IP Library Granted Patent US 8,380,204
Granted Patent B2
US 8,380,204 · App. 13/102,750 · Granted Feb 19, 2013

Computed-aided mapping of system information medium access control protocol messages

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Patent No.
US 8,380,204
App. No.
13/102,750
Granted
Feb 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for computer-aided mapping of system information medium access control protocol messages onto a plurality of transport channels for transmission using an orthogonal frequency division multiple access method, wherein a scheduling of system information data packets information in the context of the mapping on a transport channel of the plurality of transport channels is carried out dependent on the type of the system information.

Claims (30)

1. A method for computer-aided mapping of system information medium access control protocol messages onto a plurality of transport channels for transmission using an orthogonal frequency division multiple access method, wherein a scheduling of system information data packets information in the context of the mapping on a transport channel of the plurality of transport channels is carried out dependent on whether the system information is static or dynamic, wherein the static system information is transmitted via a first transport channel on pre-defined sub-carriers that are known system-wide, and the dynamic system information is transmitted via a second transport channel flexibly on available sub-carriers.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the scheduling of system information data packets in the context of the mapping on a transport channel of the plurality of transport channels is carried out dependent on the frequency of change of the system information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the scheduling of system information data packets in the context of the mapping on a transport channel of the plurality of transport channels is carried out dependent on the required transmission periodicity of the system information.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein in the context of the mapping at least one transport channel is selected from the plurality of transport channels for the transmission of the system information data packets.

5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising mapping the system information medium access control protocol message onto at least one Broadcast Channel transport channel or common transport channel.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the system information medium access control protocol messages are mapped to the at least one selected transport channel.

7. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising mapping the system information medium access control protocol messages onto at least one broadcast transport channel or common transport channel.

8. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising mapping the system information medium access control protocol messages onto a plurality of broadcast transport channels or common transport channels.

9. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising receiving the system information data packets from at least one logical broadcast channel.

10. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising grouping the system information data packets into at least a first group and a second group in line with the prioritization information,

wherein the system information data packets in the first group have at least a first system information medium access control protocol message formed for them, and

wherein the system information data packets in the second group have at least a second system information medium access control protocol message formed for them.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein

the first system information medium access control protocol message contains system information which is updated after a prescribable time interval has elapsed, and

the second system information medium access control protocol message contains system information which is updated, needs to be updated, or loses its validity before the prescribable time interval has elapsed.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein

the first system information medium access control protocol message contains at least some of the system information selected from, the group consisting of: PLMN identity, radio cell identity, configuration of system-related timers and constants, configuration of the physical joint radio resources, and information for performing measurements, and

the second system information medium access control protocol message contains at least some of the system information selected from the group consisting of: interference situation on the uplink, transmission parameters for random access channels in the uplink, and time validity of the dynamic system information.

13. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising transmitting the system information medium access control protocol messages using a multiple access method.

14. The method according to claim 13 , further comprising transmitting the system information medium access control protocol messages using a frequency-division multiple access method.

15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising transmitting the system information medium access control protocol messages using a multiple carrier frequency-division multiple access method.

16. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising transmitting the system information medium access control protocol messages using a frequency hopping multiple access method.

17. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising transmitting the system information medium access control protocol messages using a frequency division multiple access/time-division multiple access method.

18. The method according to claim 1 , being used in a cellular mobile radio communication system.

19. The method according to claim 18 , being used in a 3GPP mobile radio communication system or in a 3GPP2 mobile radio communication system.

20. The method according to claim 18 , being used in a UMTS mobile radio communication system, a CDMA2000 mobile radio communication system, or a FOMA mobile radio communication system.

21. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising receiving the system information data packets from at least one Broadcast Control Channel channel.

22. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the static system information is transmitted via the first transport channel on pre-defined sub-carriers that are known system-wide, and the dynamic system information is transmitted via the second transport channel flexibly on available sub-carriers, in case the first transport channel has insufficient transmission capacity to transport both the static and dynamic system information.

23. A non-transitory digital storage medium having stored thereon a computer program code for mapping of system information medium access control protocol messages onto a plurality of transport channels for transmission using an orthogonal frequency division multiple access method, said computer program code, when executed by a processor, schedules system information data packets information in the context of the mapping on a transport channel of the plurality of transport channels dependent on whether the system information is static or dynamic, wherein static system information is transmitted via a first transport channel on pre-defined sub-carriers that are known system-wide, and wherein the dynamic system information is transmitted via a second transport channel flexibly on available sub-carriers.

24. A non-transitory digital storage medium having stored thereon a computer program code for forming system information medium access control protocol messages, said computer program code, when executed by a processor, schedules system information data packets information in the context of mapping on a transport channel of a plurality of transport channels dependent on whether the system information is static or dynamic, wherein static system information is transmitted via a first transport channel on pre-defined sub-carriers that are known system-wide and wherein the dynamic system information is transmitted via a second transport channel flexibly on available sub-carriers.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2020
From: INTEL CORPORATION
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 053518/0586 →
CONFIRMATORY ASSIGNMENT EFFECTIVE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2018 Recorded Aug 12, 2020
From: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053477/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Nov 6, 2015
From: INTEL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH
To: INTEL DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Reel/Frame 037057/0061 →