IP Library Granted Patent US 8,223,644
Granted Patent B2
US 8,223,644 · App. 11/520,710 · Granted Jul 17, 2012

Radio apparatus and communication system

Assignee: Hera Wireless S.A.
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Patent No.
US 8,223,644
App. No.
11/520,710
Granted
Jul 17, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control unit generates packet signals while controlling an interface (IF) unit, a modulation unit and a baseband processing unit. While dividing each packet signal into a plurality of partial periods, the control unit assigns data to at least part of each of the plurality of partial periods and sets the rate of data, for a partial period placed anterior to each packet signal, higher than that for a partial period placed posterior to the each packet signal. The IF unit, the modulation unit and the baseband processing unit transmit the packet signals thus generated.

Claims (18)

1. A base station apparatus, comprising:

a generator which generates a packet signal which includes a known signal and a plurality of blocks each including a control signal and data, a series of the plurality of blocks being serially arranged in the time direction subsequent to the known signal; and

a transmitter which transmits the packet signal generated by said generator, wherein

the plurality of blocks included in the packet signal generated by the generator are assigned to different terminal apparatuses, respectively, in which terminal apparatuses that transmit data at a higher data rate are assigned to blocks closer to the known signal in the time direction than terminal apparatuses that transmit data at a lower data rate.

2. A base station apparatus, comprising:

a generator which generates a packet signal which includes a known signal and a plurality of blocks each including a control signal and data, a series of the plurality of blocks being serially arranged in the time direction; and

a transmitter which transmits the packet signal generated by said generator, wherein

the plurality of blocks included in the packet signal generated by the generator are assigned to different terminal apparatuses, respectively, in which terminal apparatuses that transmit data at a higher data rate are assigned to blocks located anteriorly in the time direction than terminal apparatuses that transmit data at a lower data rate.

3. A base station apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the packet signal is composed of a plurality of streams and said generator sets values defined by changing a modulation scheme or coding rate, as a data rate in the packet signal.

4. A base station apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the packet signal is composed of a plurality of streams and said generator sets values defined by changing a modulation scheme or coding rate, as a data rate in the packet signal.

5. A terminal apparatus, comprising:

a receiver which receives a packet signal which includes a known signal and a plurality of blocks each including a control signal and data, a series of the plurality of blocks being serially arranged in the time direction subsequent to the known signal; and

a demodulation unit which demodulates the packet signal received by said receiver, wherein

the plurality of blocks included in the packet signal received by the receiver are assigned to different terminal apparatuses, respectively, in which terminal apparatuses that transmit data at a higher data rate are assigned to blocks closer to the known signal in the time direction than terminal apparatuses that transmit data at a lower data rate.

6. A communication system, comprising

a base station apparatus which generates a packet signal which includes a known signal and a plurality of blocks each including a control signal and data, a series of the plurality of blocks being serially arranged in the time direction subsequent to the known signal; and

a terminal apparatus which receives the packet signal transmitted from said base station apparatus, wherein

the plurality of blocks included in the packet signal generated by the base station apparatus are assigned to different terminal apparatuses, respectively, in which terminal apparatuses that transmit data at a higher data rate are assigned to blocks closer to the known signal in the time direction than terminal apparatuses that transmit data at a lower data rate.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2012
From: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
To: HERA WIRELESS S.A.
Reel/Frame 027619/0024 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 14, 2006
From: TANAKA, YASUHIRO
To: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 018314/0683 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 60716494 · Sep 14, 2005
Related Publication 20070076581A1 · Apr 5, 2007