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US 8,009,652 B2Granted
Information transmission in a communications system
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorAntti Toskala
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Abstract
A method for transmitting information between a control network element and a transceiver network element in a communications system is discussed. A first connection and a second connection connecting the control network element and the transceiver network element are provided. The first connection has a higher guaranteed quality of service than the second connection. A piece of information is transmitted using the first connection or the second connection using a predetermined criterion.
Claims34
A method, comprising:
- causing provision of a first connection connecting a control network element and a transceiver network element, the first connection being provided by a transmission network;
- causing provision of a second connection connecting the control network element and the transceiver network element, the second connection being provided by a packet switched network and the first connection having a higher guaranteed quality of service than the second connection;
- selecting at least one of the first connection and the second connection for a piece of information;
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- directing transmission of the piece of information using the selected at least one of the first connection and the second connections;
- wherein the first connection is selected for data which cannot have a transmission instant from the transceiver network element delayed, and wherein the second connection is selected for data which is to be scheduled by the transceiver network element;
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- wherein the control network element comprises a radio network controller and the transceiver network element comprises a base station.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a controller configured to cause provision of a first interface and a second interface for information transmitted between the apparatus and a transceiver network element, the first interface relating to a first connection connecting the apparatus and the transceiver network element and the second interface relating to a second connection connecting the apparatus and the transceiver network element, said first connection providing a higher guaranteed quality of service than the second connection, wherein said first connection is provided by a transmission network and said second connection is provided by a packet switched network;
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- a processor configured to select at least one of the first interface and the second interface for a piece of information using a predetermined criterion and configured to use the selected at least one of the first interface and the second interface for the piece of information transmitted between the apparatus and the transceiver network element depending on the predetermined criterion, wherein the first interface is selected for data which cannot have a transmission instant from the transceiver network element delayed, and wherein the second interface is selected for data which is to be scheduled by the transceiver network element, wherein the apparatus comprises or is embodied on a radio network controller, and wherein the transceiver network element comprises a base station.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a controller configured to cause provision of a first interface and a second interface for information transmitted between a control network element and the apparatus, the first interface relating to a first connection connecting the apparatus and the control network element and the second interface relating to a second connection connecting the apparatus and the control network element, said first connection providing a higher guaranteed quality of service than the second connection, wherein said first connection is provided by a transmission network and said second connection is provided by a packet switched network, and
- a processor configured to select at least one of the first interface and the second interface for a piece of information using a predetermined criterion and configured to use the selected at least one of the first interface and the second interface for the piece of information transmitted between the control network element and the apparatus depending on the predetermined criterion, wherein the first interface is selected for data which cannot have a transmission instant from the apparatus delayed, and wherein the second interface is selected for data scheduled by the apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises or is embodied on a base station, and wherein the control network element comprises a radio network controller.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for causing provision of a first interface and a second interface for information transmitted between the apparatus and a transceiver network element, the first interface relating to a first connection connecting the apparatus and the transceiver network element and the second interface relating to a second connection connecting the apparatus and the transceiver network element, said first connection providing a higher guaranteed quality of service than the second connection, wherein said first connection is provided by a transmission network and said second connection is provided by a packet switched network;
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- means for selecting at least one of the first interface and the second interface for a piece of information using a predetermined criterion and for using the selected at least one of the first interface and the second interface for the piece of information transmitted between the apparatus and the transceiver network element depending on the predetermined criterion, wherein the first interface is selected for data which cannot have a transmission instant from the transceiver network element delayed, and wherein the second interface is selected for data which is to be scheduled by the transceiver network element, wherein the apparatus comprises or is embodied on a radio network controller, and wherein the transceiver network element comprises a base station.
An apparatus, comprising:
- means for causing provision of a first interface and a second interface for information transmitted between a control network element and the apparatus, the first interface relating to a first connection connecting the apparatus and the control network element and the second interface relating to a second connection connecting the apparatus and the control network element, said first connection providing a higher guaranteed quality of service than the second connection, wherein said first connection is provided by a transmission network and said second connection is provided by a packet switched network;
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- means for selecting at least one of the first interface and the second interface for a piece of information using a predetermined criterion and for using the selected at least one of the first interface and the second interface for the piece of information transmitted between the control network element and the apparatus depending on the predetermined criterion, wherein the first interface is selected for data which cannot have a transmission instant from the apparatus delayed, and wherein the second interface is selected for data scheduled by the apparatus, wherein the apparatus comprises or is embodied on a base station, and wherein the control network element comprises a radio network controller.
A method, comprising:
- causing provision of a first interface and a second interface for information transmitted between a control network element and a transceiver network element, the first interface relating to a first connection and the second interface relating to a second connection, said first connection providing a higher guaranteed quality of service than the second connection, wherein said first connection is provided by a transmission network and said second connection is provided by a packet switched network;
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- selecting at least one of the first interface and the second interface for a piece of information using a predetermined criterion and using the selected at least one of the first interface and the second interface for the piece of information transmitted between the control network element and the transceiver network element depending on the predetermined criterion;
- wherein the first interface is selected for data which cannot have a transmission instant from the transceiver network element delayed, and wherein the second interface is selected for data scheduled by the transceiver network element;
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- wherein the control network element comprises a radio network controller and the transceiver network element comprises a base station.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.