Method for Increasing the Address Space for Mobile Terminals in a Wireless Network

A method, in a base station subsystem, of allocating radio resources to a plurality of mobile stations in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

• the base station subsystem assigning a respective Temporary Block Flow (TBF) to each of said plurality of mobile stations in a cell;
• the base station subsystem assigning to each said TBF a Temporary Flow Identity (TFI), at least one Packet Data Channel (PDCH), and an Uplink State Flag (USF) if the TBF is an uplink TBF;
• the base station subsystem selecting different training sequences from a plurality of available training sequences;
• and
• the base station subsystem assigning a respective different selected training sequence to two or more TBFs wherein said two or more TBFs share at least one of:
• the same assigned Temporary Flow Identity (TFI), the same assigned Packet Data Channel (PDCH), and the same assigned Uplink State Flag (USF) if the TBF is an uplink TBF.

A base station subsystem configured to allocate radio resources to a plurality of mobile stations in a wireless communication system, wherein the base station subsystem comprises:

• a transmitter for transmitting to given mobile stations;
• and
• one or more processor circuits operatively associated with the transmitter and configured to:
• assign a respective Temporary Block Flow (TBF) to each of said plurality of mobile stations in a cell;
• assign to each said TBF a Temporary Flow Identity (TFI);
• assign to each said TBF at least one Packet Data Channel (PDCH);
• assign for each assigned uplink PDCH an Uplink State Flag (USF);
• select different training sequences from a plurality of available training sequences;
• and
• assign a respective different selected training sequence to two or more TBFs wherein said two or more TBFs share at least one of:
• the same assigned Temporary Flow Identity (TFI), the same assigned Packet Data Channel (PDCH), and the same assigned Uplink State Flag (USF) if the TBF is an uplink TBF.

A computer-readable medium storing a computer program for allocating radio resources to a plurality of mobile stations in a wireless communication system, the computer program comprising code which when run by a processing unit of a base station subsystem causes the processing unit to:

• assign a respective Temporary Block Flow (TBF) to each of said plurality of mobile stations in a cell;
• assign to each said TBF a Temporary Flow Identity (TFI), at least one Packet Data Channel (PDCH), and an Uplink State Flag (USF) if the TBF is an uplink TBF;
• select different training sequences from a plurality of available training sequences;
• and
• assign a respective different selected training sequence to two or more TBFs wherein said two or more TBFs share at least one of:
• the same assigned Temporary Flow Identity (TFI), the same assigned Packet Data Channel (PDCH), and the same assigned Uplink State Flag (USF) if the TBF is an uplink TBF.