Scheduling data transmissions in a wireless communications network
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1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting over a signalling channel from a user equipment a first rate request message requesting additional resources from the network for transmission of data at an increased data rate over a data channel;
maintaining said signalling channel for a period; and
transmitting a second rate request message over said signalling channel during said period, wherein the second rate message is a repeat of the first rate request message;
wherein the first rate request message is a single reserved bit sent together with other uplink signaling information, the single reserved bit having a value selected from a first value indicating that the increased data rate is required and a second value indicating that a current rate of data transmission over the data channel is sufficient.
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Abstract
A method of scheduling transmission of data in a wireless communication network comprising: establishing a data channel for transmitting user data from a user equipment to a network entity, establishing a signaling channel for transmitting signaling data from a user equipment to a network entity, transmitting over said signaling channel from the user equipment a first rate request message requesting additional resources from the network for transmission of data at an increased data rate over said data channel, maintaining said signaling channel for a period awaiting a rate grant message, and transmitting a second rate request message over said signaling channel during said period.
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting over a signalling channel from a user equipment a first rate request message requesting additional resources from the network for transmission of data at an increased data rate over a data channel; maintaining said signalling channel for a period; and transmitting a second rate request message over said signalling channel during said period, wherein the second rate message is a repeat of the first rate request message; wherein the first rate request message is a single reserved bit sent together with other uplink signaling information, the single reserved bit having a value selected from a first value indicating that the increased data rate is required and a second value indicating that a current rate of data transmission over the data channel is sufficient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for transmitting over a signalling channel a first rate request message to request additional resources from a network entity for transmission of data at an increased data rate over a data channel; means for maintaining said signalling channel for a period; and means for transmitting a second rate request message over said signalling channel during said period, wherein the second rate request message is a repeat of the first rate request message, wherein the first rate message is a single reserved bit sent together with other uplink signaling information, and the single reserved bit has a value selected from a first value indicating that the increased data rate is required and a second value indicating that a current rate of data transmission over the data channel is sufficient.
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14. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, said computer program configured to control a processor to perform:
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transmitting over a signalling channel from a user equipment a first rate request message requesting additional resources from the network for transmission of data at an increased data rate over a data channel; maintaining said signalling channel for a period; and transmitting a second rate request message over said signalling channel during said period, wherein the second rate message is a repeat of the first rate request message; wherein the first rate request message is a single reserved bit sent together with other uplink signaling information, the single reserved bit having a value selected from a first value indicating that the increased data rate is required and a second value indicating that a current rate of data transmission over the data channel is sufficient.
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