Sending permission assignment in telecommunications system
First Claim
1. An arrangement comprising:
- a control unit configured to schedule data transfer between a communication terminal and a communications system on at least one air interface;
the communication terminal configured to send on the air interface when a sending permission is assigned to the communication terminal; and
an access providing unit which is separate from the control unit and which is configured to provide an access to said communications system for said communication terminal and to assign a sending permission to the communication terminal,wherein the control unit is further configured to assign a first sending permission to the communication terminal and to inform the access providing unit about this assignment, andwherein the access providing unit is further configured to assign a second sending permission to the communication terminal in response to receiving an indication from the communication terminal indicating that the communication terminal has data to be sent.
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Abstract
A method for assigning sending permissions in a telecommunications system and a telecommunications system comprising a unit (20) providing access to said system for at least one telecommunication terminal (40) and a control unit (11) for scheduling data transfer between said at least one telecommunication terminal and the telecommunications system, whereby the control unit (11) is located apart from the access providing unit (20) and whereby said data transfer takes place on at least one transmission channel and more than one telecommunication terminal is arranged to use the same transmission channel so that a telecommunication terminal is allowed to send on the transmission channel when a sending permission is assigned to said telecommunication terminal, whereby the access providing unit (20) is arranged to assign a sending permission to the telecommunication terminal.
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48 Claims
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1. An arrangement comprising:
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a control unit configured to schedule data transfer between a communication terminal and a communications system on at least one air interface; the communication terminal configured to send on the air interface when a sending permission is assigned to the communication terminal; and an access providing unit which is separate from the control unit and which is configured to provide an access to said communications system for said communication terminal and to assign a sending permission to the communication terminal, wherein the control unit is further configured to assign a first sending permission to the communication terminal and to inform the access providing unit about this assignment, and wherein the access providing unit is further configured to assign a second sending permission to the communication terminal in response to receiving an indication from the communication terminal indicating that the communication terminal has data to be sent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An access providing unit comprising an apparatus, the apparatus configured to cause the access providing unit to at least:
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cause access to a communications system to be provided for a communication terminal; be located apart from a control unit configured to schedule data transfer between said communication terminal and the communications system on at least one air interface such that the communication terminal is allowed to send on the air interface when a sending permission is assigned to said communication terminal; receive, from the control unit, information about an assignment of a first sending permission to the communication terminal; and assign a second sending permission to the communication terminal in response to receiving an indication from the communication terminal indicating that the communication terminal has data to be sent. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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causing, by an access providing unit, access to a communications system to be provided for a communication terminal, wherein data transfer between said communication terminal and the communications system on at least one air interface is scheduled by a control unit, the control unit being separate from the access providing unit; allowing the communication terminal to send on the air interface when a sending permission is assigned to the communication terminal; receiving an indication from the control unit that the control unit has assigned a first sending permission to the communication terminal; receiving an indication from the communication terminal indicating that the communication terminal has data to be sent; and in response to receiving the indication from the communication terminal indicating that the communication terminal has data to be sent, assigning, by the access providing unit, a second sending permission to the communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A terminal for use in a communications system wherein a control unit schedules data transfer between the terminal and the communications system, the control unit being configured to assign a first sending permission to the terminal, the terminal being configured to:
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perform data transfer on an air interface shared with at least one other terminal; and transmit a request for a sending permission to an access providing unit which is located apart from the control unit and is informed of the assignment of the first sending permission by the control unit, the request indicating that the terminal has additional data to be sent and being configured to, when received by the access providing unit, cause the access providing unit to assign a second sending permission to the terminal for a time period.
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48. A terminal for use in a communications system wherein a control unit schedules data transfer between the terminal and the communications system, the control unit being configured to assign a first sending permission to the terminal, the terminal being configured to:
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perform data transfer on an air interface shared with at least one other terminal when the first sending permission is assigned to the terminal by the control unit; and transmit a request for a sending permission to an access providing unit which is located apart from the control unit and is informed of the assignment of the first sending permission by the control unit, the request indicating that the terminal has additional data to be sent and being configured to, when received by the access providing unit, cause the access providing unit to assign a second sending permission to the terminal.
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