Adaptive link adaptation
First Claim
1. An adaptive link adaptation method for a packet data enabled mobile telecommunication network, the method comprising:
- transmitting data packets over at least one radio link, at least one packet coded using a given coding scheme selected from a group of at least three predetermined coding schemes, wherein the packet data enabled mobile telecommunication network comprises a cell comprising a base station and at least one mobile terminal, the at least one mobile terminal linked to the base station by radio links, at least one radio link having variable channel quality;
accumulating statistical data comprising periodically provided channel quality estimates, periodically provided information about amounts of at least one of successfully received data packets and unsuccessfully received data packets, and periodically provided information about the used coding schemes by storing entries indicating the accumulated information about the amounts of the at least one of the successfully received data packets and the unsuccessfully received data packets and the entries indexed according to the coding schemes and channel quality estimates;
determining block error rates for at least one coding scheme based on the accumulated statistical data, at least one block error rate comprising a function of coding scheme and channel quality estimate; and
selecting, from the group of the at least three predetermined coding schemes, a coding scheme with a best performance for a current data packet to be transmitted over a given radio link with a current channel quality based on the determined block error rates.
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Abstract
The invention concerns an adaptive link adaptation method and system for a packet data enabled mobile telecommunication network. Data packets are transferred over one or more radio links, each packet is coded using a given coding scheme. Statistical data including channel quality estimates, information about successfully or unsuccessfully received data packets, and information about the used coding schemes are accumulated. Block error rates for one or more coding schemes are determined based on the accumulated statistical data, each block error rate including a function of coding scheme and channel quality estimate. A coding scheme with the best performance for a current data packet to be transmitted over a given radio link with current channel quality is selected based on the determined block error rates.
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32 Claims
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1. An adaptive link adaptation method for a packet data enabled mobile telecommunication network, the method comprising:
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transmitting data packets over at least one radio link, at least one packet coded using a given coding scheme selected from a group of at least three predetermined coding schemes, wherein the packet data enabled mobile telecommunication network comprises a cell comprising a base station and at least one mobile terminal, the at least one mobile terminal linked to the base station by radio links, at least one radio link having variable channel quality; accumulating statistical data comprising periodically provided channel quality estimates, periodically provided information about amounts of at least one of successfully received data packets and unsuccessfully received data packets, and periodically provided information about the used coding schemes by storing entries indicating the accumulated information about the amounts of the at least one of the successfully received data packets and the unsuccessfully received data packets and the entries indexed according to the coding schemes and channel quality estimates; determining block error rates for at least one coding scheme based on the accumulated statistical data, at least one block error rate comprising a function of coding scheme and channel quality estimate; and selecting, from the group of the at least three predetermined coding schemes, a coding scheme with a best performance for a current data packet to be transmitted over a given radio link with a current channel quality based on the determined block error rates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An adaptive link adaptation system for a packet data enabled mobile telecommunication network, the system comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit data packets over at least one radio link, at least one packet coded using a given coding scheme selected from a group of at least three predetermined coding schemes, wherein the packet data enabled mobile telecommunication network comprises a cell comprising a base station and at least one mobile terminal, the at least one mobile terminal linked to the base station by radio links, at least one radio link having variable channel quality; a storage unit configured to accumulate statistical data comprising periodically provided channel quality estimates, periodically provided information about amounts of at least one of successfully received data packets and unsuccessfully received data packets, and periodically provided information about the used coding schemes by storing entries indicating the accumulated information about the amounts of the at least one of the successfully received data packets and the unsuccessfully received data packets and the entries indexed according to the coding schemes and channel quality estimates; and a link adapter configured to determine block error rates for at least one coding scheme based on the accumulated statistical data, at least one block error rate comprising a function of coding scheme and channel quality estimate, and to select, from the group of the at least three predetermined coding schemes, a coding scheme with a best performance for a current data packet to be transmitted over a given radio link with a current channel quality based on the determined block error rates. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. An adaptive link adaptation system for a packet data enabled mobile telecommunication network, the system comprising:
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transmitter means for transmitting data packets over at least one radio link, at least one packet coded using a given coding scheme selected from a group of at least three predetermined coding schemes, wherein the packet data enabled mobile telecommunication network comprises a cell comprising a base station and at least one mobile terminal, the at least one mobile terminal linked to the base station by radio links, at least one radio link having variable channel quality; storage means for accumulating statistical data comprising periodically provided channel quality estimates, periodically provided information about amounts of at least one of successfully received data packets and unsuccessfully received data packets, and periodically provided information about the used coding schemes by storing entries indicating the accumulated information about the amounts of the at least one of the successfully received data packets and the unsuccessfully received data packets and the entries indexed according to the coding schemes and channel quality estimates; and
link adapter means for determining block error rates for at least one coding scheme based on the accumulated statistical data, at least one block error rate comprising a function of coding scheme and channel quality estimate, and for selecting, from the group of the at least three predetermined coding schemes, a coding scheme with a best performance for a current data packet to be transmitted over a given radio link with a current channel quality based on the determined block error rates.
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