Method and poll control entity for controlling a polling procedure
First Claim
1. A method performed by a poll control entity for controlling a polling procedure where a data transmitting node transmits data to a data receiving node and sends polls to the data receiving node at a polling frequency set according to a default polling frequency, said polls requiring the data receiving node to send feedback to the data transmitting node indicating whether said data has been received and decoded by the data receiving node or not, the method comprising:
- detecting a trigger indicating a deviation of a feedback time from an expected feedback time range within which the feedback time is expected to fall, wherein the feedback time comprises a time period between a time of sending the poll and a time of receiving the feedback whether the data has been received by the data receiving node or not, wherein the data is transmitted with or prior to a transmission of the poll,adjusting the polling frequency from the default polling frequency to an adjusted polling frequency based on said trigger such that the deviation of the feedback time is reduced, andenforcing the adjusted polling frequency at the data transmitting node.
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Abstract
A method and poll control entity (300) for controlling a polling procedure in a radio communication where a data transmitting node (302) transmits data (3:1) to a data receiving node (304) and sends polls to the data receiving node according to a default polling frequency. The polls require the data receiving node to send feedback (3:2) to the data transmitting node indicating whether said data has been received and decoded by the data receiving node or not. The poll control entity detects (3:3a-c) a trigger of the radio communication indicating a deviation of a feedback time which is a time period between a time of sending the poll and a time of receiving the feedback from an expected feedback time range. The poll control entity then adjusts (3:4) the polling frequency based on the detected trigger such that the deviation of the feedback time is reduced, and enforces (3:5) the adjusted polling frequency at the data transmitting node. In this way, the polling frequency can be dynamically and individually adapted to the current situation of traffic load and/or radio conditions which may influence the resulting feedback time in the radio communication, to achieve efficient communication of data and good throughput.
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24 Claims
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1. A method performed by a poll control entity for controlling a polling procedure where a data transmitting node transmits data to a data receiving node and sends polls to the data receiving node at a polling frequency set according to a default polling frequency, said polls requiring the data receiving node to send feedback to the data transmitting node indicating whether said data has been received and decoded by the data receiving node or not, the method comprising:
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detecting a trigger indicating a deviation of a feedback time from an expected feedback time range within which the feedback time is expected to fall, wherein the feedback time comprises a time period between a time of sending the poll and a time of receiving the feedback whether the data has been received by the data receiving node or not, wherein the data is transmitted with or prior to a transmission of the poll, adjusting the polling frequency from the default polling frequency to an adjusted polling frequency based on said trigger such that the deviation of the feedback time is reduced, and enforcing the adjusted polling frequency at the data transmitting node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A poll control entity configured to control a polling procedure where a data transmitting node transmits data to a data receiving node and sends polls to the data receiving node at a polling frequency set according to a default polling frequency, said polls requiring the data receiving node to send feedback to the data transmitting node indicating whether said data has been received and decoded by the data receiving node or not, the poll control entity comprising:
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a memory storing instructions; and a processor operable to execute the instructions to cause the poll control entity to; detect a trigger indicating a deviation of a feedback time from an expected feedback time range within which the feedback time is expected to fall, wherein the feedback time comprises a time period between a time of sending the poll and a time of receiving the feedback whether the data has been received by the data receiving node or not, wherein the data is transmitted with or prior to a transmission of the poll, adjust the polling frequency from the default polling frequency to an adjusted polling frequency based on said trigger such that the deviation of the feedback time is reduced, and enforce the adjusted polling frequency at the data transmitting node. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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