Method for branching data in mobile communication terminal

• US 8,005,064 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2008
• Issued: 08/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Ok, Myoung Jin, Shin, Sang Rim, Hwang, In Tae
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Pablo N
• Application Number:
  US12/271,237
• Publication Number:
  US 20090067406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,012 Days
• Field of Search: 370/348, 370/338, 370/310, 370/352, 370/353, 370322-324, 370384-388, 370/376, 370334-335, 370382-383, 370329-332, 370/442, 455/452.1, 455450-453, 455/445, 455/510, 455/511, 455 62- 633, 455/67.11, 455/509, 455/426.1
• US Class Current: 370/348
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/065 using assembly or disassembly of packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management

Abstract

A method for branching data in a mobile communication terminal to perform data communication between a mobile station and a network which have media access control sublayers. In a data sending mode, each of the media access control sublayers of the mobile station and network attaches logical channel types based on traffic characteristic information and a radio bearer status to a media access control header contained in data to be sent. Then, each of the media access control sublayers branches the data to be sent, to transport channels corresponding to the attached logical channel types. In a data receiving mode, each of the media access control sublayers determines logical channels corresponding to logical channel types of a media access control header contained in received data. Then, each of the media access control sublayers branches the received data to the determined logical channels. Each of the media access control sublayers performs mapping and multiplexing/demultiplexing between logical channels and transport channels according to traffic characteristics to branch data. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently provide various multimedia and packet services.

Claims

1. A method of performing data communication between a mobile station and a network, each having a medium access control (MAC) layer, the method comprising:

mapping a dedicated control channel (DCCH), which is a logical channel, to at least two transport channels for a MAC layer protocol;

mapping a dedicated traffic channel (DTCH), which is a logical channel, to said at least two transport channels for the MAC layer protocol;

determining, during data reception mode, a logical channel based on logical channel type information contained in a header of a MAC protocol data unit (PDU) received from a transmitting side; and

branching data included in the MAC PDU to a corresponding MAC service access point (SAP) based on the determined logical channel,

wherein the determined logical channel is the DCCH or the DTCH, and

wherein the DCCH and the DTCH, are located between a radio link control (RLC) layer and the MAC layer, and said at least two transport channels are located between the MAC layer and a physical layer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two transport channels include a forward access channel (FACH).

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the forward access channel (FACH) is a downlink channel.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two transport channels include a random access channel (RACH).

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the random access channel (RACH) is an uplink channel.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two transport channels include a downlink shared channel (DSCH).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least two transport channels include a dedicated channel (DCH).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the dedicated control channel (DCCH) and the dedicated traffic channel (DTCH) are bi-directional channels.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the determined logical channel is the dedicated control channel (DCCH) or the dedicated traffic channel (DTCH).

10. An apparatus for performing data communication in a mobile communication system, the apparatus having a medium access control (MAC) layer, the apparatus comprising:

means for mapping a dedicated control channel (DCCH), which is a logical channel, to at least two transport channels for a MAC layer protocol;

means for mapping a dedicated traffic channel (DTCH), which is a logical channel, to said at least two transport channels for the MAC layer protocol;

means for determining, during data reception mode, a logical channel based on logical channel type information contained in a header of a MAC protocol data unit (PDU) received from a transmitting side; and

means for branching data included in the MAC PDU to a corresponding MAC service access point (SAP) based on the determined logical channel,

wherein the determined logical channel is the DCCH or the DTCH, and

wherein the DCCH and the DTCH, are located between a radio link control (RLC) layer and the MAC layer, and said at least two transport channels are located between the MAC layer and a physical layer.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least two transport channels include a forward access channel (FACH).

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the forward access channel (FACH) is a downlink channel.

13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least two transport channels include a random access channel (RACH).

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the random access channel (RACH) is an uplink channel.

15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least two transport channels include a downlink shared channel (DSCH).

16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least two transport channels include a dedicated channel (DCH).

17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the dedicated control channel (DCCH) and the dedicated traffic channel (DTCH) are bi-directional channels.