Communication system using ARQ
First Claim
1. A communication system having a downlink data channel for transmission of data packets from a primary station to a secondary station, a first uplink control channel for transmission of information relating to reception of data packets from the secondary station to the primary station, and a second uplink control channel for transmission of pilot information, the secondary station having receiving means for receiving a data packet and acknowledgement means for transmitting a status signal on the first uplink control channel to the primary station to indicate a status of a received data packet, wherein the secondary station comprises power control means for temporarily increasing a transmission power of at least a part of the second uplink control channel including the pilot information for a predetermined period during which the status signal is transmitted, and wherein the communication system further comprises an uplink data channel, a gain factor being defined as a ratio between the transmission power of the second uplink control channel and a transmission power of the uplink data channel, and means for adjusting the gain factor for a duration of a transmission power increase of the part of the second uplink control channel, thereby maintaining the transmission power of the uplink data channel at a similar level to that before the transmission power increase.
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Abstract
A communication system comprises a downlink data channel for the transmission of data packets from a primary station to a secondary station and two uplink control channels, a first channel for transmission of status signals to indicate the status of received data packets and a second channel for transmission of pilot information. In operation, on detection (402) of a data packet the secondary station increases (404) the transmission power of the second channel, thereby enabling the primary station to obtain a better estimate of uplink channel properties and hence increase the accuracy with which it can decode the status signal. The secondary station transmits (406) the status signal, typically either an acknowledgement (ACK) or negative acknowledgement (NACK), and decreases (408) the transmission power of the second control channel signal. The increase and decrease in power are not necessarily identical, for example as a result of the effects of power control.
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1. A communication system having a downlink data channel for transmission of data packets from a primary station to a secondary station, a first uplink control channel for transmission of information relating to reception of data packets from the secondary station to the primary station, and a second uplink control channel for transmission of pilot information, the secondary station having receiving means for receiving a data packet and acknowledgement means for transmitting a status signal on the first uplink control channel to the primary station to indicate a status of a received data packet, wherein the secondary station comprises power control means for temporarily increasing a transmission power of at least a part of the second uplink control channel including the pilot information for a predetermined period during which the status signal is transmitted, and wherein the communication system further comprises an uplink data channel, a gain factor being defined as a ratio between the transmission power of the second uplink control channel and a transmission power of the uplink data channel, and means for adjusting the gain factor for a duration of a transmission power increase of the part of the second uplink control channel, thereby maintaining the transmission power of the uplink data channel at a similar level to that before the transmission power increase.
- 2. A primary station for use in a communication system having a downlink data channel for transmission of data packets from the primary station to a secondary station, a first uplink control channel for transmission of information relating to reception of data packets from the secondary station to the primary station, and a second uplink control channel for transmission of pilot information, wherein means are provided for receiving a status signal on the first uplink control channel indicating a status of a data packet transmitted to the secondary station, closed loop power control means are provided for controlling a power of the second uplink control channel, and means are provided for adjusting the operation of the power control means for a predetermined period around a time when transmission of the status signal by the secondary station is expected to take into account a temporary increase of a transmission power of at least the part of the second uplink control channel including pilot information, and wherein the communication system further comprises an uplink data channel, a gain factor being defined as a ratio between the transmission power of the second uplink control channel and a transmission power of the uplink data channel, and means for adjusting the gain factor for a duration of a transmission power increase of the part of the second uplink control channel, thereby maintaining the transmission power of the uplink data channel at a similar level to that before the transmission power increase.
- 6. A secondary station for use in a communication system having a downlink data channel for transmission of data packets from a primary station to a secondary station, a first uplink control channel for transmission of information relating to reception of data packets from the secondary station to the primary station, and a second uplink control channel for transmission of pilot information, wherein receiving means are provided for receiving a data packet from the primary station and acknowledgement means are provided for transmitting a status signal on the first uplink control channel to the primary station to indicate the status of a received data packet, wherein power control means are provided for temporarily increasing a transmission power of at least a part of the second control channel including the pilot information for a predetermined period during which the status signal is transmitted, and wherein the communication system further comprises an uplink data channel, a gain factor being defined as a ratio between the transmission power of the second uplink control channel and a transmission power of the uplink data channel, and means for adjusting the gain factor for a duration of a transmission power increase of the part of the second uplink control channel, thereby maintaining the transmission power of the uplink data channel at a similar level to that before the transmission power increase.
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12. A method of operating a communication system having a downlink data channel for transmission of data packets from a primary station to a secondary station, a first uplink control channel for transmission of information relating to reception of data packets from the secondary station to the primary station, and a second uplink control channel for transmission of pilot information, the method comprising the secondary station receiving a data packet and transmitting a status signal on the first uplink control channel to the primary station to indicate a status of a received data packet, wherein the secondary station temporarily increases a transmission power of at least the part of the second uplink control channel including the pilot information for a predetermined period during which the status signal is transmitted, and wherein the communication system further comprises an uplink data channel, a gain factor being defined as a ratio between the transmission power of the second uplink control channel and a transmission power of the uplink data channel, and means for adjusting the gain factor for a duration of a transmission power increase of the part of the second uplink control channel, thereby maintaining the transmission power of the uplink data channel at a similar level to that before the transmission power increase.
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