Informing network about amount of data to be transferred
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1. A method for informing a network side about an amount of data to be transferred by means of data blocks in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- allocating a first wireless uplink bearer for a connection between a mobile station and a network, the first wireless uplink bearer being allocated for user data transfer;
establishing a first temporary block flow (TBF) for the first wireless uplink bearer for data block transfer;
allocating a second wireless uplink bearer for a connection between the mobile station and the network, the second wireless uplink bearer being a bearer using the first TBF for data block transfer;
adding to a data block a countdown value indicating the amount of data waiting for transmission using the first TBF for both the first wireless uplink bearer and the second wireless uplink bearer.
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Abstract
When uplink signalling radio bearers steal capacity from a user bearer, at least the amount of data waiting for transmission on a TBF established for the user bearer should be informed to the network. This can be done by using separate countdown values for each radio bearer, using a first countdown value for the bearer the TBF was established for and a second countdown value which indicates the total amount of data on stealing bearers, or by calculating a common countdown value indicating the total amount of data on all bearers using the TBF.
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1. A method for informing a network side about an amount of data to be transferred by means of data blocks in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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allocating a first wireless uplink bearer for a connection between a mobile station and a network, the first wireless uplink bearer being allocated for user data transfer; establishing a first temporary block flow (TBF) for the first wireless uplink bearer for data block transfer; allocating a second wireless uplink bearer for a connection between the mobile station and the network, the second wireless uplink bearer being a bearer using the first TBF for data block transfer; adding to a data block a countdown value indicating the amount of data waiting for transmission using the first TBF for both the first wireless uplink bearer and the second wireless uplink bearer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile station in a wireless communication system where data is transmitted by means of data blocks on radio bearers, the mobile station comprising:
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a communication interface, the communication interface configured to send a data block; a computer-readable medium having conputer-readable instructions stored therein which are programmed to allocate a first radio bearer for a connection between a mobile station and a network; establish a first temporary block flow (TBF) for the first radio bearer; allocate a second bearer for the connection, the second bearer being a bearer using the first TBF for data block transfer; calculate a countdown value, the countdown value indicating an amount of data waiting for transmission on the first radio bearer and the second bearer using the first TBF; add the calculated countdown value to the data block; and a processor, the processor coupled to the communication interface and to the computer-readable medium and configured to execute the instructions. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A network node in a wireless communication system where data is transmitted by means of data blocks on radio bearers, the network node comprising:
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a communication interface, the communication interface configured to receive a data block; a computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions stored therein which are programmed to receive the data block on a first temporary block flow (TBF) established for a first radio bearer and allocated to a second bearer, the data block comprising a countdown value indicating an amount of data waiting for transmission on the first bearer and the second bearer; identify the radio bearer the data block belongs to and maintain information on the countdown value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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