Method, apparatus and system for transmitting information

• US 8,730,887 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2011
• Issued: 05/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Ma, Jie, Lin, Bo
• Primary Examiner(s): Hsu, Alpus H
• Assistant Examiner(s): LAM, YEE F
• Application Number:
  US13/114,209
• Publication Number:
  US 20110222497A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,092 Days
• Field of Search: 370/329, 370/349, 370/469, 455/450, 455/509
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/004 in the uplink, i.e. towards network
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0841 with collision treatment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0866 using a dedicated channel for access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/12 between access points and access point controllers

Abstract

A method for transmitting information includes: by a NodeB, receiving information reported by a User Equipment (UE) through an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) transmission channel, and determining the UE corresponding to the received information according to UE ID information carried in the received information. A system and NodeB for transmitting information are also provided. Therefore, when random access data is transmitted between the UE and the NodeB, the NodeB can determine the UE from which the data is received, thus ensuring practicability of the transmission solution that uses High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA) to implement random access.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting information, comprising:

receiving, by a base station, a protocol layer data packet including data and a user equipment (UE) identity (ID) of a UE which are sent by the UE through an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH), wherein the E-DCH is shared among a plurality of UEs including the UE and seized by the UE via competition;

determining, by the base station, which UE the protocol layer data packet belongs to according to the UE ID included in the protocol layer data packet;

converting, by the base station, the received protocol layer data packet into a Frame Protocol (FP) frame with the UE ID of the UE; and

sending, by the base station, the FP frame with the UE ID of the UE to a radio network control device through the E-DCH to inform the radio network which UE the FP frame belongs to;

wherein the method further comprises;

receiving, by the base station, a request for setting up or reconfiguring the E-DCH, sent by the radio network control device;

setting up or reconfiguring, depending on the request received, by the base station, the E-DCH in accordance with a parameter in the received request; and

sending, by the base station, a response to the radio network control device to indicate information of the E-DCH;

wherein the parameter in the received request comprises at least one of;

a signature list used when the UE performs a random access procedure through the E-DCH, and other parameter required when the UE performs the random access procedure through the E-DCH, wherein the other parameter comprise at least one of a relevant physical-layer parameter, a transmission channel parameter and a transmission bearer parameter.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein

the protocol layer data packet is every protocol layer data packet sent by the UE to the base station through the E-DCH.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein

the protocol layer data packet is a protocol layer data packet firstly sent by the UE to the base station through the E-DCH.

4. A system for transmitting information, comprising a base station and a radio network control device, wherein

the base station is configured to receive a protocol layer data packet including data and a user equipment (UE) identity (ID) of a UE which are sent by the UE through an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH), wherein the E-DCH is shared among a plurality of UEs including the UE and seized by the UE via competition, to determine which UE the protocol layer data packet belongs to according to the UE ID included in the protocol layer data packet, to convert the received protocol layer data packet into a Frame Protocol (FP) frame with the UE ID, and to send the FP frame with the UE ID of the UE to the radio network control device through the E-DCH to inform the radio network which UE the FP frame belongs to, to set up or reconfigure, depending on a request received from the radio network control device, the E-DCH in accordance with a parameter in the request, and to send a response to the radio network control device to indicate information of the E-DCH;

and

the radio network control device is configured to obtain the FP frame with the UE ID, to resolve the FP frame to obtain the UE ID and to determine which UE the FP frame belongs to by the UE ID, to send the request, which is a request for setting up or reconfiguring the E-DCH to the base station;

wherein the parameter in the received request comprises at least one of;

a signature list used when the UE performs a random access procedure through the E-DCH, and other parameter required when the UE performs the random access procedure through the E-DCH, wherein the other parameter comprise at least one of a relevant physical-layer parameter, a transmission channel parameter and a transmission bearer parameter.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the protocol layer data packet is every protocol layer data packet sent by the UE to the base station through the E-DCH.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the protocol layer data packet is a protocol layer data packet firstly sent by the UE to the base station through the E-DCH.

7. A base station, comprising:

a transceiver module, configured to receive a protocol layer data packet including data and a user equipment (UE) identity (ID) of a UE which are sent by the UE through an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH), wherein the E-DCH is shared among a plurality of UEs including the UE and seized by the UE via competition, to receive a request, which is a request for setting up or reconfiguring the E-DCH, from a radio network control device;

a determining module, configured to determine which UE the protocol layer data packet belongs to according to the UE ID included in the protocol layer data packet received by the transceiver module;

a converting module, configured to convert the received protocol layer data packet into a Frame Protocol (FP) frame with the UE ID;

the transceiver module, further configured to send the FP frame with the UE ID to a radio network control device through the E-DCH to inform the radio network which UE the FP frame belongs to;

a bearer channel setup module, configured to set up or reconfigure, depending on the request received, the E-DCH according to a parameter in the request received by the transceiver module, and to send a response to the radio network control device through the transceiver module to indicate information of the E-DCH; and

wherein the parameter in the received request comprises at least one of;

a signature list used when the UE performs a random access procedure through the E-DCH, and other parameter required when the UE performs the random access procedure through the E-DCH, wherein the other parameter comprise at least one of a relevant physical-layer parameter, a transmission channel parameter and a transmission bearer parameter.

8. The base station of claim 7, wherein the protocol layer data packet comprises each protocol layer data packet sent by the UE to the base station through the E-DCH.

9. The base station of claim 7, wherein

the protocol layer data packet is a protocol layer data packet firstly sent by the UE to the base station through the E-DCH.