Method and apparatus for supporting voice service through radio channel in mobile telecommunication system

• US 20060067324A1
• Filed: 09/30/2005
• Published: 03/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Van Lieshout, Gert Jan, Kim, Seong-Hun
• Granted Patent: US 7,898,980 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/395.200
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/20 Negotiating bandwidth
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 Setup of transport tunnels

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for supporting a voice service through a radio channel in a mobile telecommunication system are provided, wherein the method includes the steps of determining a voice codec mode, byte-alignment information about a byte-alignment scheme of a voice packet, a requested bandwidth and a codec type used for processing a voice call in a procedure of establishing a call between a terminal and a core network, forming a packet data protocol context establishing message including the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec mode in order to establish a bearer for a packet call, and transmitting the formed packet data protocol context establishing message to the core network from the terminal. The method further includes the steps of transmitting a radio bearer establishing message from an access network to the terminal, the radio bearer establishing message including a radio link packet size set determined based on the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec mode, the access network connecting the terminal with the core network.

Claims

1. A method for supporting a voice service through a radio channel in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

determining at least one of a voice codec mode, byte-alignment information about a byte-alignment scheme of a voice packet, a requested bandwidth and a codec type used for processing a voice call in a procedure of establishing a call between a terminal and a core network;

forming a packet data protocol context establishing message including at least one of the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec mode in order to establish a bearer for a packet call;

transmitting the formed packet data protocol context establishing message to the core network from the terminal; and

transmitting a radio bearer establishing message from an access network to the terminal, the radio bearer establishing message comprising at least one of a radio link packet size set determined based on the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec mode, the access network connecting the terminal with the core network.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the byte-alignment information represents,

a bandwidth efficient scheme for byte-aligning an overall size of a header and a payload included in the voice packet, and

an octet aligned scheme for individually byte-aligning the header and the payload.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the radio link packet size set represents sizes of radio link control protocol data units (RLC PDUs).

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a step of:

informing by the terminal, the core network of a payload size set after the terminal determines the payload size set using the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the codec mode information.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the packet data protocol context establishing message further comprises a packetization interval during which packet data according to the codec type is generated.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the radio bearer establishing message further comprises a transmission time interval of a radio link used for transmitting radio link packet data based on the packetization interval.

7. A method for supporting a voice service through a radio channel in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

determining at least one of a voice codec mode, byte-alignment information about a byte-alignment scheme of a voice packet, a requested bandwidth and a codec type used for processing a voice call in a procedure of establishing a packet call between a terminal and a core network;

receiving from the terminal a packet data protocol context establishing message comprising at least one of the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec mode in order to establish a bearer for the packet call;

forming a radio access bearer establishing message to establish a bearer relating to a packet data protocol context; and

obtaining a payload size set according to the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec mode and transmitting a radio access bearer establishing message to an access network, which provides a service to the terminal, by inserting the payload size set into the radio access bearer establishing message.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the byte-alignment information represents,

a bandwidth efficient scheme for byte-aligning an overall size of a header and a payload included in the voice packet, and

an octet aligned scheme for individually byte-aligning the header and the payload.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a step of:

determining by the core network, the payload size set using the codec type information, the byte-alignment information and the codec mode information.

10. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising a step of:

receiving. from the terminal, the payload size set determined by the terminal based on the codec type information, the byte-alignment information and the codec mode information.

11. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the packet data protocol context establishing message and the radio access bearer establishing message further comprise a packetization interval during which packet data is generated according to the codec type.

12. A method for supporting a voice service through a radio channel in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving from a core network, a radio access bearer establishing message comprising at least one of a payload size set determined between a terminal and the core network based on a voice codec mode, byte-alignment information about a byte-alignment scheme of a voice packet, a requested bandwidth and a codec type used for processing a voice call;

establishing a radio access bearer according to the radio access bearer establishing message and forming a radio bearer establishing message comprising radio bearer configuration information based on the payload size set included in the radio access bearer establishing message; and

determining packet sizes usable in a radio link according to the payload size set included in the radio access bearer establishing message and transmitting the radio bearer establishing message to the terminal by inserting a radio link packet size set into the radio bearer establishing message, the radio link packet size set representing sizes of packets of the established radio link.

13. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the byte-alignment information represents,

a bandwidth efficient scheme for byte-aligning an overall size of a header and a payload included in the voice packet, and

an octet aligned scheme for individually byte-aligning the header and the payload.

14. The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the radio access bearer establishing message further comprises a packetization interval during which packet data is generated according to the codec type.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the radio bearer establishing message further comprises a transmission time interval of a radio link used for transmitting radio link packet data based on the packetization interval.

16. A device for supporting a voice service through a radio channel in a mobile communication system, the device comprising:

a user equipment for determining at least one of a voice codec mode, byte-alignment information about a byte-alignment scheme of a voice packet, a requested bandwidth and a codec type used for processing a voice call when the voice call is established and transmitting a packet data protocol context establishing message comprising at least one of the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec;

a core network for obtaining a payload size set based on the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the voice codec mode by receiving the packet data protocol context establishing message from the user equipment and transmitting a radio bearer establishing message including the payload size set; and

an access network for determining sizes of radio link packets usable in a radio link based on the payload size set by receiving the radio bearer establishing message from the core network and transmitting to the user equipment a radio bearer establishing message comprising a radio link packet size set representing the determined sizes of the radio link packets.

17. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the byte-alignment information represents,

a bandwidth efficient scheme for byte-aligning an overall size of a header and a payload included in the voice packet, and

an octet aligned scheme for individually byte-aligning the header and the payload.

18. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the radio link payload set represents sizes of radio link control protocol data units.

19. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the terminal is configured to determine the payload size set using the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the codec mode information and then inform the core network of the payload size set.

20. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the core network is configured to determine the payload size set using the codec type, the byte-alignment information and the codec mode information and then inform the access network of the payload size set.

21. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the packet data protocol context establishing message and the radio access bearer establishing message further comprise a packetization interval during which packet data is generated.

22. The device as claimed in claim 16, wherein the radio bearer establishing message further comprises a transmission time interval of a radio link used for transmitting radio link packet data based on the packetization interval.

23. A method for supporting a voice service through a radio channel in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of:

determining codec information for processing a voice call in a procedure of establishing a call between a terminal and a core network;

transmitting to the terminal from the core network, a packet data protocol context establishing message comprising the codec information and a packetization interval during which packet data is generated according to the codec information;

obtaining by the core network, the packetization interval based on the packet data protocol context establishing message and transmitting a radio access bearer establishing message comprising the packetization interval to an access network which provides a service to the terminal; and

determining by the access network, a transmission time interval of a radio link used for transmitting the packet data based on the packetization interval and transmitting a radio bearer establishing message comprising the transmission time interval of the radio link to the terminal.

24. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the codec information comprises at least one of a voice codec mode, byte-alignment information about a byte-alignment scheme of a voice packet, a requested bandwidth and a codec type.

25. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the transmission time interval of the radio link is substantially identical to the packetization interval.

26. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the transmission time interval of the radio link corresponds to a product obtained by multiplying an integer and the packetization interval.

27. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the transmission time interval of the radio link is determined as a quotient obtained by dividing the packetization interval by an integer value.

28. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the radio access bearer establishing message further comprises a payload size set determined according to the codec information, the byte-alignment information and the codec mode information.

29. The method as claimed in claim 23, wherein the radio bearer establishing message further comprises a radio link packet size set determined according to the payload size set.

30. A device for supporting a voice service through a radio channel in a mobile communication system, the device comprising:

a user equipment for determining codec information for processing a voice call and transmitting to a core network a packet data protocol context establishing message comprising the codec information and a packetization interval during which packet data is generated according to the codec information when establishing a call with the core network;

the core network for obtaining the packetization interval from the packet data protocol context establishing message and transmitting a radio bearer establishing message including the packetization interval to an access network which provides a service to the user equipment; and

the access network for determining a transmission time interval of a radio link used for transmitting the packet data based on the packetization interval and transmitting a radio bearer establishing message comprising the transmission time interval to the user equipment.

31. The device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the codec information comprises at least one of a voice codec mode, byte-alignment information about a byte-alignment scheme of a voice packet, a requested bandwidth and a codec type.

32. The device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the transmission time interval of the radio link is substantially identical to the packetization interval.

33. The device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the transmission time interval of the radio link corresponds to a product obtained by multiplying an integer and the packetization interval.

34. The device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the transmission time interval of the radio link is determined as a quotient obtained by dividing the packetization interval by an integer value.

35. The device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the radio access bearer establishing message further comprises a payload size set determined according to the codec information, the byte-alignment information and the codec mode information.

36. The device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the radio bearer establishing message further comprises a radio link packet size set determined according to the payload size set.