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Method for transmitting data in a radio network, a radio network and a receiver

  • US 8,208,417 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2007
  • Issued: 06/26/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for receiving data from a base station over a network during a transmission interval, the method being performed by a mobile device and comprising:

  • monitoring at least one transmission channel for one or more data packets transmitted by the base station in a first time slot of the transmission interval, the transmission interval including a plurality of time slots, wherein each of the one or more data packets includes an identifier that is assigned to a particular mobile device;

    determining whether one or more data packets have been received during the first time slot via the at least one transmission channel based on whether the one or more data packets includes an identifier corresponding to the mobile device;

    in response to determining that one or more data packets have been received, processing the received one or more data packets; and

    repeating the determining and the processing steps for subsequent time slots in the transmission interval until (i) determining that no data packet has been received during a subsequent time slot, or (ii) the transmission interval ends;

    wherein in response to determining that no data packet has been received during a subsequent time slot, switching to an idle state until the transmission interval ends.

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