Data rate methods and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of operating a wireless terminal comprising:
- receiving an uplink traffic channel segment assignment of a corresponding uplink traffic channel segment to said wireless terminal, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator, said maximum uplink rate option indicator including a value which can be used to determine an indicated maximum uplink rate option;
determining the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value included in said maximum uplink rate option indicator and additional information known to said wireless terminal, said value corresponding to multiple possible maximum uplink rate options, said additional information including information indicating which one of a plurality of assignment channels, used to communicate unlink traffic channel segment assignments, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment was received in; and
transmitting data in the assigned uplink traffic channel segment in accordance with one of a plurality of rate options corresponding to said indicated maximum uplink rate option.
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Abstract
A wireless terminal receives an uplink traffic channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator. Each uplink rate option corresponds to a number of information bits, coding rate and modulation method. The maximum rate option indicator indicates the highest rate option that the wireless terminal is permitted to use when transmitting in the assigned traffic channel segment from the perspective of the base station. In some embodiments, the wireless terminal uses interference measurements to further quality, e.g., conditionally reduce, the maximum uplink rate option that may be used. Then, the wireless terminal selects an uplink rate option to use which is less than the determined allowed maximum uplink rate option, e.g., based on the amount of user data to communicate. The wireless terminal transmits data in the assigned uplink traffic channel segment in accordance with the wireless terminal selected uplink rate.
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46 Claims
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1. A method of operating a wireless terminal comprising:
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receiving an uplink traffic channel segment assignment of a corresponding uplink traffic channel segment to said wireless terminal, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator, said maximum uplink rate option indicator including a value which can be used to determine an indicated maximum uplink rate option; determining the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value included in said maximum uplink rate option indicator and additional information known to said wireless terminal, said value corresponding to multiple possible maximum uplink rate options, said additional information including information indicating which one of a plurality of assignment channels, used to communicate unlink traffic channel segment assignments, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment was received in; and transmitting data in the assigned uplink traffic channel segment in accordance with one of a plurality of rate options corresponding to said indicated maximum uplink rate option. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a wireless terminal comprising:
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receiving an uplink traffic channel segment assignment of a corresponding uplink traffic channel segment to said wireless terminal, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator, said maximum uplink rate option indicator including a value which can be used to determine an indicated maximum uplink rate option; determining the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value included in said maximum uplink rate optibn indicator and additional information known to said wireless terminal, said additional information including information indicating which one of a plurality of assignment channels said uplink traffic channel segment assignment was received in; transmitting data in the assigned uplink traffic channel segment in accordance with one of a plurality of rate options corresponding to said indicated maximum uplink rate option; and wherein said additional information is information indicating whether the maximum uplink rate option indicator was received in a first or second assignment channel, uplink traffic channel segment assignment signals received in the first assignment channel being communicated using non-coherent modulation, uplink traffic channel segment assignment signals received in the second assignment channel being communicated using coherent modulation.
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21. A method of operating a wireless terminal comprising:
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receiving an uplink traffic channel segment assignment of a corresponding uplink traffic channel segment to said wireless terminal, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator, said maximum uplink rate option indicator including a value which can be used to determine an indicated maximum uplink rate option; determining the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value included in said maximum uplink rate option indicator and additional information known to said wireless terminal, said additional information including information indicating which one of a plurality of assignment channels said uplink traffic channel segment assignment was received in; transmitting data in the assigned uplink traffic, channel segment in accordance with one of a plurality of rate options corresponding to said indicated maximum uplink rate option; and wherein said additional information is information indicating whether the maximum uplink rate option indicator was received in a first or second assignment channel, uplink traffic channel segment assignment signals received in the first assignment channel including multiple bits used to communicate said value, uplink traffic channel segment assignment signals received in the second channel being single bit assignment signals; wherein when said uplink traffic channel segment assignment signal is received in the first assignment channel, determining the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value includes determining the maximum uplink rate option indicator from a direct one to one mapping between said value and one of a plurality of possible uplink rate options which may be indicated; and wherein when said uplink traffic channel segment assignment signal is received in the second assignment channel, determining the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value includes determining the maximum uplink rate option indicator from one of a plurality of possible uplink rate options to which said value may map based on a report generated by said wireless terminal.
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22. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an uplink traffic channel segment assignment of a corresponding uplink traffic, channel segment to said wireless terminal, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator, said maximum uplink rate option indicator including a value which can be used to determine an indicated maximum uplink rate option; a determination module for determining the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value included in said maximum uplink rate option indicator and additional information known to said wireless terminal, said value corresponding to multiple possible maximum uplink rate options, said additional information including information indicating which one of a plurality of assignment channels, used to communicate uplink traffic channel segment assignments, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment was received in; and a transmitter for transmitting data in the assigned uplink traffic channel segment in accordance with one of a plurality of rate options corresponding to said indicated maximum uplink rate option. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a receiver for receiving an uplink traffic channel segment assignment of a corresponding uplink traffic channel segment to said wireless terminal, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator, said maximum uplink rate option indicator including a value which can be used to determine an indicated maximum uplink rate option; a determination module, coupled to said receiver, for determining the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value included in said maximum uplink rate option indicator and additional information known to said wireless terminal, said additional information including information indicating which one of a plurality of assignment channels said uplink traffic channel segment assignment was received in; a transmitter for transmitting data in the assigned uplink traffic channel segment in accordance with one of a plurality of rate options corresponding to said indicated maximum uplink rate option; a data storage device for storing said additional information, said additional information indicating whether the maximum uplink rate option indicator was received in a first or second assignment channel, uplink traffic channel segment assignment signals received in the first assignment channel including multiple bits used to communicate said value, uplink traffic channel segment assignment signals received in the second assignment channel being signal bit assignment signals; wherein when said uplink traffic channel segment assignment signal is received in the first assignment channel, said determination module determines the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value by determining the maximum uplink rate option indicator from a direct one to one mapping between said value and one of a plurality of possible uplink rate options which may be indicated; and wherein when said uplink traffic channel segment assignment, signal is received in the second assignment channel, said determination module determines the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value by determining the maximum uplink rate option indicator from one of a plurality of possible uplink rate options to which said value may map based on a report generated by said wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A wireless terminal, comprising:
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means for receiving an uplink traffic channel segment assignment of a corresponding uplink traffic channel segment to said wireless terminal, said uplink, traffic channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator, said maximum uplink rate option indicator including a value which can be used to determine an indicated maximum uplink rate option; means for determining the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value included in said maximum uplink rate option indicator and additional information known to said wireless terminal, said value corresponding to multiple possible maximum uplink rate options, said additional information including information indicating which one of a plurality of assignment channels, used to communicate uplink traffic channel segment assignments, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment was received in; and means for transmitting data in the assigned uplink traffic channel segment in accordance with one of a plurality of rate options corresponding to said indicated maximum uplink rate option. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40)
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41. A device comprising a processor configured to control a wireless terminal to:
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receive an uplink traffic channel segment assignment of a corresponding uplink traffic channel segment to said wireless terminal, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator, said maximum uplink rate option indicator including a value which can be used to determine an indicated maximum uplink rate option; determine the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value included in said maximum uplink rate option indicator and additional information known to said wireless terminal, said value corresponding to multiple possible maximum uplink rate options, said additional information including information indicating which one of a plurality of assignment channels, used to communicate uplink traffic channel segment assignments, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment was received in; and transmit data in the assigned uplink traffic channel segment in accordance with one of a plurality of rate options corresponding to said indicated maximum uplink rate option. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43)
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44. A non-transitory machine readable medium embodying machine executable instructions for controlling a wireless terminal, the non-transitory machine readable medium comprising:
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instructions for causing said wireless terminal to receive an uplink traffic channel segment assignment of a corresponding uplink traffic channel segment to said wireless terminal, said uplink traffic-channel segment assignment including a maximum uplink rate option indicator, said maximum uplink rate option indicator including a value which can be used to determine an indicated maximum uplink rate option; instructions for causing said wireless terminal to determine the indicated maximum uplink rate option from said value included in said maximum uplink rate option indicator and additional, information known to said wireless terminal, said value corresponding to multiple possible maximum uplink rate options, said additional information including information indicating which one of a plurality of assignment channels, used to communicate uplink traffic channel segment assignments, said uplink traffic channel segment assignment was received in; and instructions for causing said wireless terminal to transmit data in the assigned uplink traffic channel segment in accordance with one of a plurality of rate options corresponding to said indicated maximum uplink rate option. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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