Method and system for multi-carrier packet communication with reduced overhead
First Claim
1. A method of communication for a mobile device served by a base station in a packet communication system that utilizes a time-frequency resource, the method comprising:
- receiving a control message among a plurality of control messages transmitted from the serving base station, wherein the plurality of control messages are associated with a class of packets and aggregated together in a control message format in accordance with a common characteristic of the class of packets; and
transmitting to the serving base station a packet of the class over a zone in accordance with the control message, wherein;
the zone is designated for carrying packets of the class and is comprised of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the time domain and frequency subcarriers in the frequency domain within the time-frequency resource, and the portion of the time-frequency resource falling outside of the zone is designated for carrying packets other than the class of packets within the zone; and
the packet is transmitted with one of a plurality of modulation and coding schemes, the plurality of modulation and coding schemes utilizing a basic time-frequency resource unit and integer multiples of the basic time-frequency resource unit.
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Abstract
A method and system for minimizing the control overhead in a multi-carrier wireless communication network that utilizes a time-frequency resource is disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more zones in the time-frequency resource are designated for particular applications, such as a zone dedicated for voice-over-IP (VoIP) applications. By grouping applications of a similar type together within a zone, a reduction in the number of bits necessary for mapping a packet stream to a portion of the time-frequency resource can be achieved. In some embodiments, modular coding schemes associated with the packet streams may be selected that further reduce the amount of necessary control information. In some embodiments, packets may be classified for transmission in accordance with application type, QoS parameters, and other properties. In some embodiments, improved control messages may be constructed to facilitate the control process and minimize associated overhead.
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1. A method of communication for a mobile device served by a base station in a packet communication system that utilizes a time-frequency resource, the method comprising:
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receiving a control message among a plurality of control messages transmitted from the serving base station, wherein the plurality of control messages are associated with a class of packets and aggregated together in a control message format in accordance with a common characteristic of the class of packets; and transmitting to the serving base station a packet of the class over a zone in accordance with the control message, wherein; the zone is designated for carrying packets of the class and is comprised of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in the time domain and frequency subcarriers in the frequency domain within the time-frequency resource, and the portion of the time-frequency resource falling outside of the zone is designated for carrying packets other than the class of packets within the zone; and the packet is transmitted with one of a plurality of modulation and coding schemes, the plurality of modulation and coding schemes utilizing a basic time-frequency resource unit and integer multiples of the basic time-frequency resource unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A mobile device served by a base station in a packet communication system that utilizes a time-frequency resource, the mobile device comprising:
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a receiver configured for receiving a control message among a plurality of control messages transmitted from the serving base station, wherein the plurality of control messages are associated with a class of packets and aggregated together in a control message format in accordance with a common characteristic of the class of packets; and a transmitter configured for transmitting to the serving base station a packet of the class over a zone in accordance with the control message, wherein; the zone is designated for carrying packets of the class and is comprised of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols in time domain and frequency subcarriers in frequency domain within the time-frequency resource, and the portion of the time-frequency resource falling outside of the zone is designated for carrying packets other than the class of packets within the zone; and the packet is transmitted with one of a plurality of modulation and coding schemes, the plurality of modulation and coding schemes utilizing a basic time-frequency resource unit and integer multiples of the basic time-frequency resource unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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