Radio communication system, method and base station with controlled transmission rate

A radio communication method in which a base station transmits, to a radio terminal, transmission rate control data for controlling a transmission rate of uplink user data, the method comprising:

• transmitting, from the radio terminal to the base station, control data indicating whether a transmission rate assigned to the radio terminal is sufficient;
• comparing, at the base station, a first priority class assigned to a control target terminal with a second priority class assigned to a comparison target terminal, the control target terminal being the radio terminal whose transmission rate is to be controlled and the comparison target terminal being the radio terminal whose transmission rate is to be compared with the control target terminal;
• determining, at the base station, whether a happy bit rate is lower than a predetermined threshold, the happy bit rate being a ratio of control data indicating that the transmission rate is sufficient for the comparison target terminal, to all of control data consisting of the control data indicating the transmission data is sufficient and control data indicating that the transmission rate is insufficient received from the comparison target terminal;
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• transmitting, from the base station to the control target terminal, transmission rate decrease data for decreasing the transmission rate, when the first priority class assigned to the control target terminal is lower than the second priority class assigned to the comparison target terminal and when the happy bit rate is lower than the predetermined threshold, wherein
• the transmission rate control signal is transmitted to the control target terminal and the comparison target terminal, and
• the control data is transmitted from the control target terminal or the comparison target terminal.

A base station configured to transmit, to a radio terminal, transmission rate control data for controlling a transmission rate of uplink user data, comprising:

• a receiving unit configured to receive, from the radio terminal, control data indicating whether a transmission rate assigned to the radio terminal is sufficient,
• a comparison unit configured to compare a first priority class assigned to a control target terminal with a second priority class assigned to a comparison target terminal, the control target terminal being the radio terminal whose transmission rate is to be controlled and the comparison target terminal being the radio terminals whose transmission rate is to be compared with the control target terminal;
• a first determination unit configured to determine whether a happy bit rate is lower than a predetermined threshold, the happy bit rate being a ratio of control data indicating that the transmission rate is sufficient for the comparison target terminal, to all of control data consisting of the control data indicating the transmission data is sufficient and control data indicating that the transmission rate is insufficient received from the comparison target terminal;
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• a base station side transmitting unit configured to transmit, to the control target terminal, transmission rate decrease data for decreasing the transmission rate, when the first priority class assigned to the control target terminal is lower than the second priority class assigned to the comparison target terminal and when the happy bit rate is lower than the predetermined threshold, wherein
• the transmission rate control signal is transmitted to the control target terminal and the comparison target terminal, and
• the control data is transmitted from the control target terminal or the comparison target terminal.