Random access burst transmission scheme

• US 7,359,705 B2
• Filed: 03/08/2000
• Issued: 04/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Deutschland GmbH (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kornprobst, Stefan
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehrpour; Naghmeh
• Application Number:
  US09/521,394
• Publication Number:
  US 20030114113A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,960 Days
• Field of Search: 455/435, 455/436, 455/432, 455/69, 455/70, 455/453, 455/458, 455/510, 455/435.3, 455/166.2, 455/68, 370/447, 370/448
• US Class Current: 455/435.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/188 Time-out mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/04 Error control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/56 based on priority criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/08 Non-scheduled access, e.g. ALOHA hybrid access H04W74/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/085 collision avoidance
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0875 with assigned priorities based access

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system and to a method for transmitting random access bursts in such an apparatus. The apparatus 1 comprises transmitting means 3 for transmitting random access bursts, receiving means 4 for receiving acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of a random access burst, decision means for deciding if acknowledgement information has been received, and control means 6 for randomly choosing a time point for an attempt to retransmit said random access burst from an interval if no acknowledgement information has been received after a random access burst had been transmitted, whereby the control means sets the length of the interval depending on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit a random access burst. The proposed backoff scheme provides an improved performance and increased system stability without the need for a collision detection on the network side. Further, the proposed backoff scheme supports different priority classes for the transmission of random access bursts.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising

transmitting a first random access burst with a first priority class,

transmitting a second random access burst with a second priority class, said second priority class lower than said first priority class,

deciding if first acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said first random access burst has been received,

deciding if second acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said second random access burst has been received,

randomly choosing a first time point for an attempt to retransmit said first random access burst from within a first interval if no first acknowledgement information has been received,

randomly choosing a second time point for an attempt to retransmit said second random access burst from within a second interval if no second acknowledgement information has been received,

setting the length of said first interval depending on at least two parameters, whereby a first parameter indicates the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst and a second parameter indicates the first priority class, and

setting the length of said second interval depending on at least two parameters, whereby a third parameter indicates the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst and a fourth parameter indicates the second priority class,

whereby said second and fourth parameters are chosen so that said first interval is set shorter than said second interval.

2. The method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said first interval length is set longer when the first parameter increases.

3. The method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system according to claim 2, wherein said first interval length depends exponentially on the first parameter.

4. The method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said first time point for a retransmission attempt is randomly chosen after a predetermined offset time has elapsed.

5. The method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said first time point for a retransmission attempt is only chosen if it is determined that the first number of unsuccessful attempts is lower than a predetermined maximum number of unsuccessful attempts.

25. The method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system according to claim 1, wherein said first interval length is set based on the following equation:

IL=MW+S×

B^PO+NF,

wherein IL is the first interval length, MW is a minimum length of the first interval length, S is a scaling factor, B is a base factor, PO is a power offset factor, and NF is the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst.

6. A method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

transmitting a first random access burst with a first priority class,

transmitting a second random access burst with a second priority class, said second priority class lower than said first priority class,

deciding if first acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said first random access burst has been received,

deciding if second acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said second random access burst has been received,

randomly choosing a first time point for an attempt to retransmit said first random access burst from within a first interval if no first acknowledgement information has been received,

randomly choosing a second time point for an attempt to retransmit said second random access burst from within a second interval if no second acknowledgement information has been received,

setting the length of said first interval depending on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst and on the first priority class, and

setting the length of said second interval depending on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst and on the second priority class,

wherein said first interval is shorter than said second interval.

7. A method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

transmitting a random access burst with a first priority class,

transmitting a second random access burst with a second priority class, said second priority class lower than said first priority class,

deciding if first acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said first random access burst has been received,

deciding if second acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said second random access burst has been received,

randomly choosing a first time point for an attempt to retransmit said first random access burst from within a first interval if no first acknowledgement information has been received,

randomly choosing a second time point for an attempt to retransmit said second random access burst from within a second interval if no second acknowledgement information has been received,

setting the length of said first interval depending on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst and on the first priority class, and

setting the length of said second interval depending on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst and on the second priority class,

wherein the first priority class is varied on the basis of system parameters and said first interval is set shorter than said second interval.

8. A method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

attempting to transmit a first random access burst with a first priority class,

attempting to transmit a second random access burst with a second priority class, said second priority class lower than said first priority class,

deciding if first acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said first random access burst has been received,

deciding if second acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said second random access burst has been received,

setting the length of a first interval for transmitting said first random access burst based on the first priority class and varying said length of the first interval which is set for the first priority class in accordance with a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst,

setting the length of a second interval for transmitting said second random access burst based on the second priority class and varying said length of the second interval which is set for the second priority class in accordance with a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst,

randomly choosing a first time point for an attempt to retransmit the first random access burst from said length of the first interval, and

randomly choosing a second time point for an attempt to retransmit the second random access burst from said length of the second interval,

wherein the first interval is shorter than the second interval.

9. A method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

attempting to transmit a first random access burst with a first priority class to the base station at a first time point which was randomly chosen from a first time interval,

attempting to transmit a second random access burst with a second priority class to the base station at a second time point which was randomly chosen from a second time interval,

varying the length of said first time interval in accordance with both the first priority class and a first number of unsuccessful attempts,

varying the length of said second time interval in accordance with both factors the second priority class and a second number of unsuccessful attempts,

randomly choosing a third time point for an attempt to retransmit a next first random access burst from said first varied length of interval, and

randomly choosing a fourth time point for an attempt to retransmit a next second random access burst from said second varied length of interval.

10. A method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

attempting to transmit a first random access burst with a first priority class by randomly choosing a time point from a first predetermined time interval,

attempting to transmit a second random access burst with a second priority class by randomly choosing a time point from a second predetermined time interval,

deciding if said first random access burst is successfully transmitted,

deciding if said second random access burst is successfully transmitted,

controlling a length of said first interval by using an equation for deciding the length of the first interval, wherein said equation for deciding the length of the first interval includes a first parameter indicating the first priority class and a second parameter which is varied on the basis of a first number of unsuccessful attempts,

controlling a length of said second interval by using an equation for deciding the length of the second interval, wherein said equation for deciding the length of the second interval includes a third parameter indicating the second priority class and a fourth parameter which is varied on the basis of a second number of unsuccessful attempts,

randomly choosing a first time point for an attempt to retransmit a next first random access burst from said first varied length of interval, and

randomly choosing a second time point for an attempt to retransmit a next second random access burst from said second varied length of interval.

11. A method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

attempting to transmit a first random access burst with a first priority class by randomly choosing a first time point from a first predetermined time interval,

attempting to transmit a second random access burst with a second priority class by randomly choosing a second time point from a second predetermined time interval,

setting a length of said first interval based on the first priority class,

setting a length of said second interval based on the second priority class,

varying the length of said first interval corresponding to the first priority class by using an exponential parameter indicating a first number of unsuccessful attempts,

varying the length of said second interval corresponding to the second priority class by using an exponential parameter indicating a second number of unsuccessful attempts,

randomly choosing a third time point for an attempt to retransmit a next first random access burst from said first varied length of interval, and

randomly choosing a fourth time point for an attempt to retransmit a next second random access burst from said second varied length of interval.

12. A method for transmitting random access bursts in an apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising the steps of

attempting to transmit a first random access burst with a first priority class by randomly choosing a first time point from a first predetermined time interval,

attempting to transmit a second random access burst with a second priority class by randomly choosing a second time point from a second predetermined time interval,

setting a length of said first interval based on the first priority class,

setting a length of said second interval based on the second priority class,

varying the length of said first time interval based on the first priority class and a first number of unsuccessful attempts so that the varied time window is exponentially increased as a function of both parameters concerning said first priority class and said first number of unsuccessful attempts,

varying the length of said second time interval based on the second priority class and a second number of unsuccessful attempts so that the varied time window is exponentially increased as a function of both parameters concerning said second priority class and said second number of unsuccessful attempts,

randomly choosing a third time point for an attempt to retransmit a next first random access burst from said first varied length of interval, and

randomly choosing a fourth time point for an attempt to retransmit a next second random access burst from said second varied length of interval.

13. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

transmitting means for transmitting a first random access burst with a first priority class and a second random access burst with a second priority class,

first decision means for deciding if first acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said first random access burst has been received,

second decision means for deciding if second acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said second random access burst has been received,

first control means for randomly choosing a first time point from within a first interval for an attempt to retransmit said first random access burst if no first acknowledgement information has been received, said first interval set based on a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst and the first priority class, and

second control means for randomly choosing a second time point from within a second interval for an attempt to retransmit said second random access burst if no second acknowledgement information has been received, said second interval set based on a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst and the second priority class,

wherein said first interval is set shorter than the second interval.

14. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system according to claim 13, wherein said first interval length is set longer when the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst increases.

15. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system according to claim 14, wherein said first interval length depends exponentially on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst.

16. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system according to claim 13, wherein said first control means randomly chooses said first time point for a retransmission attempt after a predetermined offset time has elapsed.

17. The apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system according to claim 13, wherein said first control means only chooses a first time point for a retransmission attempt if it is determined that the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst is lower than a predetermined maximum number of unsuccessful attempts.

18. A aparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

transmitting means for transmitting a first random access burst with a first priority class and a second random access burst with a second priority class,

first decision means for deciding if first acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said first random access burst has been received,

second decision means for deciding if second acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said second random access burst has been received,

first control means for randomly choosing a first time point for an attempt to retransmit said first random access burst from a first interval if no first acknowledgement information has been received, and

second control means for randomly choosing a second time point for an attempt to retransmit said second random access burst from a second interval if no second acknowledgement information has been received,

wherein said first control means sets a length of said first interval depending on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst and on the first priority class,

said second control means sets a length of said second interval depending on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst and on the second priority class, and said first interval is shorter than said second interval.

19. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

transmitting means for transmitting a first random access burst with a first priority class and a second random access burst with a second priority class,

first decision means for deciding if first acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said first random access burst has been received,

second decision means for deciding if second acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of said second random access burst has been received,

first control means for randomly choosing a first time point for an attempt to retransmit said first random access burst from a first interval if no acknowledgement information has been received, and

second control means for randomly choosing a second time point for an attempt to retransmit said second random access burst from a second interval if no acknowledgement information has been received,

wherein said first control means sets a length of said first interval depending on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst and on the first priority class,

said second control means sets a length of said second interval depending on the number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst and on the second priority class, and

the first interval is set shorter than said second interval.

20. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

transmitting means for transmitting a first random access burst with a first priority class and a second random access burst with a second priority class,

first decision means for deciding if first acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of the first random access burst,

second decision means for deciding if second acknowledgement information confirming a successful transmission of the second random access burst,

first control means for setting the length of a first interval for transmitting said first random access burst based on the first priority class and for varying a length of said first interval which is set for the first priority class in accordance with a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst, and

second control means for setting the length of a second interval for transmitting said second random access burst based on the second priority class and for varying a length of said second interval which is set for the second priority class in accordance with a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst,

wherein said first control means randomly choosing a first time point for an attempt to retransmit a next first random access burst from said first varied length of interval, and

said second control means randomly choosing a second time point for an attempt to retransmit a next second random access burst from said second varied length of interval.

21. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

first transmitting means for transmitting a first random access burst with a first priority class to the base station at a first time point which was randomly chosen from a first time interval,

second transmitting means for transmitting a second random access burst with a second priority class to the base station at a second time point which was randomly chosen from a second time interval,

first control means for varying the length of said first time interval in accordance with the first priority class and a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst, and

second control means for varying the length of said second time interval in accordance with the second priority class and a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst,

wherein said first control means randomly chooses a third time point for an attempt to retransmit a next first random access burst from said first varied length of interval, and

said second control means randomly chooses a fourth time point for an attempt to retransmit a next second random access burst from said second varied length of interval.

22. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

first transmitting means for transmitting a first random access burst by randomly choosing a first time point from a first predetermined time interval,

second transmitting means for transmitting a second random access burst by randomly choosing a second time point from a second predetermined time interval.

first decision means for deciding if said first random access burst is successfully transmitted,

second decision means for deciding if said second random access burst is successfully transmitted.

first control means for controlling a length of said first interval by using an equation for deciding the length of said first interval, wherein said equation for deciding the length of said first interval includes a parameter indicating the first priority class and a second parameter which is varied on the basis of a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst, and

second control means for controlling a length of said second interval by using an equation for deciding the length of said second interval, wherein said equation for deciding the length of said second interval includes a third parameter indicating the second priority class and a fourth parameter which is varied on the basis of a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst,

wherein said first control means randomly chooses a third time point for an attempt to retransmit a first next random access burst from said first varied length of intervals, and

said second control means randomly chooses a fourth time point for an attempt to retransmit a second next random access burst from said second varied length of interval.

23. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

first transmitting means for transmitting a first random access burst by randomly choosing a first time point from a first predetermined time interval,

second transmitting means for transmitting a second random access burst by randomly choosing a second time point from a second predetermined time interval,

first control means for setting a length of said first interval based on the first priority class and for varying the length of said first interval corresponding to the first priority class by using an exponential parameter indicating a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst, and

second control means for setting a length of said second interval based on the second priority class and for varying the length of said second interval corresponding to the second priority class by using an exponential parameter indicating a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst,

wherein said first control means randomly choosing a first time point for an attempt to retransmit a next first random access burst from said first varied length of interval, and

said second control means randomly choosing a second time point for an attempt to retransmit a next second random access burst from said second varied length of interval.

24. An apparatus for transmitting and receiving signals in a wireless telecommunication system, comprising:

first transmitting means for transmitting a first random access burst by randomly choosing a first time point from a first predetermined time interval,

second transmitting means for transmitting a second random access burst by randomly choosing a second time point from a second predetermined time interval,

first control means for setting a length of said first interval based on the first priority class and for varying the length of said first time interval based on the first priority class and a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst so that the varied time window is exponentially increased as a function of both the first priority class and said number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the first random access burst, and

second control means for setting a length of said second interval based on the second priority class and for varying the length of said second time interval based on the second priority class and a number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst so that the varied time window is exponentially increased as a function of both the second priority class and said number of unsuccessful attempts to transmit the second random access burst.

wherein said first control means randomly chooses a first time point for an attempt to retransmit a next first random access burst from said first varied length of intervals, and

said second control means randomly chooses a second time point for an attempt to retransmit a next second random access burst from said second varied length of interval.