Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving multiuser packet in a mobile communication system
First Claim
1. A method for generating a multi user packet with transmission data and transmitting the multiuser packet from an access network transceiver system (ANTS) to a plurality of access terminals (ATs) in a mobile communication system including the ATs and the ANTS which are capable of performing packet data communication with ATs located in coverage thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
- generating a medium access control (MAC) header comprising n fields each for a different user packet of the multiuser packet, each field including an address of an AT receiving the user packet, a length of the user packet and a format for transmission data of the user packet;
generating a MAC payload by consecutively connecting the n user packets such that each user packet of the n user packets is placed in the MAC payload; and
generating a MAC trailer;
wherein ‘
0’
bits are padded to an end field of the MAC header if a predetermined size of the multiuser packet is greater than a sum of lengths of the MAC header, the MAC payload and the MAC trailer.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is provided for generating one packet with transmission data and transmitting the packet from an access network transceiver system (ANTS) to a plurality of access terminals (ATs) in a mobile communication system including the ATs and the ANTS which are capable of performing packet data communication with ATs located in coverage thereof. The method includes the steps of generating a medium access control (MAC) header including information on a receiving AT'"'"'s address, a length and format for transmission data, generating a MAC payload by consecutively connecting data units to be transmitted to the receiving AT, and generating a MAC trailer. The ANTS pads ‘0’ bits to the MAC header if a predetermined MAC size is greater than a sum of lengths of the MAC header, the MAC payload and the MAC trailer.
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1. A method for generating a multi user packet with transmission data and transmitting the multiuser packet from an access network transceiver system (ANTS) to a plurality of access terminals (ATs) in a mobile communication system including the ATs and the ANTS which are capable of performing packet data communication with ATs located in coverage thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
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generating a medium access control (MAC) header comprising n fields each for a different user packet of the multiuser packet, each field including an address of an AT receiving the user packet, a length of the user packet and a format for transmission data of the user packet; generating a MAC payload by consecutively connecting the n user packets such that each user packet of the n user packets is placed in the MAC payload; and generating a MAC trailer; wherein ‘
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bits are padded to an end field of the MAC header if a predetermined size of the multiuser packet is greater than a sum of lengths of the MAC header, the MAC payload and the MAC trailer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for generating a multiuser packet with transmission data and transmitting the multiuser packet from an access network transceiver system (ANTS) to a plurality of access terminals (ATs) in a mobile communication system including the ATs and the ANTS which are capable of performing packet data communication with ATs located in coverage thereof, the apparatus comprising:
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data queues for storing data to be transmitted to each of the ATs; a controller for performing a control operation of generating a medium access control (MAC) header comprising n fields each for a different user packet of the multiuser packet, each field including an address of an AT receiving the user packet, a length of the user packet and a format for transmission data of the user packet, generating a MAC trailer, and generating a MAC payload by consecutively connecting n user packets such that each user packet of the n user packets is placed in the MAC payload, and performing a control operation of padding ‘
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bits to an end field of the MAC header if a predetermined size of the multiuser packet is greater than a sum of lengths of the MAC header, the MAC payload and the MAC trailer; anda data generation and transmission/reception unit for, under the control of the controller, combining the data stored in the data queues and information output from the controller, and transmitting the combined data to the ATs. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for a first access terminal (AT) to receive a multiuser packet in a mobile communication system including access terminals (ATs) and an access network transceiver system (ANTS) that performs packet communication with ATs located in coverage thereof, and generates the multiuser packet with transmission data to be transmitted to two or more ATs, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving the multiuser packet from the ANTS, wherein the multiuser packet comprises a medium access control (MAC) header comprising n fields each for a different user packet of the multiuser packet, each field including an address of an AT receiving the user packet, a MAC payload generated by consecutively connecting the n user packet such that each user packet of the n user packets is placed in the MAC payload, and a MAC trailer, wherein ‘
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bits are padded to an end field of the MAC header if a predetermined size of the multiuser packet is greater than a sum of lengths of the MAC header, the MAC payload and the MAC trailer;determining whether address information of the first AT is included in the MAC header of the received multiuser packet; and extracting data indicated by the MAC header from the MAC payload of the multiuser packet if the address information of the first AT is included in the MAC header. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19)
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16. An apparatus for a first access terminal (AT) to receive a multiuser packet in a mobile communication system including access terminals (ATs) and an access network transceiver system (ANTS) that performs packet communication with ATs located in coverage thereof, and generates the multiuser packet with transmission data to be transmitted to two or more ATs, the apparatus comprising:
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a reception data processor for receiving the multiuser packet from the ANTS, wherein the multiuser packet comprises a medium access control (MAC) header comprising n fields each for a different user packet of the multiuser packet, each field including an address of an AT receiving the user packet, a MAC payload generated by consecutively connecting the n user packet such that each user packet of the n user packets is placed in the MAC payload, and a MAC trailer, wherein ‘
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bits are padded to an end field of the MAC header if a predetermined size of the multiuser packet is greater than a sum of lengths of the MAC header, the MAC payload and the MAC trailer, and demodulating and decoding the received multiuser packet; anda controller for determining whether address information of the first AT is included in the MAC header of the received multiuser packet, and extracting data indicated by the MAC header from the MAC payload of the multiuser packet if the address information of the first AT is included in the MAC header. - View Dependent Claims (17, 20, 21, 22)
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