Data sending method, device and system

• US 9,094,945 B2
• Filed: 12/19/2012
• Issued: 07/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wan, Jiang, Deng, Yu
• Primary Examiner(s): Yuen, Kan
• Application Number:
  US13/719,837
• Publication Number:
  US 20130343268A1
• Time in Patent Office: 951 Days
• Field of Search: 370/311, 370328-338
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0251 using monitoring of local events, e.g. events related to user activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0274 by switching on or off the equipment or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present invention discloses a data sending method, device and system. The data sending method includes: before establishing a connection with a wireless network side, detecting whether a wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side, the data to be sent including signaling data for establishing the connection between the wireless terminal and the wireless network side; if a result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal does not have data to be sent, making sure that a power amplifier (PA) of the wireless terminal is in a non-working state; if a result of detecting whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent to the wireless network side is that the wireless terminal has data to be sent, making sure that a PA of the wireless terminal is in a working state.

Claims

1. A wireless terminal comprising:

a baseband chip;

a power amplifier (PA); and

a transceiver,

wherein the baseband chip is configured to, before a connection with a wireless network side is established, detect whether the baseband chip has data to be sent to the wireless network side,

wherein the data to be sent comprises signaling data for establishing the connection between the wireless terminal and the wireless network side,

wherein a first message indicating that the PA should be in a non-working state is sent to the PA when the baseband chip detects that it does not have data to be sent to the wireless network,

wherein a second message indicating that the PA should be in a working state is sent to the PA when the baseband chip detects that it has data to be sent to the wireless network,

wherein the PA is configured to receive the first message sent by the baseband chip and be ensured that the PA is in the non-working state according to the first message,

wherein the PA is configured to receive the second message sent by the baseband chip and be ensured that the PA is in the working state according to the second message,

wherein the transceiver is configured to receive the data to be sent from the baseband chip, modulate the data to be sent, and send first data after the modulation to the PA,

wherein the PA is further configured to amplify the first data after the modulation, and

wherein the wireless terminal further comprises an antenna configured to send second data amplified by the PA to the wireless network side.

2. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, further comprising an application processor (AP) configured to generate the data to be sent and send the data to be sent to the baseband chip.

3. The wireless terminal according to claim 2, wherein the baseband chip receives the data to be sent from the AP and stores at least one wireless frame in the data to be sent in a first storage, wherein a result corresponding to the detection is that the baseband chip does not have data to be sent when the first storage does not have the data to be sent, wherein a result corresponding to the detection is that the baseband chip has data to be sent when the first storage has at least one wireless frame in the data to be sent, and wherein the wireless terminal further comprises the first storage that is connected to the baseband chip and that is configured to store the at least one wireless frame in the data to be sent.

4. The wireless terminal according to claim 3, wherein the baseband chip stores a part or all of the at least one wireless frame in the first storage in a second storage when the first storage has the at least one wireless frame, wherein a result corresponding to the detection is that the baseband chip does not have data to be sent when the second storage does not have data, wherein a result corresponding to the detection is that the baseband chip has data to be sent when the second storage has data and the data is a part or all of the at least one wireless frame, wherein the wireless terminal further comprises the second storage that is connected to the baseband chip or that is located in the baseband chip, and wherein the second storage is configured to store the data.

5. The wireless terminal according to claim 2, wherein the baseband chip being configured to detect whether the wireless terminal has data to be sent comprises the baseband chip detecting whether a coder of the baseband chip has the data to be sent, and wherein the data to be sent is sent to the baseband chip by the AP.

6. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the baseband chip is configured to send, to the PA, the first message ensuring that the PA is in the non-working state by sending a first command to a serial peripheral interface (SPI) of the PA through an SPI bus, wherein the first command controls the PA to be in a sleep state.

7. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the baseband chip is configured to send, to the PA, the first message ensuring that the PA is in the non-working state by sending a second command to a digital radio frequency (digRF) interface of the PA through a digRF bus, wherein the second command controls the PA to be in a sleep state.

8. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, wherein the baseband chip is configured to send, to the PA, the first message ensuring that the PA is in the non-working state by sending a third command to an enable interface (EN) of the PA, wherein the third command controls the PA in a sleep state.

9. The wireless terminal according to claim 1, further comprising a power supplier, wherein the baseband chip is configured to send, to the PA, the first message ensuring that the PA is in the non-working state by instructing the power supplier to stop supplying power for the PA such that the PA is powered off.