# US 9,521,668 B2 · Method and radio network controller for transmitting information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,521,668 B2 - Document ID: US9521668B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/153,753 - Filed: 2016-05-13 - Published: 2016-09-01 - Granted: 2016-12-13 - Earliest claimed: 2007-10-31 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co.,Ltd. - Inventors: Jie Ma; Bo Lin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9521668B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/29: between an access point and the access point controlling device - H04L 1/1861: {Physical mapping arrangements (for ACK signaling see also H04L5/0053)} - H04L 5/0091: {Signalling for the administration of the divided path, e.g. signalling of configuration information} - H04W 72/23: in the downlink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards a terminal - H04W 72/542: using measured or perceived quality - H04W 92/12: between access points and access point controllers - H04W 74/0833: Random access procedures, e.g. with 4-step access - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A communication system including a radio network controller (RNC) and a base station (NodeB) is disclosed. The RNC sends to the NodeB a message for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource. The E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel. The message includes a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter. The NodeB configures or reconfigures the E-DCH related resource according to the message. The configuration or reconfiguration is performed before the NodeB receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE). The NodeB sends a response to the RNC, including information about the E-DCH related resource that is configured or reconfigured by the NodeB according to the message. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A communication system comprising a radio network controller (RNC) and a base station (NodeB), wherein the RNC is configured to send to the NodeB a message for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource, wherein the E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel, and wherein the message comprises the following: a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter; the NodeB is configured to configure or reconfigure the E-DCH related resource according to the message, wherein the configuring or reconfiguring is performed before the NodeB receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE); and the NodeB is further configured to send a response to the RNC, wherein the response comprises information about the E-DCH related resource that is configured or reconfigured by the NodeB according to the message. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein the information about the E-DCH related resource that is configured or reconfigured by the NodeB comprises: at least one of a transmission layer address and a binding identification (ID). ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein the NodeB is further configured to convert data received from the UE into a frame protocol (FP) frame carrying a user equipment identification (UE ID) of the UE; and transmit the FP frame to the RNC through an E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the NodeB, wherein the E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the NodeB is included in the E-DCH related resource configured or reconfigured by the NodeB. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein, the E-DCH physical layer information comprises at least one of: enhanced dedicated physical channel (E-DPCH) information, enhanced dedicated channel frequency division duplex (E-DCH FDD) information and fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The communication system of claim 4, wherein the E-DPCH information comprises at least one of the following items: a maximum set of an enhanced dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH), a puncture limit, enhanced transport format combination set (E-TFCS) information, enhanced transmission time interval (E-TTI), an enhanced dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) power offset, and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information for the E-DCH. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The communication system of claim 1, wherein the transmission bearer parameter comprises at least one of: a binding identification (ID), a transport layer address, a common transport channel ID, a transport format set, and transport network layer (TNL) quality of service (QoS). ### Claim 7 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing executable program codes, which, when executed by a processor of a base station, cause the base station to perform the following steps: receiving a message for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource from a radio network controller (RNC), wherein the E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel, and wherein the message comprises following parameters: a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter; and configuring or reconfiguring the E-DCH related resource according to the message before the base station receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE). ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the steps further comprise: transmitting information about the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource to the RNC, wherein the information comprises at least one of a transmission layer address and a binding identification (ID). ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the steps further comprise: converting data received from the UE into a frame protocol (FP) frame carrying a user equipment identification (UE ID) of the UE; and transmitting the FP frame to the RNC through an E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station, wherein the E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station is included in the E-DCH related resource configured or reconfigured by the base station. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the E-DCH physical layer information comprises at least one of: enhanced dedicated physical channel (E-DPCH) information, enhanced dedicated channel frequency division duplex (E-DCH FDD) information, and fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the E-DPCH information comprises at least one of the following items: a maximum set of an enhanced dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH), a puncture limit, enhanced transport format combination set (E-TFCS) information, enhanced transmission time interval (E-TTI), an enhanced dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) power offset, and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information for the E-DCH. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7, wherein the transmission bearer parameter comprises at least one of: a binding identification (ID), a transport layer address, a common transport channel ID, a transport format set, and transport network layer (TNL) quality of service (QoS). ### Claim 13 A method for configuring an enhanced dedicated channel related resource, comprising: receiving, by a base station, a message from a radio network controller (RNC) for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource, wherein the E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel, and wherein the message comprises following parameters: a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter; and configuring or reconfiguring, by the base station, the E-DCH related resource according to the message before the base station receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE). ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, further comprising: transmitting, by the base station, information about the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource to the RNC, wherein the information comprises at least one of a transmission layer address and a binding identification (ID). ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, further comprising: converting, by the base station, data sent by the UE into a frame protocol (FP) frame carrying a user equipment identification (UE ID) of the UE; and transmitting, by the base station, the FP frame to the RNC through an E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station, wherein the E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station is included in the E-DCH related resource configured or reconfigured by the base station. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the E-DCH physical layer information comprises at least one of: enhanced dedicated physical channel (E-DPCH) information, enhanced dedicated channel frequency division duplex (E-DCH FDD) information, and fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method according to claim 16, wherein the E-DPCH information comprises at least one of the following items: a maximum set of an enhanced dedicated physical data channel (E-DPDCH), a puncture limit, enhanced transport format combination set (E-TFCS) information, enhanced transmission time interval (E-TTI), an enhanced dedicated physical control channel (E-DPCCH) power offset, and hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) information for the E-DCH. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the transmission bearer parameter comprises at least one of: a binding identification (ID), a transport layer address, a common transport channel ID, a transport format set, and transport network layer (TNL) quality of service (QoS). ### Claim 19 A base station, comprising: a transceiver module, configured to receive a message from a radio network controller (RNC) for configuring or reconfiguring an enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) related resource, wherein the E-DCH related resource corresponds to an E-DCH as a common transport channel, and wherein the message comprises following parameters: a signature list including a preamble signature for a random access request, E-DCH physical layer information, and a transmission bearer parameter; and a channel setup module, configured to configure or reconfigure the E-DCH related resource according to the message before the base station receives, in accordance with part or all of the configured or reconfigured E-DCH related resource, a random access request from a user equipment (UE). ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The base station according to claim 19, further comprising: an identification module, configured to convert data received from the UE into a frame protocol (FP) frame carrying a user equipment identification (UE ID) of the UE; and to control the transceiver module to transmit the FP frame to the RNC through an E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station, wherein the E-DCH resource for transmission between the RNC and the base station is included in the E-DCH related resource configured or reconfigured by the base station.