Methods of generating data block in mobile communication system

• US 8,040,806 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2008
• Issued: 10/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Sung Jun, Lee, Young Dae, Yi, Seung June, Chun, Sung Duck
• Primary Examiner(s): Sinkantarakorn; Pao
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zaidi; Iqbal
• Application Number:
  US12/451,181
• Publication Number:
  US 20100124237A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,266 Days
• Field of Search: 370/465, 370/466, 370/467, 370/527, 370/536, 370/395, 370/335, 370235-238, 370469-473, 370/474
• US Class Current: 370/235
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 49/90 Buffering arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/324 in the data link layer [OSI layer 2], e.g. HDLC
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/02 Data link layer protocols

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for generating a lower layer data block to be transmitted from a specific layer in a transmitting side to a receiving side in a mobile communication system. The method includes receiving an upper layer data block from an upper layer and generating a lower layer data block including at least part of the upper layer data block and a buffer status indicator indicating a status change of a data buffer associated with a group identifier corresponding to the upper layer data block. According to this data block generation method, states of buffers carrying upper layer data blocks are transmitted to a base station using minimum radio resources, thereby increasing system efficiency.

Claims

1. A method for generating a lower layer data block to be transmitted from a specific layer in a transmitting side to a receiving side in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving an upper layer data block from an upper layer; and

generating a lower layer data block including at least part of the upper layer data block and a buffer status indicator indicating a status of a data buffer associated with a group identifier corresponding to the upper layer data block,

wherein the group identifier indicates a group including a plurality of data service passages,

wherein the buffer status indicator indicates whether or not the amount of data stored in the data buffer is greater than the total amount of data that can be transmitted for a time specified based on the amount of currently allocated radio resources,

wherein the number of bits used to indicate the buffer status indicator is different for each group, and

wherein the number of bits used to indicate the buffer status indicator is provided through system information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the upper layer data block is received from the data buffer.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the buffer status indicator is included in a subheader corresponding to the upper layer data block.