the transmission units over the physical resource during each of transmission time intervals, the transmission time interval being a periodic time interval during which the second sub-layer is allowed to access the physical resource; and

a physical layer configured to perform error correction coding or decoding of the data, wherein

the first layer guarantees the quality of service by assigning a set level to the ratio of received signal power to noise plus interference,

in the case of degradation of the transmission conditions the transmission power of a transmitter is increased so as to maintain the quality of service, and

the size of each of the transmission units is reduced when the transmission power reaches a maximum value.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein access to the physical resource is divided into the transmission time intervals, and wherein the second sub-layer is configured to cheek whether the quality of service has been complied with.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the first sub-layer determines a plurality of sizes of the transmission units for the transmission time intervals and the second sub-layer selects one of the plurality of sizes according to the transmission conditions, the second sub-layer selecting a smaller one of the plurality of sizes when the transmission conditions on the physical resource are degraded.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the first sub-layer supplies to the second sub-layer the plurality of sizes by means of a table.

5. The system of claim 3 wherein the first layer is configured to retransmit the transmission units if acknowledgement is not received.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein the first sub-layer adjusts the size of each of the transmission units according to the transmission conditions and transmits the size adjusted to the second sub-layer.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the first sub-layer reduces the size of each of the transmission units when the transmission conditions on the physical resource are degraded.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the first sub-layer adjusts the plurality of sizes of the transmission units by sending a table to the second sub-layer.

9. The system of claim 7 wherein the first layer is configured to retransmit the transmission units if acknowledgement is not received.

10. The system of claim 6 wherein the first layer is configured to retransmit the transmission units if acknowledgement is not received.

11. The system of claim 2 wherein the first layer is configured to retransmit the transmission units if acknowledgement is not received.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is a UMTS mobile telephony system.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the first layer allocates resources by reducing the set level of a low-priority service.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the first layer is configured to retransmit the transmission units if acknowledgement is not received.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein the first layer is configured to retransmit the transmission units if acknowledgement is not received.

16. A system for transmitting data over a physical resource, comprising:

a first layer configured to manage the physical resource and to guarantee a quality of service;

a first sub-layer configured to supply a transmission support in accordance with the quality of service and to segment the data into transmission units, the first sub-layer reducing a size of at least one of the transmission units when transmission conditions on the physical resource are degraded;

a second sub-layer configured to transmit at least one of the transmission units over the physical resource during each of transmission time intervals, the transmission time interval being a periodic time interval during which the second sub-layer is allowed to access the physical resource; and

a physical layer configured to perform error correction coding or decoding of the data,

wherein the first sub-layer adjusts the size of each of the transmission units according to the transmission conditions and transmits the size adjusted to the second sub-layer,

wherein

the first layer guarantees the quality of service by assigning a set level to the ratio of received signal power to noise plus interference,

in the case of degradation of the transmission conditions the transmission power of a transmitter is increased so as to maintain the quality of service, and

the size of each of the transmission units is reduced when the transmission power reaches a maximum value.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first layer allocates resources by reducing the set level of a low-priority service.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the first layer is configured to retransmit the transmission units if acknowledgement is not received.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein the first layer is configured to retransmit the transmission units if acknowledgement is not received.

20. A system for transmitting data over a physical resource, comprising:

a first layer configured to manage the physical resource and to guarantee a quality of service;

a first sub-layer configured to supply a transmission support in accordance with the quality of service and to segment the data into transmission units, the first sub-layer reducing a size of at least one of the transmission units when transmission conditions on the physical resource are degraded;

a second sub-layer configured to transmit at least one of the transmission units over the physical resource during each of transmission time intervals, the transmission time interval being a periodic time interval during which the second sub-layer is allowed to access the physical resource; and

a physical layer configured to perform error correction coding or decoding of the data,

wherein the first layer guarantees the quality of service by assigning a set level to the ratio of received signal power to noise plus interference,

in the case of degradation of the transmission conditions the transmission power of a transmitter is increased so as to maintain the quality of service, and

wherein the first layer allocates resources by reducing the set level of a low-priority service.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein the first layer is configured to retransmit the transmission units if acknowledgement is not received.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the first sub-layer determines a plurality of sizes of the transmission units for the transmission time intervals and the second sub-layer selects one of the plurality of sizes according to the transmission conditions, the second sub-layer selecting a smaller one of the plurality of sizes when the transmission conditions on the physical resource are degraded.

23. The system of claim 20, wherein the first sub-layer adjusts the size of each of the transmission units according to the transmission conditions and transmits the size adjusted to the second sub-layer.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein the first sub-layer reduces the size of each of the transmission units when the transmission conditions on the physical resource are degraded.