Shared control channel detection strategies

• US 7,817,604 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2005
• Issued: 10/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Original Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
• Inventors: Lindoff, Bengt, Nilsson, Johan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Duc
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lu; Zhiyu
• Application Number:
  US11/150,913
• Publication Number:
  US 20060281414A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,954 Days
• Field of Search: 370/311, 370/335, 370/342, 370/252, 455/13.4, 455/522, 455/67.11, 455/226, 375/150
• US Class Current: 370/335
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/26 using historical data, averaging values or statistics
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/373 Predicting channel quality or other radio frequency [RF] parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 17/382 for resource allocation, admission control or handover
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 2201/709727 GRAKE type RAKE receivers

Abstract

A detection strategy is selected for use in detecting a shared control channel that is transmitted on a physical channel in a communication system. This involves using a previously selected detection strategy to detect the shared control channel. The power of the detected shared control channel is measured. At least two correlation results are generated by correlating the measured power with each of at least two parameters that are associated with one or more other physical channels used in the communication system. Based on the at least two correlation results, a detection strategy is selected for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel.

Claims

1. A method of selecting a detection strategy for use in detecting a shared control channel that is transmitted as a physical channel in a communication system, the method comprising:

using a previously selected detection strategy to detect the shared control channel;

measuring power of the detected shared control channel;

generating at least two correlation results by correlating the measured power with each of at least two parameters that are associated with one or more other physical channels used in the communication system; and

selecting, based on the at least two correlation results, a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel,

wherein the shared control channel is a High-Speed Shared Control Channel; and

wherein one of the one or more other physical channels is a Common Pilot Channel.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the at least two parameters is a power measure of another physical channel.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the at least two parameters is a signal to noise ratio.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the at least two parameters is an indicator of reception quality of another physical channel.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the communications system is a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) communications system.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein one of the at least two parameters is a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI).

7. The method of claim 6, comprising:

if one of the correlation results indicates that the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with the CQI, then selecting a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel comprises increasing a number of despreaders allocated to detecting the shared control channel.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein:

if one of the correlation results indicates that the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with the Common Pilot Channel, then selecting a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel comprises decreasing a number of despreaders allocated to detecting the shared control channel.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the one or more other physical channels is a Dedicated Physical Control Channel.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein:

one of the correlation results indicates whether the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with a Signal to Interference Ratio of the Dedicated Physical Control Channel; and

selecting a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel comprises, during soft handover, performing;

determining whether a condition SIR1<

SIRref−

k(dB) is true, wherein SIR1 represents a signal-to-interference ratio experienced by User Equipment (UE) only from a serving cell, SIRref represents a signal-to-interference ratio experienced by the UE from all cells combined, and k is a predetermined constant, and

if the condition SIR1<

SIRref−

k(dB) is true, then choosing an uplink Transmission Power Control (TPC) based on only the SIR1.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein:

one of the correlation results indicates whether the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with a Signal to Interference Ratio of the Dedicated Physical Control Channel; and

selecting a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel comprises selecting a RAKE detector for use in detecting the shared control channel if one of the correlation results indicates that the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with a Signal to Interference Ratio of the Dedicated Physical Control Channel.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a detection strategy comprises selecting a number of RAKE fingers to be used in detecting the shared control channel.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a detection strategy comprises selecting a detection algorithm.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein selecting a detection algorithm comprises selecting whether to use a RAKE receiver.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein selecting a detection algorithm comprises selecting whether to use a G-RAKE receiver.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting a detection algorithm comprises selecting a power control strategy.

17. An apparatus for selecting a detection strategy for use in detecting a shared control channel that is transmitted as a physical channel in a communication system, the apparatus comprising:

logic that uses a previously selected detection strategy to detect the shared control channel;

logic that measures power of the detected shared control channel;

logic that generates at least two correlation results by correlating the measured power with each of at least two parameters that are associated with one or more other physical channels used in the communication system; and

logic that selects, based on the at least two correlation results, a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel,

wherein the shared control channel is a High-Speed Shared Control Channel; and

wherein one of the one or more other physical channels is a Common Pilot Channel.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein one of the at least two parameters is a power measure of another physical channel.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein one of the at least two parameters is a signal to noise ratio.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein one of the at least two parameters is an indicator of reception quality of another physical channel.

21. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the communications system is a Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) communications system.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein one of the at least two parameters is a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI).

23. The apparatus of claim 22, comprising:

logic that, if one of the correlation results indicates that the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with the CQI, selects a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel by increasing a number of despreaders allocated to detecting the shared control channel.

24. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein:

the logic that selects, based on the at least two correlation results, a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel performs;

if one of the correlation results indicates that the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with the Common Pilot Channel, then decreasing a number of despreaders allocated to detecting the shared control channel.

25. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein one of the one or more other physical channels is a Dedicated Physical Control Channel.

26. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein:

one of the correlation results indicates whether the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with a Signal to Interference Ratio of the Dedicated Physical Control Channel; and

the logic that selects a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel comprises, if one of the correlation results indicates that the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with a Signal to Interference Ratio of the Dedicated Physical Control Channel, then performing during soft handover;

determining whether a condition SIR1<

SIRref−

k(dB) is true, wherein SIR1 represents a signal-to-interference ratio experienced by User Equipment (UE) only from a serving cell, SIRref represents a signal-to-interference ratio experienced by the UE from all cells combined, and k is a predetermined constant, and

if the condition SIR1<

SIRref−

k(dB) is true, then choosing an uplink Transmission Power Control (TPC) based on only the SIR1.

27. The apparatus of claim 25, wherein:

one of the correlation results indicates whether the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with a Signal to Interference Ratio of the Dedicated Physical Control Channel; and

the logic that selects, based on the at least two correlation results, a detection strategy for upcoming use in detecting the shared control channel performs selecting a RAKE detector for use in detecting the shared control channel if one of the correlation results indicates that the measured power of the detected shared control channel is correlated with a Signal to Interference Ratio of the Dedicated Physical Control Channel.

28. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the logic that selects a detection strategy comprises logic that selects a number of RAKE fingers to be used in detecting the shared control channel.

29. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the logic that selects a detection strategy comprises logic that selects a detection algorithm.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the logic that selects a detection algorithm comprises logic that selects whether to use a RAKE receiver.

31. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the logic that selects a detection algorithm comprises logic that selects whether to use a G-RAKE receiver.

32. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the logic that selects a detection algorithm comprises logic that selects a power control strategy.