Method and radio network controller for transmitting information

• US 9,521,668 B2
• Filed: 05/13/2016
• Issued: 12/13/2016
• 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): Mohebbi, Kouroush
• Application Number:
  US15/153,753
• Publication Number:
  US 20160255624A1
• Time in Patent Office: 214 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1861 Physical mapping arrangements for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0091 Signaling for the administration of the divided path
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/23 in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/29 between an access point and the access point controlling device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0833 Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/12 between access points and access point controllers

Abstract

A communication system including a radio network controller (RNC) and a base station (NodeB) is disclosed. The RNC sends to the NodeB a message for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource. The E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel. The message includes a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter. The NodeB configures or reconfigures the E-DCH related resource according to the message. The configuration or reconfiguration is performed before the NodeB receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE). The NodeB sends a response to the RNC, including information about the E-DCH related resource that is configured or reconfigured by the NodeB according to the message.

Claims

1. A communication system comprising a radio network controller (RNC) and a base station (NodeB), wherein

the RNC is configured to send to the NodeB a message for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource, wherein the E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel, and wherein the message comprises the following:

a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter;

the NodeB is configured to configure or reconfigure the E-DCH related resource according to the message, wherein the configuring or reconfiguring is performed before the NodeB receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE); and

the NodeB is further configured to send a response to the RNC, wherein the response comprises information about the E-DCH related resource that is configured or reconfigured by the NodeB according to the message.

2. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the information about the E-DCH related resource that is configured or reconfigured by the NodeB comprises:

at least one of a transmission layer address and a binding identification (ID).

3. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the NodeB is further configured to convert data received from the UE into a frame protocol (FP) frame carrying a user equipment identification (UE ID) of the UE;

and transmit the FP frame to the RNC through an E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the NodeB, wherein the E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the NodeB is included in the E-DCH related resource configured or reconfigured by the NodeB.

4. The communication system of claim 1, wherein, the E-DCH physical layer information comprises at least one of:

enhanced dedicated physical channel (E-DPCH) information, enhanced dedicated channel frequency division duplex (E-DCH FDD) information and fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) information.

5. The communication system of claim 4, wherein the E-DPCH information comprises at least one of the following items:

a maximum set of an enhanced dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH), a puncture limit, enhanced transport format combination set (E-TFCS) information, enhanced transmission time interval (E-TTI), an enhanced dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) power offset, and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information for the E-DCH.

6. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the transmission bearer parameter comprises at least one of:

a binding identification (ID),

a transport layer address,

a common transport channel ID,

a transport format set, and

transport network layer (TNL) quality of service (QoS).

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable program codes, which, when executed by a processor of a base station, cause the base station to perform the following steps:

receiving a message for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource from a radio network controller (RNC), wherein the E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel, and wherein the message comprises following parameters;

a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter; and

configuring or reconfiguring the E-DCH related resource according to the message before the base station receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE).

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the steps further comprise:

transmitting information about the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource to the RNC, wherein the information comprises at least one of a transmission layer address and a binding identification (ID).

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the steps further comprise:

converting data received from the UE into a frame protocol (FP) frame carrying a user equipment identification (UE ID) of the UE; and

transmitting the FP frame to the RNC through an E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station, wherein the E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station is included in the E-DCH related resource configured or reconfigured by the base station.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the E-DCH physical layer information comprises at least one of:

enhanced dedicated physical channel (E-DPCH) information,

enhanced dedicated channel frequency division duplex (E-DCH FDD) information, and

fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) information.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the E-DPCH information comprises at least one of the following items:

a maximum set of an enhanced dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH),

a puncture limit,

enhanced transport format combination set (E-TFCS) information,

enhanced transmission time interval (E-TTI),

an enhanced dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) power offset, and

hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information for the E-DCH.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the transmission bearer parameter comprises at least one of:

a binding identification (ID),

a transport layer address,

a common transport channel ID,

a transport format set, and

transport network layer (TNL) quality of service (QoS).

13. A method for configuring an enhanced dedicated channel related resource, comprising:

receiving, by a base station, a message from a radio network controller (RNC) for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource, wherein the E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel, and wherein the message comprises following parameters;

a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter; and

configuring or reconfiguring, by the base station, the E-DCH related resource according to the message before the base station receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE).

14. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

transmitting, by the base station, information about the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource to the RNC, wherein the information comprises at least one of a transmission layer address and a binding identification (ID).

15. The method according to claim 13, further comprising:

converting, by the base station, data sent by the UE into a frame protocol (FP) frame carrying a user equipment identification (UE ID) of the UE; and

transmitting, by the base station, the FP frame to the RNC through an E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station, wherein the E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station is included in the E-DCH related resource configured or reconfigured by the base station.

16. The method according to claim 13, wherein the E-DCH physical layer information comprises at least one of:

enhanced dedicated physical channel (E-DPCH) information,

enhanced dedicated channel frequency division duplex (E-DCH FDD) information, and

fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) information.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the E-DPCH information comprises at least one of the following items:

a maximum set of an enhanced dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH),

a puncture limit, enhanced transport format combination set (E-TFCS) information,

enhanced transmission time interval (E-TTI),

an enhanced dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) power offset, and

hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information for the E-DCH.

18. The method according to claim 13, wherein the transmission bearer parameter comprises at least one of:

a binding identification (ID),

a transport layer address,

a common transport channel ID,

a transport format set, and

transport network layer (TNL) quality of service (QoS).

19. A base station, comprising:

a transceiver module, configured to receive a message from a radio network controller (RNC) for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource, wherein the E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel, and wherein the message comprises following parameters;

a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter; and

a channel setup module, configured to configure or reconfigure the E-DCH related resource according to the message before the base station receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE).

20. The base station according to claim 19, further comprising:

an identification module, configured to convert data received from the UE into a frame protocol (FP) frame carrying a user equipment identification (UE ID) of the UE; and

to control the transceiver module to transmit the FP frame to the RNC through an E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station, wherein the E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station is included in the E-DCH related resource configured or reconfigured by the base station.