IP Library Granted Patent US 8,270,351
Granted Patent B2
US 8,270,351 · App. 12/901,931 · Granted Sep 18, 2012

Method and system for transferring wireless transmit/receive unit-specific information

Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,270,351
App. No.
12/901,931
Granted
Sep 18, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is related to a method and system for transferring wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU)-specific information to support enhanced uplink (EU) operation in a wireless communication system. A radio network controller (RNC) obtains WTRU-specific information, and transfers the WTRU-specific information to the Node-Bs. Each Node-B is configured to schedule uplink transmissions from a WTRU and utilizes the WTRU-specific information in operation of EU transmissions.

Claims (24)

1. A method for enhanced uplink (EU) operation, the method comprising:

a radio network controller (RNC) receiving a radio resource control (RRC) message from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) including WTRU-specific information related to EU capability of the WTRU; and

the RNC, in response to the RRC message, sending a radio link setup message to the Node-B.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the RNC sends the radio link setup message to the Node-B at an initiation of a service for the WTRU.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

the RNC receiving updated WTRU-specific information from the WTRU on a condition that the WTRU-specific information changes.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the RRC message includes at least one of information affecting data rates and throughput, information on physical and transport channel characteristics, and time division duplex (TDD)-specific parameters.

5. A radio network controller (RNC) for enhanced uplink (EU) operation, the RNC comprising:

a controller configured to receive a radio resource control (RRC) message from a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) including WTRU-specific information related to EU capability of the WTRU, and, in response to the received RRC message, send a radio link setup message to a Node-B for scheduling EU transmissions of the WTRU.

6. The RNC of claim 5 wherein the controller is configured to send the radio link setup message to the Node-B at an initiation of a service for the WTRU.

7. The RNC of claim 5 wherein the controller is configured to receive updated WTRU-specific information from the WTRU on a condition that the WTRU-specific information changes.

8. The RNC of claim 5 wherein the RRC message includes at least one of information affecting data rates and throughput, information on physical and transport channel characteristics, and time division duplex (TDD)-specific parameters.

9. A method for enhanced uplink (EU) operation, the method comprising:

a wireless transmit/receive unit (WRTU) sending a radio resource control (RRC) message to a radio network controller (RNC) including WTRU-specific information related to EU capability of the WTRU;

in response to sending the RRC message, the WTRU receiving scheduling information for an EU transmission from a Node-B, the scheduling information being generated by the Node-B; and

the WTRU sending an EU transmission to the Node-B based on the scheduling information.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the RRC message includes at least one of information affecting data rates and throughput, information on physical and transport channel characteristics, and time division duplex (TDD)-specific parameters.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the WTRU sends the WTRU-specific information upon establishment of a service or upon any change of the WTRU-specific information.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the WTRU sends the WTRU-specific information periodically.

13. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for enhanced uplink (EU) operation, the WTRU comprising:

a controller configured to send a radio resource control (RRC) message to a radio network controller (RNC) including WTRU-specific information related to EU capability of the WTRU, in response to the RRC message, receive scheduling information for an EU transmission from a Node-B, the scheduling information being generated by the Node-B, and send an EU transmission based on the scheduling information.

14. The WTRU of claim 13 wherein the RRC message includes at least one of information affecting data rates and throughput, information on physical and transport channel characteristics, and time division duplex (TDD)-specific parameters.

15. The WTRU of claim 13 wherein the controller is configured to send the WTRU-specific information upon establishment of a service or upon any change of the WTRU-specific information.

16. The WTRU of claim 13 wherein the controller is configured to send the WTRU-specific information periodically.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2021
From: RNB WIRELESS LLC
To: PANTECH WIRELESS, LLC
Reel/Frame 056682/0095 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2021
From: SIGNAL TRUST FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION
To: RNB WIRELESS LLC
Reel/Frame 055170/0866 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 6, 2013
From: DST HOLDINGS, INC.
To: SIGNAL TRUST FOR WIRELESS INNOVATION
Reel/Frame 031597/0485 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2013
From: INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
To: INTERDIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031434/0015 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2013
From: INTERDIGITAL HOLDINGS, INC.
To: INTERDIGITAL, INC.
Reel/Frame 031434/0249 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2013
From: INTERDIGITAL, INC.
To: DST HOLDINGS, INC.
Reel/Frame 031434/0302 →
Continuity (4)
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Continuation 10980723 · Nov 3, 2004
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