Method for controlling a radio access bearer in a communication system
First Claim
1. A method for controlling radio bearers in a mobile communications device having a radio resource control layer, a radio link control layer, a medium access control layer, and a physical layer beneath the radio resource control layer in succession, comprising:
- measuring traffic volume between the medium access control layer and the physical layer;
comparing the measured traffic volume to at least one reference value, wherein the at least one reference value includes at least one of an upper critical value and a lower critical value;
reporting the measured traffic volume to the radio resource layer, if a condition is satisfied between the measured traffic volume and the at least one reference value; and
controlling the radio bearers by the radio resource control layer according to the measured traffic volume.
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Abstract
A radio access bearer in a mobile communication system is controlled by disposing a radio resource control layer having radio access bearers in a user side, disposing a radio link control layer, a media access control layer, and a physical layer in the user side beneath the radio resource control layer in succession, measuring a traffic volume of the media access control layer and radio link control layer in the user side by using the media access control layer in the user side to produce traffic volume measurements, comparing the traffic volume measurements to at least one of an upper critical value and a lower critical value provided to the media access control layer in the user side from a radio resource control layer in a network side of the communication system through the radio resource control layer in the user side of the system, and forwarding a comparison result and the traffic volume measurements to the radio resource control layer in the network side through the radio resource control layer in the user side, and controlling the radio access bearer in the user side through the radio resource control layer in the network side according to a result of the comparison.
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1. A method for controlling radio bearers in a mobile communications device having a radio resource control layer, a radio link control layer, a medium access control layer, and a physical layer beneath the radio resource control layer in succession, comprising:
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measuring traffic volume between the medium access control layer and the physical layer; comparing the measured traffic volume to at least one reference value, wherein the at least one reference value includes at least one of an upper critical value and a lower critical value; reporting the measured traffic volume to the radio resource layer, if a condition is satisfied between the measured traffic volume and the at least one reference value; and controlling the radio bearers by the radio resource control layer according to the measured traffic volume. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for controlling radio bearers in a mobile communications device having a radio resource control layer, a radio link control layer, a medium access control layer, and a physical layer beneath the radio resource control layer in succession, comprising:
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measuring traffic volume between the medium access control layer and the physical layer; reporting the measured traffic volume to the radio resource control layer, when a reporting period is elapsed; and controlling the radio bearers by the radio resource control layer according to the measured traffic volume. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus for controlling radio bearers in a mobile communications system, the apparatus having a plurality of protocol layers including a radio resource control layer, a radio link control layer, a medium access control layer, and a physical layer beneath the radio resource control layer in succession, comprising;
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means for measuring traffic volume between the medium access control layer and the physical layer; means for comparing the measured traffic volume to at least one reference value, wherein the at least one reference value includes at least one of an upper critical value and a lower critical value; means for reporting the measured traffic volume to the radio resource layer, if a condition is satisfied between the measured traffic volume and the at least one reference value; and means for controlling the radio bearers according to the measured traffic volume. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An apparatus for controlling radio bearers in a mobile communications system, the apparatus having a plurality of protocol layers including a radio resource control layer, a radio link control layer, a medium access control layer, and a physical layer beneath the radio resource control layer in succession, comprising:
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means for measuring traffic volume between the medium access control layer and the physical layer; means for checking whether a reporting period is elapsed; means for reporting the measured traffic volume to the radio resource control layer, when the reporting period is elapsed; and means for controlling the radio bearers according to the measured traffic volume. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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