Method and apparatus for control of enhanced dedicated channel transmissions

• US 8,204,007 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2006
• Issued: 06/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 08/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Terry, Stephen E., Zhang, Guodong, Pan, Jung-Lin, Wang, Peter S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Corsaro, Nick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chambers, Tangela T
• Application Number:
  US11/444,751
• Publication Number:
  US 20070025300A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,211 Days
• Field of Search: 370/335, 370/342, 455/522, 455/69, 455/451
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/346 distributing total power among users or channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/367 Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/54 based on quality criteria
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) transmissions are disclosed. An enhanced uplink medium access control (MAC-e/es) entity processes a received scheduling grant to calculate a serving grant. The MAC-e/es entity determines whether both a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process for scheduled data and scheduled data are available. If an H-ARQ process for scheduled data and scheduled data are available, the MAC-e/es entity determines whether a serving grant exists. The MAC-e/es entity calculates a remaining power based on maximum allowed power and restricts an E-DCH transport format combination (E-TFC) based on the remaining power. The MAC-e/es entity selects an E-TFC using the serving grant and generates a MAC-e protocol data unit. The MAC-e/es entity may process the received scheduled grant is at each transmission time interval or may store the received scheduled grant in a grant list until there is E-DCH data to transmit.

Claims

1. A method, implemented in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), for controlling enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) transmissions, the method comprising:

receiving a scheduling grant for E-DCH transmission for an upcoming transmission time interval (TTI);

processing the scheduling grant to calculate a serving grant for E-DCH transmission;

identifying a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process for use for the upcoming TTI;

determining whether the identified H-ARQ process for use for the upcoming TTI is an active H-ARQ process, wherein only an active H-ARQ process is used for transmission of scheduled data and a non-active H-ARQ process is not used for transmission of scheduled data;

determining whether scheduled data is available for transmission in the upcoming TTI;

on a condition that scheduled data is available for transmission and the identified H-ARQ process is an active H-ARQ process and is available for the transmission of the scheduled data in the upcoming TTI;

calculating a remaining power available for the upcoming TTI based on a maximum allowed power for the WTRU;

performing E-DCH transport format combination (E-TFC) restriction based on the remaining power;

selecting an E-TFC from a set of E-TFCs remaining after E-TFC restriction, wherein the E-TFC selection is based on the serving grant value;

generating a protocol data unit (PDU) for transmission over an E-DCH in accordance with the selected E-TFC; and

transmitting the PDU in accordance with the identified H-ARQ process.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the received scheduling grant is processed at each of a plurality of TTIs.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the received scheduling grant is stored in a grant list on a condition that there is no data to be transmitted in a TTI associated with the scheduling grant.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the scheduling grant is an absolute grant or a relative grant, and wherein only the last N absolute grants are stored in the grant list, and the serving grant is calculated based on the last N absolute grants.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein the scheduling grant is an absolute grant or a relative grant, wherein the absolute grant is a primary absolute grant or a secondary absolute grant, and wherein only the most recent primary absolute grant and subsequent relative grants including the latest secondary absolute grant are stored in the grant list to calculate the serving grant.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein on a condition that a new primary absolute grant is received, previous absolute grant and relative grants except for the last secondary absolute grant are removed from the grant list on a condition that a next transmission requiring a scheduling grant occurs.

7. The method of claim 3 wherein all stored scheduling grants in the grant list are discarded on a condition that a serving cell change occurs.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

on a condition that non-scheduled data is available for transmission in the upcoming TTI and the identified H-ARQ process is a non-active H-ARQ process;

determining whether a non-scheduled grant exists.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

on a condition that a non-scheduled grant exists;

performing E-TFC restriction;

selecting an E-TFC based on the E-TFC restriction;

generating a PDU for transmission over an E-DCH in according with the selected E-TFC; and

transmitting the PDU in accordance with the identified H-ARQ process.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining whether a triggering event for reporting scheduling information occurs;

on a condition that the triggering event occurs, generating scheduling information bits; and

on a condition that the triggering event does not occur, waiting for the next TTI.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting a happy bit for transmission in the upcoming TTI to indicate whether the WTRU is satisfied with a current serving grant.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating scheduling information bits on a condition that a triggering event for reporting scheduling information occurs.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein the PDU is an enhanced uplink medium access control (MAC-e) PDU.

14. The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduling grant is received from a Node-B.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduling grant is an absolute grant.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the absolute grant is received over an enhanced dedicated channel absolute grant channel (E-AGCH).

17. The method of claim 1 wherein the scheduling grant is a relative grant.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the relative grant is received over an enhanced dedicated channel relative grant channel (E-RGCH).

19. The method of claim 1 wherein the upcoming TTI is the next TTI after a current TTI.

20. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) including an enhanced uplink medium access control (MAC-e) entity for controlling enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) transmissions, the WTRU comprising:

circuitry configured to receive a scheduling grant and process the scheduling grant to calculate a serving grant for E-DCH transmission for an upcoming transmit time interval (TTI);

circuitry configured to identify a hybrid automatic repeat request (H-ARQ) process for use for the upcoming TTI;

circuitry configured to determine whether the identified H-ARQ process for use for the upcoming TTI is an active H-ARQ process, wherein only an active H-ARQ process is used for transmission of scheduled data and a non-active H-ARQ process is not used for transmission of scheduled data;

circuitry configured to determine whether scheduled data is available for transmission in the upcoming TTI;

on a condition that scheduled data is available for transmission and the identified H-ARQ process that is an active H-ARQ process and is available for the transmission of the scheduled data in the upcoming TTI;

the WTRU further comprising;

circuitry configured to calculate a remaining power available for the upcoming TTI based on a maximum allowed power;

circuitry configured to perform E-DCH transport format combination (E-TFC) restriction based on the remaining power;

circuitry configured to select an E-TFC from a set of E-TFCs remaining after E-TFC restriction, wherein the E-TFC selection is based on the serving grant value;

a multiplexing entity configured to generate a MAC-e protocol data unit (PDU) for transmission over an E-DCH in accordance with the selected E-TFC; and

circuitry configured to transmit the PDU in accordance with the identified H-ARQ process.

21. The WTRU of claim 20 wherein the received scheduling grant is processed at each of a plurality of TTIs.

22. The WTRU of claim 20 wherein the received scheduling grant is stored in a grant list on a condition that there is no data to be transmitted in a TTI associated with the scheduling grant.

23. The WTRU of claim 22 wherein the scheduling grant is an absolute grant or a relative grant, and wherein only the last N absolute grants in the grant list are used to calculate the serving grant.

24. The WTRU of claim 22 wherein the scheduling grant is an absolute grant or a relative grant, wherein the absolute grant is a primary absolute grant or a secondary absolute grant, and wherein only the most recent primary absolute grant and subsequent relative grants including the latest secondary absolute grant are stored in the grant list to calculate the serving grant.

25. The WTRU of claim 24 wherein previous absolute grant and relative grants except for the last secondary absolute grant are removed from the grant list on a condition that a new primary absolute grant is received and a next transmission requiring a scheduling grant occurs.

26. The WTRU of claim 22 wherein all stored scheduling grants in the grant list are discarded on a condition that a serving cell change occurs.

27. The WTRU of claim 20, further comprising circuitry configured to, on a condition that non-scheduled data is available for transmission in the upcoming TTI and the identified H-ARQ process is a non-active H-ARQ process, determine whether a non-scheduled grant exists.

28. The WTRU of claim 27, further comprising circuitry configured to determine whether a triggering event for reporting scheduling information occurs, on a condition that the triggering event occurs, generate scheduling information bits, and on a condition that the triggering event does not occur, waiting for the next TTI.

29. The WTRU of claim 27, further comprising circuitry configured to, on a condition that a non-scheduled grant exists, perform E-TFC restriction, select an E-TFC based on the E-TFC restriction, generate a PDU for transmission over an E-DCH in accordance with the selected E-TFC, and transmit the PDU in accordance with the identified H-ARQ process.

30. The WTRU of claim 20, further comprising circuitry configured to set a happy bit for transmission in the upcoming TTI to indicate whether the WTRU is satisfied with a current serving grant.

31. The WTRU of claim 20 wherein the WTRU is configured to generate scheduling information bits on a condition that a triggering event for reporting scheduling information occurs.

32. The WTRU of claim 20 wherein the scheduling grant is received from a Node-B.

33. The WTRU of claim 20 wherein the scheduling grant is an absolute grant.

34. The WTRU of claim 33 wherein the absolute grant is received over an enhanced dedicated channel absolute grant channel (E-AGCH).

35. The WTRU of claim 20 wherein the scheduling grant is a relative grant.

36. The WTRU of claim 34 wherein the relative grant is received over an enhanced dedicated channel relative grant channel (E-RGCH).

37. The WTRU of claim 20 wherein the upcoming TTI is the next TTI after a current TTI.