Apparatus and method for signaling communication resource allocation on a block basis
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1. Network apparatus for generating notification of a communication resource allocation allocable across a group of radio carriers and time slots, said apparatus comprising:
- a matrix representer configured to represent the communication resources allocated across at least one combination of radio carriers and time slots for communication of representation data in matrix form;
a bit map constructor adapted to receive indication of allocation of a representation of communication resources in the matrix form, allocated for communication of data, said bit map constructor configured selectably to construct a first assignment bit map of values responsive to the indication of the allocation of the communication resources; and
a message generator adapted to receive the first assignment bit map, said message generator configured to generate an RLC block having a header extension field populated with values of the first assignment bit map.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for providing notification of communication resource allocation to perform an EDGE-based, or other, data radio communication service. A matrix representer forms a matrix representation of communication resource allocations made across a plurality of radio carriers. A bit map constructor constructs a bit map of the matrix representation. And, an RLC header is formed that includes a header extension that is populated with the assignment bit map.
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20 Claims
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1. Network apparatus for generating notification of a communication resource allocation allocable across a group of radio carriers and time slots, said apparatus comprising:
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a matrix representer configured to represent the communication resources allocated across at least one combination of radio carriers and time slots for communication of representation data in matrix form; a bit map constructor adapted to receive indication of allocation of a representation of communication resources in the matrix form, allocated for communication of data, said bit map constructor configured selectably to construct a first assignment bit map of values responsive to the indication of the allocation of the communication resources; and a message generator adapted to receive the first assignment bit map, said message generator configured to generate an RLC block having a header extension field populated with values of the first assignment bit map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus for a mobile station operable pursuant to communication of data configured into at least a first data block across at least one combination of radio carriers and time slots to perform a radio communication service, said apparatus comprising:
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a detector configured to detect, once delivered to the mobile station, a first portion of an RLC block that includes an indication of whether the RLC block includes a communication resource assignment and configured to detect a second portion, of the RLC block, which forms a header extension field populated with values including a first assignment bit map formed from a matrix-form representation of allocation of communication resources across the at least one combination of radio carriers and time slots pursuant to the radio communication service; and a controller adapted to receive an indication of detection made by said detector, said controller configured to control operation of the mobile communication station responsive to the first assignment bit map of the second portion of RLC block and that identifies the assignment allocation of the communication resources across the at least one combination of radio carriers and time slots, if the first portion of the RLC block includes an indication that the RLC block includes a communication resource assignment. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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15. A method for generating notification at a network station that operates pursuant to a data radio communication service in which communication resources are allocated of a communication resource assignment allocation across at least one combination of radio carriers and time slots to perform a radio communication service, said method comprising the operations of:
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representing the communication resources allocated across the at least one combination of radio carriers and time slots for the communication of the data in matrix form; constructing a first assignment bit map, responsive to the representation of the communication resources allocated in the matrix form, and an assignment allocation of the communication resources across the at least one combination of radio carriers and time slots to perform the radio communication service; and generating a header extension field that identifies the assignment allocation of the communication resources across the at least one combination of radio carriers and time slots, the header extension field formed of a first portion including an indication whether the message includes a communication resource assignment and, if so, of a second portion including the values of the first assignment bit map. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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