Methods of setting up channel in wireless communication system

• US 8,160,012 B2
• Filed: 08/11/2008
• Issued: 04/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Chun, Sung Duck, Lee, Young Dae, Park, Sung Jun, Yi, Seung June
• Primary Examiner(s): Mui, Gary
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chang, Richard K
• Application Number:
  US12/452,464
• Publication Number:
  US 20100142457A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,345 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/21 in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0866 using a dedicated channel for access

Abstract

A method of establishing a channel in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method of establishing a dedicated channel of a user equipment in a wireless communication system includes, receiving channel configuration information which is required for establishing the dedicated channel from a network, transmitting a first status report to the network if at least one first condition is satisfied, and establishing the dedicated channel using the channel configuration information after transmitting the first status report. As a result, the wireless communication system can increase its scheduling efficiency using buffer status information of the UE.

Claims

1. A method of establishing a dedicated physical channel of a user equipment (UE) by the UE in a wireless communication system comprising:

receiving channel configuration information which is required for establishing the dedicated physical channel from a network, wherein the channel configuration information includes resource allocation information for reporting buffer status of the user equipment (UE);

transmitting a first buffer status report to the network by using the resource allocation information if at least one first condition is satisfied, wherein the first buffer status report indicates that the user equipment (UE) establishes the dedicated physical channel;

establishing the dedicated physical channel using the channel configuration information after transmitting the first buffer status report;

transmitting a scheduling request via the dedicated physical channel to the network;

receiving scheduling allocation information from the network;

transmitting a second buffer status report to the network by using the resource allocation information if at least one second condition is satisfied, wherein the second buffer status report indicates that the user equipment (UE) releases the dedicated physical channel; and

releasing the dedicated physical channel after transmitting the second buffer status report.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the dedicated channel is periodically allocated.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first condition and the at least one second condition are received from the network.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first condition is satisfied when an amount of data stored in a buffer of the user equipment (UE) is less than a first threshold value.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one second condition is satisfied when an amount of data stored in a buffer of the user equipment (UE) is greater than a second threshold value.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one first condition is satisfied when a talk or communication period is shifted to a silence period in a voice communication.

12. The method according to claim 7, wherein the at least one second condition is satisfied when the silence period is shifted to the talk or communication period in the voice communication.

13. The method according to claim 7, wherein the first buffer status report and the second buffer status report include information associated with a mode shift.

14. The method according to claim 7, wherein the first buffer status report and the second buffer status report are transmitted to the network according to a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) scheme.

2. A method of controlling configuration of a dedicated physical channel of a user equipment (UE) by a network in a wireless communication system comprising:

transmitting channel configuration information which is required for establishing the dedicated physical channel to a user equipment (UE), wherein the channel configuration information includes resource allocation information for reporting buffer status of the user equipment (UE);

receiving a first buffer status report indicating that at least one first condition is satisfied from the user equipment (UE) by using the resource allocation information, wherein the first buffer status report indicates that the user equipment (UE) establishes the dedicated physical channel;

receiving a scheduling request transmitted from the user equipment (UE) via the established dedicated physical channel, which is established using the channel configuration information;

transmitting scheduling allocation information to the user equipment (UE);

receiving a second buffer status report indicating that at least one second condition is satisfied from the user equipment (UE) by using the resource allocation information; and

stopping reception of the dedicated physical channel after receiving the second buffer status report.

8. The method according to claim 2, wherein the dedicated physical channel is periodically allocated.

9. The method according to claim 2, wherein the at least one first condition is satisfied when an amount of data stored in a buffer of the user equipment (UE) is less than a first threshold value.

10. The method according to claim 2, wherein the at least one second condition is satisfied when an amount of data stored in a buffer of the user equipment (UE) is greater than a second threshold value.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein the at least one first condition is satisfied when a talk or communication period is shifted to a silence period in a voice communication.

15. The method according to claim 11, wherein the at least one second condition is satisfied when the silence period is shifted to the talk or communication period in the voice communication.

16. The method according to claim 11, wherein the first buffer status report and the second buffer status report include information associated with a mode shift.

17. The method according to claim 11, wherein the first buffer status report and the second buffer status report are transmitted to the network according to a hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) scheme.