Internet protocol based information transmission in a radio communication system
View Patent ↗Information is transmitted in a communication system having at least two communicating devices using a link between the at least two communicating devices provided at least via a radio communication interface of a radio communication system having a number of base stations that are interlinked via a base station network. The link is realized using channels arranged in hierarchical protocol layers. Channel-specific information is given to a hierarchical higher channel at least from one channel for the radio link between a communicating device and at least one base station. This hierarchically higher channel is an Internet protocol-based channel for the overall link between the at least two communicating devices.
1. A method for transmitting information in a communication system with at least two communicating devices, comprising:
linking the at least two communicating devices for transmission of the information at least via a radio communication interface of a radio communication system having base stations interlinked via a base station network, said linking using channels arranged in hierarchical protocol layers;
supplying channel-specific information, at least from one channel for a radio link between one of the communicating devices and at least one base station, to a hierarchically higher Internet protocol based channel for an overall link between the at least two communicating devices; and
initiating at least one of a changeover in respect of at least one multiple access medium and a handover based on the channel-specific information supplied from the channel for the radio link to the hierarchically higher Internet protocol based channel for the overall link.
2. A method according to claim 1 , wherein said supplying sends the channel-specific information to the hierarchically higher Internet protocol based channel via a bit transmission channel to provide specific information about a physical radio link between the one of the communicating devices and the at least one base station.
3. A method according to claim 2 , wherein said supplying supplies the channel-specific information to the hierarchically higher Internet protocol based channel via a data link layer channel to ensure the radio link between the at least one of the communicating devices and the at least one base station.
4. A method according to claim 2 , wherein the channel-specific information relates to parameter information about the radio link between the at least one of the communicating devices and the at least one base station.
5. A method according to claim 2 , wherein the channel-specific information relates to calculations on data relating to the radio link between the at least one of the communicating devices and the at least one base station.
6. A method according to claim 3 , wherein the channel-specific information is control information related to the radio link between the at least one of the communicating devices and the at least one base station.
7. A method according to claim 1 , wherein said linking further uses an Internet protocol based channel between the at least two communicating devices in accordance with a stream control transmission protocol.
8. A method according to claim 7 , wherein said linking uses different access networks to provide the radio communication interface.
9. A communication system, comprising:
at least two communicating devices;
base stations;
a base station network interlinking said base stations;
means for transmitting channel-specific information at least from one channel for a radio link between one of said communicating devices and at least one of said base stations to a hierarchically higher Internet protocol based channel for an overall link between said communicating devices; and
means for initiating at least one of a changeover in respect of at least one multiple access medium and a handover based on the information transmitted by said transmitting means from the channel for the radio link to the hierarchically higher Internet protocol based channel for the overall link.
10. A communication system according to claim 9 , wherein said transmitting means sends the channel-specific information to the hierarchically higher Internet protocol based channel via a bit transmission channel to provide specific information about a physical radio link between the one of said communicating devices and the at least one of said base stations.
11. A communication system according to claim 10 , wherein said transmitting means supplies the channel-specific information to the hierarchically higher Internet protocol based channel via a data link layer channel to ensure the radio link between the one of said communicating devices and the at least one of said base stations.
12. A communication system according to claim 10 , wherein the channel-specific information relates to parameter information about the radio link between the one of said communicating devices and the at least one of said base stations.
13. A communication system according to claim 11 , wherein the channel-specific information relates to calculations on data relating to the radio link between the one of said communicating devices and the at least one of said base stations.
14. A communication system according to claim 11 , wherein the channel-specific information is control information related to the radio link between the one of said communicating devices and the at least one of said base stations.
15. A communication system according to claim 10 , wherein said linking further uses an Internet protocol based channel between said at least two communicating devices in accordance with a stream control transmission protocol.
16. A communication system according to claim 15 , further comprising different access networks providing the radio communication interface.