Radio telecommunications system and method of operating the same with polling
First Claim
1. An apparatus for transmitting data blocks on a communications channel having a radio link between two stations including a user equipment, comprising:
- means for receiving first data blocks from the user equipment;
means for transmitting second data blocks to the user equipment;
means for transmitting polling messages to the user equipment to request that the user equipment acknowledges receipt of the second data blocks; and
means for dynamically setting a polling interval for the transmission of the polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks,the polling interval being set in accordance with at least one of;
a size of one or more data blocks received by the apparatus from the user equipment, a size of one or more blocks transmitted from the apparatus to the user equipment, and a service to which the user equipment is subscribed.
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Abstract
An apparatus or method for transmitting data blocks on a communications channel having a radio link between two stations including a user equipment comprises receiving first data blocks from the user equipment, and transmitting second data blocks to the user equipment. A polling interval is dynamically set for the transmission of polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks, the polling interval being set in accordance with at least one of: a size of one or more data blocks received by the apparatus from the user equipment, a size of one or more blocks transmitted from the apparatus to the user equipment, and a service to which the user equipment is subscribed. The apparatus may be used as a PCU in a cellular mobile telephone system.
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for transmitting data blocks on a communications channel having a radio link between two stations including a user equipment, comprising:
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means for receiving first data blocks from the user equipment; means for transmitting second data blocks to the user equipment; means for transmitting polling messages to the user equipment to request that the user equipment acknowledges receipt of the second data blocks; and means for dynamically setting a polling interval for the transmission of the polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks, the polling interval being set in accordance with at least one of;
a size of one or more data blocks received by the apparatus from the user equipment, a size of one or more blocks transmitted from the apparatus to the user equipment, and a service to which the user equipment is subscribed.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cellular radio telecommunication network comprising one or more base stations in communication with one or more user equipments, the network comprising an apparatus for transmitting data blocks on a communications channel having a radio link between two stations including a user equipment, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving first data blocks from the user equipment; means for transmitting second data blocks to the user equipment; means for transmitting polling messages to the user equipment to request that the user equipment acknowledges receipt of the second data blocks; and means for dynamically setting a polling interval for the transmission of the polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks, the polling interval being set in accordance with at least one of;
a size of one or more data blocks received by the apparatus from the user equipment, a size of one or more blocks transmitted from the apparatus to the user equipment, and a service to which the user equipment is subscribed.- View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for transmitting data blocks over a communications channel including a radio link between two stations to and from a user equipment, comprising:
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receiving first data blocks from the user equipment; transmitting second data blocks to the user equipment; transmitting polling messages to the user equipment to request that the user equipment acknowledges receipt of the second data blocks; and dynamically setting a polling interval for the transmission of the polling messages to the user equipment after transmission of the second data blocks, the polling interval being set in accordance with at least one of;
a size of one or more data blocks received by the apparatus from the user equipment, a size of one or more blocks transmitted from the apparatus to the user equipment, and a service to which the user equipment is subscribed.- View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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