Controlling data transmission rate on the reverse link for each mobile station in a dedicated manner
First Claim
1. A method, performed by a base station, for individually controlling data transmission for each of a plurality of mobile stations, the method comprising:
- generating a data rate control command for each of the plurality of mobile stations based on a bit received from each of the plurality of mobile stations on a reverse packet data control channel, wherein each bit indicates whether the a corresponding mobile station itself has sufficient power margin on the reverse packet data channel; and
sending each data rate control command via a forward link channel in a dedicated manner to a corresponding one of the mobile stations to individually control the data transmission rate of each mobile station, wherein each data rate control command includes at least one rate control bit that is signal point mapped to three different symbols that indicate whether the corresponding mobile station will change or continue using its currently assigned data transmission rate.
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Abstract
The data transmission rate on the reverse link in a mobile communications system is controlled by determining an interference level at a base station due to signals from all mobile stations served by the base station, and determining a transmission energy level required for each mobile station. The interference level is compared with the transmission energy level to obtain a comparison result for each mobile station, and each mobile adjusts its data transmission rate based upon the comparison result, which is sent via a common channel on a forward link to each mobile station in a dedicated manner. Thereafter, packet data is transmitted on the reverse link in accordance with the adjusting so that data throughput can be maximized.
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1. A method, performed by a base station, for individually controlling data transmission for each of a plurality of mobile stations, the method comprising:
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generating a data rate control command for each of the plurality of mobile stations based on a bit received from each of the plurality of mobile stations on a reverse packet data control channel, wherein each bit indicates whether the a corresponding mobile station itself has sufficient power margin on the reverse packet data channel; and sending each data rate control command via a forward link channel in a dedicated manner to a corresponding one of the mobile stations to individually control the data transmission rate of each mobile station, wherein each data rate control command includes at least one rate control bit that is signal point mapped to three different symbols that indicate whether the corresponding mobile station will change or continue using its currently assigned data transmission rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of controlling a data transmission rate performed by a mobile station, the method comprising:
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generating a bit based on the status of a transmission buffer in the mobile station, wherein the value of the bit indicates whether or not the mobile station has sufficient power margin to increase the current data transmission rate; sending the bit on a reverse packet data control channel; receiving a data rate control command from a base station on a forward link channel in a dedicated manner, wherein the data rate control command was generated at the base station based on the bit that was sent to the base station indicating whether the mobile station has sufficient power margin to increase the current data transmission rate, and wherein the data rate control command includes at least one rate control bit that is signal point mapped to three different symbols that indicate whether the mobile station should change or continue using its currently assigned data transmission rate; and controlling the data transmission rate based on the received data rate control command. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A base station for controlling data transmission rate on a reverse link in a mobile communications system that includes a plurality of mobile stations, the base station comprising:
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a generator configured to generate a data rate control command for each of the plurality of mobile stations based on a bit received from each mobile station, respectively, on a reverse packet data control channel, wherein the bit received from each mobile station indicates whether or not the corresponding mobile station has sufficient power margin to increase its current data transmission rate, wherein each data rate control command includes at least one rate control bit for the corresponding mobile station, and wherein each of the least one rate control bits is signal point mapped to three different symbols that indicate whether the corresponding mobile station will change or continue using its currently assigned data transmission rate; and a transceiver cooperating with the generator to send each data rate control command via a forward link channel in a dedicated manner to the corresponding mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile station for controlling data transmission rate on a reverse link, the mobile station comprising:
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a transmission buffer; a generator configured to generate a bit based on the status of the transmission buffer, wherein the value of the bit indicates whether or not the mobile station has sufficient power margin to increase its current data transmission rate; a transmitter configured to send the bit on a reverse packet data control channel; a receiver configured to receive a data rate control command from a base station on a forward link channel in a dedicated manner, wherein the data rate control command was generated at the base station based on the bit that indicates whether or not the mobile station has sufficient power margin to increase its current data transmission rate, and wherein the data rate control command includes at least one rate control bit that is signal point mapped to three different symbols that indicate whether the mobile station will change or continue using its currently assigned data transmission rate; and a controller cooperating with the receiver to control the data transmission rate based on the received data rate control command. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method of controlling a data transmission rate performed by a base station for a plurality of mobile stations, the method comprising:
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receiving a bit from one of said mobile stations on a reverse packet data control channel, wherein the value of the bit indicates whether or not the mobile station has sufficient power margin to increase its current data transmission rate; and transmitting, in a dedicated manner, a data rate control command to the mobile station on a forward link channel, wherein the data rate control command is based on the bit received from the mobile station indicating whether the mobile station has sufficient power margin, and wherein the data rate control command includes at least one rate control bit that is signal point mapped to three different symbols that indicate whether the one mobile station will change or continue using its currently assigned data transmission rate. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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