Method and system for managing modulation and coding scheme

• US 9,774,418 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2013
• Issued: 09/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Meng, Qingfeng, Yu, Xi, Liu, Zhuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Crutchfield, Christopher
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, TITO Q
• Application Number:
  US14/655,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20160218822A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,478 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0003 by switching between different modulation schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0009 by adapting the channel coding H04L1/1812 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0026 Transmission of channel quality indication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/0027 Scheduling of signalling, e.g. occurrence thereof

Abstract

a method and system for managing a modulation and coding scheme (MCS). The method includes: a base station obtaining a downlink channel quality indicator (CQI) when a block error ratio of a trunking terminal reaches a pre-stored block error ratio threshold; the base station comparing a current CQI of a group with a CQI locally stored and reported by the group, wherein the CQI reported by the group is the minimum value in received CQIs reported by trunking terminals in the group respectively; and if a comparison result is that the CQI reported by the group is smaller than the current CQI of the group, the base station initiating an operation of updating an MCS value.

Claims

1. A method for managing a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), comprising:

a base station obtaining a downlink channel quality indicator (CQI) and a MCS reported by a trunking terminal when a block error ratio of the trunking terminal reaches a pre-stored block error ratio threshold;

the base station comparing a current CQI of a group with a locally stored CQI reported by the group, wherein the CQI reported by the group is a minimum in received CQIs reported by trunking terminals in the group respectively; and

if a comparison result is that the CQI reported by the group is smaller than the current CQI of the group, the base station initiating an operation of updating an MCS value;

wherein, the base station initiating an operation of updating the MCS comprises;

when an MCS reported by the group is smaller than or equal to a group MCS, decreasing a group MCS outer ring value of the base station by one order, wherein the MCS reported by the group is a minimum of the MCSs corresponding to the CQIs reported by the trunking terminals when the block error ratios of the trunking terminals reach the pre-stored block error ratio threshold, the group MCS is an MCS determined during a previous scheduling;

when a counter for group outer-ring scheduling reaches a preset threshold of a counter for MCS outer-ring scheduling, the base station increasing the group MCS outer-ring value by one order, and clearing the counter for group outer ring scheduling;

wherein, when the MCS corresponding to an updated CQI reported by the group in a pre-stored group CQI and MCS mapping table is smaller than the group MCS, or, when the MCS reported by the group is smaller than or equal to the group MCS, the counter for group outer-ring scheduling is cleared;

every time the base station periodically schedules the MCS value, the counter for group outer-ring scheduling is increased by one; and

according to an adjusted MCS outer-ring value, the base station determining the MCS value of the scheduling of this time.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the trunking terminal starting a timer for prohibiting reporting when the local block error ratio reaches the pre-stored block error ratio threshold and a CQI is reported, to prohibit further sending CQI information to the base station before the timer expires; and

when the timer for prohibiting reporting expires, if the local block error ratio is still larger than the block error ratio threshold, the trunking terminal continuing to send the CQI information to the base station.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein, the base station initiating an operation of updating the MCS value comprises:

updating a current CQI of the group to a CQI reported by the group; and

querying the pre-stored group CQI and MCS mapping table to obtain a value corresponding to the current CQI of the group, and using the obtained value as an MCS inner-ring value.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein, the MCS value corresponding to the CQI reported by the trunking terminal when the block error ratio of the trunking terminal reaches the pre-stored block error ratio threshold is transmitted together with the CQI reported by the trunking terminal.

5. A system for managing a modulation and coding scheme (MCS), comprising a base station, wherein the base station comprises:

an obtaining processor, a comparing processor, an updating processor and a non-transitory storage medium storing computer programs that when executed cause the processors to perform following corresponding steps;

the obtaining processor obtaining a downlink channel quality indicator (CQI) and a MCS reported by a trunking terminal when a block error ratio of the trunking terminal reaches a pre-stored block error ratio threshold;

the comparing processor, which is configured to connect with the obtaining processor, comparing a current CQI of a group with a locally stored CQI reported by the group, wherein the CQI reported by the group is a minimum in received CQIs reported by trunking terminals in the group respectively; and

the updating processor, which is configured to connect to the comparing processor, initiating an operation of updating an MCS value if a comparison result is that the CQI reported by the group is smaller than the current CQI of the group;

wherein, the updating processor further comprises;

a controlling circuit, which is configured to;

when an MCS reported by the group is smaller than or equal to the group MCS, decrease a group MCS outer ring value by one order, wherein the MCS reported by the group is a minimum of the MCSs corresponding to the CQIs reported by the trunking terminals when the block error ratios of the trunking terminals reach the pre-stored block error ratio threshold, the group MCS is an MCS determined during a previous scheduling; and

,

when a counter for group outer-ring scheduling reaches a preset threshold of a counter for MCS outer-ring scheduling, increase the group MCS outer-ring value by one order, and clear the counter for group outer ring scheduling;

wherein, when the MCS corresponding to an updated CQI reported by the group in a pre-stored group CQI and MCS mapping table is smaller than the group MCS, or, when the MCS reported by the group is smaller than or equal to the group MCS, clear the counter for group outer-ring scheduling; and

every time the base station periodically schedules the MCS value, increase the counter for group outer-ring scheduling by one; and

a second determining circuit, which is configured to;

connect to the controlling circuit, and determine the MCS value of the scheduling of this time according to an adjusted MCS outer-ring value.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising a trunking terminal, wherein the trunking terminal comprises:

a starting processor, a controlling processor, and a non-transitory storage medium storing computer programs that when executed cause the processors to perform following corresponding steps;

the starting processor;

when the local block error ratio reaches the pre-stored block error ratio threshold and a CQI is reported, starting a timer for prohibiting reporting to prohibit further sending the CQI information to the base station before the timer expires;

the controlling processor, which is configured to connect with the starting processor, continuing to send the CQI information to the base station when the time for prohibiting reporting expires and if the local block error ratio is still larger than the block error ratio threshold.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein, the updating processor comprises:

an updating circuit, which is configured to;

update the current CQI of the group to the CQI reported by the group; and

a first determining circuit, configured to;

query the pre-stored group CQI and MCS mapping table to obtain a value corresponding to the current CQI of the group, and use the obtained value as an MCS inner-ring value.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the MCS value corresponding to the CQI reported by the trunking terminal when the block error ratio of the trunking terminal reaches the pre-stored block error ratio threshold is transmitted together with the CQI reported by the trunking terminal.