Assigning physical channels to time slots using a fragmentation parameter in a hybrid time division multiple access/code division multiple access communication system
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorsEldad Zeira, Guodong Zhang
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Abstract
A physical channel of a user service is provided for assignment to a set of time slots in a hybrid time division multiple access/code division multiple access wireless communication system. A measure of interference is determined for each of the set of time slots. A fragmentation parameter is provided. The fragmentation parameter represents a preference for fragmenting user service physical channels over time slots. The user service physical channel is assigned to one of the set of time slots using the measured interference associated with each of the set of time slots and the fragmentation parameter.
Claims27
A method for assigning a physical channel of a user service to time slots in a hybrid wireless time division multiple access/code division multiple access communication system, the method comprising:
- providing a set of time slots for potential assignment;
- determining a measure of interference for each of the set of time slots;
- providing a fragmentation parameter, the fragmentation parameter representing a preference for fragmenting user service physical channels over time slots;
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- assigning the user service physical channel to one of the set of time slots using the measured interference associated with each of the set of time slots and the fragmentation parameter.
A radio network controller (RNC) for use in a hybrid wireless time division multiple access/code division multiple access communication system, the RNC assigning a physical channel of a user service to one of a set of time slots, the RNC comprising:
- a radio resource management (RRM) device having an input configured to receive an interference measurement for each of the set of time slots, and for assigning the user service physical channel to one of the set of time slots using the interference measurement associated with each of the set of time slots and a fragmentation parameter, the fragmentation parameter representing a preference for fragmenting user service physical channels over time slots.
A radio network controller (RNC) for use in a hybrid wireless time division multiple access/code division multiple access communication system, the RNC assigning a physical channel of a user service to one of a set of time slots, the RNC comprising:
- means for receiving an interference measurement for each of the set of time slots;
- means for assigning the user service physical channel to one of the set of time slots using the interference measurement associated with each of the set of time slots and a fragmentation parameter, the fragmentation parameter representing a preference for fragmenting user service physical channels over time slots.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.