Method of transmitting data and discontinuous coverage network
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting data from a specific network equipment via a radio access point associated with the specific network equipment to a mobile terminal in a discontinuous coverage network with a number of disconnected transfer zones, wherein data is transferred to and stored in a cache of the mobile terminal while the mobile terminal is in a transfer zone, wherein a transfer time extension comprising the steps of:
- detecting a filling level of the cache when the mobile terminal exits the transfer zone, andcontinuing to fill the cache of the mobile terminal outside a transfer zone until the cache filling level reaches a predefined threshold value.
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Abstract
A method of transmitting data from a specific network equipment (NE) via a radio access point (RAP1, RAP2) associated with the specific network equipment to a mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) in a discontinuous coverage network (DCN). The discontinuous coverage network comprises at least one transfer zone (TZ1, TZ2) and at least one intermediate area (IZ), wherein data is transferred to and stored in a cache (CA1, CA2) of the mobile terminal (MT1, MT2) while the mobile terminal is in the transfer zone. The proposed method includes a transfer time extension (TTEX) comprising the steps of:
- detecting a filling level of the cache when the mobile terminal exits the transfer area, and
- continuing to fill the cache of the mobile terminal outside a transfer zone until the cache filling level reaches a predefined threshold value (TV).
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1. A method of transmitting data from a specific network equipment via a radio access point associated with the specific network equipment to a mobile terminal in a discontinuous coverage network with a number of disconnected transfer zones, wherein data is transferred to and stored in a cache of the mobile terminal while the mobile terminal is in a transfer zone, wherein a transfer time extension comprising the steps of:
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detecting a filling level of the cache when the mobile terminal exits the transfer zone, and continuing to fill the cache of the mobile terminal outside a transfer zone until the cache filling level reaches a predefined threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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- 4. A specific network equipment for association with at least one radio access point of a discontinuous coverage network, comprising transmitter means for transferring data to at least one mobile terminal in a transfer zone for storage in a cache of the mobile terminal, wherein a transfer time extension apparatus comprising detector means adapted to detect a filling level of the cache when the mobile terminal exits the transfer zone, and continuation means adapted to continue to fill the cache of the mobile terminal outside the transfer zone until the cache filling level reaches a predefined threshold value.
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8. A computer programme product, comprising first programme code sequences operable to transmit data from a specific network equipment via a radio access point associated to the specific network equipment to a mobile terminal in a discontinuous coverage network with a number of disconnected transfer zones, wherein data is transferred to and stored in a cache of the mobile terminal while the mobile terminal is in a transfer zone, wherein a second program code sequences operable to implement a transfer time extension comprising the steps of:
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detecting a filling level of the cache when the mobile terminal exits the transfer zone, and continuing to fill the cache of the mobile terminal outside a transfer zone until the cache filling level reaches a predefined threshold value.
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