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US 7,680,508 B2Granted
Data transmission in mobile communication system
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsHenrik Liljeström, Esa Malkamäki
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Abstract
A transmitter is included in a mobile communication network. The transmitter is included configured to transmit to a receiver a data channel and a first control channel controlling data transmissions on the data channel, transmit, on the first control channel, an indicator indicating that there is data transmission to the receiver on the data channel. The transmitter also is configured to omit data transmission on the data channel.
Claims39
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor operationally coupled to a transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to
- control transmission, to a mobile terminal, on a data channel
- control data transmissions on the data channel via a first control channel;
- control reception, from the mobile terminal, on a second control channel;
- process an indicator on the first control channel for transmission to the mobile terminal, the indicator being transmitted to the mobile terminal without an associated data transmission occurring on the data channel;
- and
- process a response received on the second control channel when the indicator transmitted on the first control channel is received at the mobile terminal.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor operationally coupled to a transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to
- control reception, from a base station, on a first control channel;
- control reception of data transmissions, from a base station, on a data channel via the first control channel;
- control transmission on a second control channel;
- process an indicator received on the first control channel, the indicator being received without an associated data transmission occurring on the data channel;
- and
- prepare a response to be transmitted on the second control channel when the indicator on the first control channel is received.
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A method, comprising:
- communicating with a base station on a first control channel;
- controlling reception of data transmissions, from the base station, on a data channel via the first control channel;
- controlling transmission on a second control channel;
- receiving, on the first control channel, an indicator being received without an associated data transmission occurring on the data channel;
- and
- preparing a response to be transmitted on the second control channel when the indicator on the first control channel is received.
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A method, comprising:
- controlling data transmissions on a data channel via a first control channel;
- controlling reception, from a mobile terminal, on a second control channel;
- transmitting to the mobile terminal, on the first control channel, an indicator relating to data transmission on the data channel, the indicator being transmitted to the mobile terminal without an associated data transmission occurring on the data channel;
- and
- processing a response received on the second control channel when the indicator transmitted on the first control channel is received at the mobile terminal.
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A computer-readable medium having computer executable components for implementing a method comprising:
- controlling data transmissions on a data channel via a first control channel;
- controlling reception, from a mobile terminal, on a second control channel;
- transmitting to the mobile terminal, on the first control channel, an indicator relating to data transmission on the data channel, the indicator being transmitted to the mobile terminal without an associated data transmission occurring on the data channel;
- and
- processing a response received on the second control channel when the indicator transmitted on the first control channel is received at the mobile terminal.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- transmitting means for transmitting, to a mobile terminal, on a data channel;
- controlling means for controlling data transmissions on the data channel via a first control channel;
- control receiving means for receiving transmissions from the mobile terminal on a second control channel;
- processing means for processing an indicator on the first control channel for transmission to the mobile terminal, the indicator being transmitted to the mobile terminal without an associated data transmission occurring on the data channel;
- and
- processing response means for processing a response received on the second control channel when the indicator transmitted on the first control channel is received at the mobile terminal.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- controlling means for controlling reception, from a base station, on a first control channel;
- data controlling means for controlling reception, from the base station, of data transmissions on a data channel via the first control channel;
- transmission means for controlling transmission on a second control channel;
- processing means for processing an indicator received on the first control channel, the indicator being received without an associated data transmission occurring on the data channel;
- and
- preparing means for preparing a response on the second control channel when the indicator on the first control channel is received.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving on a first control channel, from a base station, an indicator relating to data transmission on a data channel;
- monitoring the data channel to observe if any data transmission have occurred;
- and
- transmitting a response on a second control channel, to the base station, when it is observed that no data transmission has occurred on the data channel, despite the indicator on the first control channel indicating data transmission on the data channel.
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A computer-readable medium having computer executable components for implementing a method comprising:
- controlling reception of data transmissions, from a base station, on a data channel via a first control channel;
- controlling transmission on a second control channel;
- receiving, on the first control channel, an indicator being received without an associated data transmission occurring on the data channel;
- and
- preparing a response to be transmitted on the second control channel when the indicator on the first control channel is received.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.