Qualifying available reverse link coding rates from access channel power setting

• US 9,913,271 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2016
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: IPR Licensing Incorporated (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: IPR Licensing Incorporated (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nelson, George R., Hoffmann, John E., Proctor, James A., Rouphael, Antoine J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lai, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): LEE, ANDREW CHUNG CHEUNG
• Application Number:
  US15/350,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20170064682A1
• Time in Patent Office: 477 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/00 Code division multiplex systems for frequency hopping H04B1/713
• CPC Class Codes: H04J 13/0003 Code application, i.e. aspects relating to how codes are applied to form multiplexed channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/22 using time-division multiplexing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/22 Negotiating communication rate
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/24 using SIR [Signal to Interference Ratio] or other wireless path parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/26 using transmission rate or quality of service QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/365 Power headroom reporting
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0466 the resource being a scrambling code
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/51 based on terminal or device properties
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are disclosed regarding a wireless field unit, which may receive a plurality of forward link assignment messages for the wireless field unit over at least one first code channel. Each of the forward link assignment messages may indicate a modulation type, a data rate and assigned channel codes for a respective assigned forward link transmission. Also, forward link transmissions may be time multiplexed between wireless field units. The wireless field unit may receive a plurality of assigned forward link transmissions. In addition, the wireless field unit my process each of the received assigned forward link transmissions in response to the respective received forward link assignment messages. Further, the wireless field unit may receive power control information in assigned time intervals on a time division multiplexed second code channel, wherein the time division multiplexed second code channel is time multiplexed between a plurality of wireless field units.

Claims

1. A wireless field unit comprising:

a transceiver operatively coupled to a processor, the transceiver and the processor configured to receive a plurality of forward link assignment messages for the wireless field unit over at least one first code channel, wherein each respective one of the plurality of forward link assignment messages indicates a modulation type, a data rate, and assigned channel codes for a respective assigned forward link transmission, wherein a plurality of forward link transmissions are time multiplexed between wireless field units;

the transceiver and the processor further configured to receive a plurality of assigned forward link transmissions; and

the processor further configured to process each of the plurality of received assigned forward link transmissions in response to the respective one of the plurality of received forward link assignment messages.

2. The wireless field unit of claim 1, further comprising:

the transceiver and the processor further configured to receive power control information in a plurality of assigned time intervals on a time division multiplexed second code channel, wherein the time division multiplexed second code channel is time multiplexed between a plurality of wireless field units.

3. The wireless field unit of claim 1, further comprising:

the transceiver and the processor further configured to transmit control information for use in a determination of a power headroom of the wireless field unit.

4. The wireless field unit of claim 1, further comprising:

the transceiver and the processor further configured to receive reverse link scheduling information; and

the transceiver and the processor further configured, in response to the received reverse link scheduling information, to transmit a plurality of reverse link transmissions.

5. The wireless field unit of claim 4, further comprising:

the processor further configured to determine a modulation type, data rate, and a number of code channels for the plurality of reverse link transmissions on a time interval basis based on the received reverse link scheduling information.

6. A method implemented by a wireless field unit comprising:

receiving, by the wireless field unit, a plurality of forward link assignment messages for the wireless field unit over at least one first code channel wherein each respective one of the plurality of forward link assignment messages indicates a modulation type, a data rate, and assigned channel codes for a respective assigned forward link transmission, wherein a plurality of forward link transmissions are time multiplexed between wireless field units;

receiving, by the wireless field unit, a plurality of assigned forward link transmissions; and

processing, by the wireless field unit, each of the plurality of received assigned forward link transmissions in response to the respective one of the plurality of received forward link assignment messages.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless field unit, power control information in a plurality of assigned time intervals on a time division multiplexed second code channel, wherein the time division multiplexed second code channel is time multiplexed between a plurality of wireless field units.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising transmitting, by the wireless field unit, control information for use in a determination of a power headroom of the wireless field unit.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving, by the wireless field unit, reverse link scheduling information; and

in response to the received reverse link scheduling information, transmitting, by the wireless field unit, a plurality of reverse link transmissions.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

determining, by the wireless field unit, a modulation type, data rate, and a number of code channels for the plurality of reverse link transmissions on a time interval basis based on the received reverse link scheduling information.

11. A base station comprising:

a transceiver operatively coupled to a processor, the transceiver and the processor are configured to transmit a plurality of forward link assignment messages to a wireless field unit over at least one first code channel, wherein each respective one of the plurality of forward link assignment messages indicates a modulation type, a data rate, and assigned channel codes for a respective assigned forward link transmission; and

the transceiver and the processor are further configured to transmit a plurality of assigned forward link transmissions to the wireless field unit, wherein a plurality of forward link transmissions are time multiplexed between a plurality of wireless field units.

12. The base station of claim 11, further comprising:

the transceiver and the processor further configured to transmit power control information in a plurality of assigned time intervals to the wireless field unit on a time division multiplexed second code channel, wherein the time division multiplexed second code channel is time multiplexed between a plurality of wireless field units.

13. The base station of claim 11, further comprising:

the transceiver and the processor further configured to receive control information; and

the transceiver and the processor further configured to determine a power headroom of the wireless field unit based on the received control information.

14. The base station of claim 11, further comprising:

the transceiver and the processor further configured to transmit reverse link scheduling information; and

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the transceiver and the processor further configured to receive a plurality of reverse link transmissions.

15. The base station of claim 14, wherein the plurality of received reverse link transmissions have a varying a modulation type, data rate, or a number of code channels based on the transmitted reverse link scheduling information.