Mobile communication system

A communication method in a mobile communication system comprising a mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and a base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• a first receiving step in which the mobile station apparatus receives an average data transmission rate transmitted from the base station apparatus;
• a measuring step in which the mobile station apparatus measures quality of the received signal from the base station apparatus;
• a deciding step in which the mobile station apparatus decides the data transmission rate request value based on the reception quality measured in said measuring step;
• a first calculating step in which the mobile station apparatus calculates a difference between the data transmission rate request value decided in said deciding step and the average data transmission rate received in said first receiving step;
• a judging step in which the mobile station apparatus judges whether or not the result of calculation in said first calculating step is equal to or larger than a reference value;
• a first controlling step in which the mobile station apparatus makes the data transmission rate request value decided in said deciding step be transmitted to the base station apparatus when it is judged in said judging step that the result of calculation in said first calculating step is equal to or larger than the reference value;
• a second receiving step in which the base station apparatus receives the data transmission rate request value transmitted from the mobile station apparatus;
• a selecting step in which the base station apparatus selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received in said second receiving step;
• a second calculating step in which the base station apparatus calculates an average of a data transmission rate for transmitting data to the mobile station apparatus selected in said selecting step as the average data transmission rate;
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• a second controlling step in which the base station apparatus makes the average data transmission rate calculated in said second calculating step be transmitted to the mobile station apparatus.

A mobile station apparatus used in a mobile communication system comprising the mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and a base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• first receiving means for receiving an average data transmission rate transmitted from the base station apparatus;
• measuring means for measuring quality of the received signal from the base station apparatus;
• deciding means for deciding the data transmission rate request value based on the reception quality measured by said measuring means;
• first calculating means for calculating a difference between the data transmission rate request value decided by said deciding means and the average data transmission rate received by said first receiving means;
• judging means for judging whether or not the result of calculation by said first calculating means is equal to or larger than a reference value;
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• first controlling means for making the data transmission rate request value decided by said deciding means be transmitted to the base station apparatus when it is judged by said judging means that the result of calculation by said first calculating means is equal to or larger than the reference value.

A method of controlling information transmission in a mobile station apparatus used in a mobile communication system comprising the mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and a base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• a first receiving step of receiving an average data transmission rate transmitted from the base station apparatus;
• a measuring step of measuring quality of the received signal from the base station apparatus;
• a deciding step of deciding the data transmission rate request value based on the reception quality measured in said measuring step;
• a first calculating step of calculating a difference between the data transmission rate request value decided in said deciding step and the average data transmission rate received in said first receiving step;
• a judging step of judging whether or not the result of calculation in said first calculating step is equal to or larger than a reference value;
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• a first controlling step of making the data transmission rate request value decided in said deciding step be transmitted to the base station apparatus when it is judged in said judging step that the result of calculation in said first calculating step is equal to or larger than the reference value.

A base station apparatus used in a mobile communication system comprising a mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and the base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• second receiving means for receiving the data transmission rate request value transmitted from the mobile station apparatus;
• selecting means for selecting the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received by said second receiving means;
• second calculating means for calculating an average of a data transmission rate for transmitting data to the mobile station apparatus selected by said selecting means as the average data transmission rate;
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• second controlling means for making the average data transmission rate calculated by said second calculating means be transmitted to the mobile station apparatus.

A method of controlling information transmission in a base station apparatus used in a mobile communication system comprising a mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and the base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• a second receiving step of receiving the data transmission rate request value transmitted from the mobile station apparatus;
• a selecting step of selecting the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received in said second receiving step;
• a second calculating step of calculating an average of a data transmission rate for transmitting data to the mobile station apparatus selected in said selecting step as the average data transmission rate;
• and
• a second controlling step of making the average data transmission rate calculated in said second calculating step be transmitted to the mobile station apparatus.

A mobile communication system comprising a mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and a base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus,

• wherein the mobile station apparatus comprises:
• first measuring means for measuring quality of the received signal from the base station apparatus;
• deciding means for deciding the data transmission rate request value based on the reception quality measured by said first measuring means;
• first storing means for storing the data transmission rate request value decided by said deciding means;
• first judging means for comparing the previous data transmission rate request value stored in said first storing means and the latest data transmission rate request value, and judging whether or not both thereof are different from each other;
• and
• controlling means for making the latest data transmission rate request value be transmitted to the base station apparatus when it is judged by said first judging means that the previous data transmission rate request value and the latest data transmission rate request value are different from each other, and
• wherein the base station apparatus comprises:
• second measuring means for measuring quality of the received signal from the mobile station apparatus;
• receiving means for receiving the data transmission rate request value transmitted from the mobile station apparatus;
• second storing means for storing the data transmission rate request value received by said receiving means by relating it to the mobile station apparatus;
• second judging means for judging, when there is any mobile station apparatus the data transmission rate request value of which has not been received this time by said receiving means, as for the relevant mobile station apparatus, whether or not the reception quality measured by said second measuring means is equal to or larger than a reference value;
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• control means for using, when it is judged by said second judging means that the measured value of the reception quality is equal to or larger than the reference value, as for the relevant mobile station apparatus, the previous data transmission rate request value stored in said second storing means as the data transmission rate request value to be used for selecting the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted.

A communication method in a mobile communication system comprising a mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and a base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• a first measuring step in which the mobile station apparatus measures quality of the received signal from the base station apparatus;
• a deciding step in which the mobile station apparatus decides the data transmission rate request value based on the reception quality measured in said first measuring step;
• a first judging step in which the mobile station apparatus compares the previous data transmission rate request value stored in first storing means for storing the data transmission rate request value decided in said deciding step and the latest data transmission rate request value, and judges whether or not both thereof are different from each other;
• a controlling step in which the mobile station apparatus makes the latest data transmission rate request value be transmitted to the base station apparatus when it is judged in said first judging step that the previous data transmission rate request value and the latest data transmission rate request value are different from each other;
• a second measuring step in which the base station apparatus measures quality of the received signal from the mobile station apparatus;
• a receiving step in which the base station apparatus receives the data transmission rate request value transmitted from the mobile station apparatus;
• a second judging step in which the base station apparatus judges, when there is any mobile station apparatus the data transmission rate request value of which has not been received this time in said receiving step, as for the relevant mobile station apparatus, whether or not the reception quality measured in said second measuring step is equal to or larger than a reference value;
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• a control step in which the base station apparatus uses, when it is judged in said second judging step that the measured value of the reception quality is equal to or larger than the reference value, as for the relevant mobile station apparatus, the previous data transmission rate request value stored in second storing means for storing the data transmission rate request value received in said receiving step by relating it to the mobile station apparatus as the data transmission rate request value to be used for selecting the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted.

A mobile station apparatus used in a mobile communication system comprising the mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and a base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• first measuring means for measuring quality of the received signal from the base station apparatus;
• deciding means for deciding the data transmission rate request value based on the reception quality measured by said first measuring means;
• first storing means for storing the data transmission rate request value decided by said deciding means;
• first judging means for comparing the previous data transmission rate request value stored in said first storing means and the latest data transmission rate request value, and judging whether or not both thereof are different from each other;
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• controlling means for making the latest data transmission rate request value be transmitted to the base station apparatus when it is judged by said first judging means that the previous data transmission rate request value and the latest data transmission rate request value are different from each other.

A method of controlling information transmission in a mobile station apparatus used in a mobile communication system comprising the mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and a base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• a first measuring step of measuring quality of the received signal from the base station apparatus;
• a deciding step of deciding the data transmission rate request value based on the reception quality measured in said first measuring step;
• a first judging step of comparing the previous data transmission rate request value stored in first storing means for storing the data transmission rate request value decided in said deciding step and the latest data transmission rate request value, and judging whether or not both thereof are different from each other;
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• a controlling step of making the latest data transmission rate request value be transmitted to the base station apparatus when it is judged in said first judging step that the previous data transmission rate request value and the latest data transmission rate request value are different from each other.

A base station used in a mobile communication system comprising a mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and the base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• second measuring means for measuring quality of the received signal from the mobile station apparatus;
• receiving means for receiving the data transmission rate request value transmitted from the mobile station apparatus;
• second storing means for storing the data transmission rate request value received by said receiving means by relating it to the mobile station apparatus;
• second judging means for judging, when there is any mobile station apparatus the data transmission rate request value of which has not been received this time by said receiving means, as for the relevant mobile station apparatus, whether or not the reception quality measured by said second measuring means is equal to or larger than a reference value;
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• control means for using, when it is judged by said second judging means that the measured value of the reception quality is equal to or larger than the reference value, as for the relevant mobile station apparatus, the previous data transmission rate request value stored in said second storing means as the data transmission rate request value to be used for selecting the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted.

A method of controlling information transmission in a base station apparatus used in a mobile communication system comprising a mobile station apparatus that transmits data transmission rate request value, and the base station apparatus that selects the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted based on the data transmission rate request value received from the mobile station apparatus and transmits data to the selected mobile station apparatus at the data transmission rate request value received from the selected mobile station apparatus, comprising:

• a second measuring step of measuring quality of the received signal from the mobile station apparatus;
• a receiving step of receiving the data transmission rate request value transmitted from the mobile station apparatus;
• a second judging step of judging, when there is any mobile station apparatus the data transmission rate request value of which has not been received this time in said receiving step, as for the relevant mobile station apparatus, whether or not the reception quality measured in said second measuring step is equal to or lager than a reference value;
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• a control step of using, when it is judged in said second judging step that the measured value of the reception quality is equal to or larger than the reference value, as for the relevant mobile station apparatus, the previous data transmission rate request value stored in second storing means for storing the data transmission rate request value received in said receiving step by relating it to the mobile station apparatus as the data transmission rate request value to be used for selecting the mobile station apparatus to which data is transmitted.