Method and apparatus for IS-95B reverse link supplemental code channel frame validation and fundamental code channel rate decision improvement

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for maximizing throughput of a data call in a wireless communication system in which data is transmitted from a wireless station, such as a mobile station, on multiple assigned channels in accordance with a known transmission standard, such as IS-95B. The multiple assigned channels include a fundamental channel and at least one supplemental channel. Data is formatted into variable rate data frames and transmitted on the fundamental channel and the supplemental channel. A wireless receiver, such as a base station, receives the multiple assigned channels. The wireless receiver demodulates and decodes data frames associated with each of the multiple assigned channels. The wireless receiver determines a likely initial data rate for each demodulated and decode data frame. The wireless receiver correlates all of the likely data rates, by comparison to one another and to a relevant transmission protocol standard, to determine a maximum likelihood combination of data rates. The maximum likelihood combination of data rates includes a maximum likelihood data rate corresponding to each likely data rate. Decoded data frames are invalidated and erased when the likely data frame rates do not match corresponding maximum likelihood data rates.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a Divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09 / 790,358 filed Feb. 21, 2001.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates generally to wireless communication systems, and more particularly, to such a system for maximizing the useful data transmission throughput in a data call in which data is transmitted between wireless stations on multiple assigned channels. [0004] 2. Related Art [0005] A wireless communication system can be used to transmit synchronous and asynchronous packet data between a wireless transmitter and a wireless receiver. For example, the wireless communication system can operate in accordance with a High Speed Packet Data (HSPD) feature of the “TLA / EIA / IS-95B Mobile Station-Base Station Compatibility Standard for Dual-mode Wideband Spread Spectrum Cellular Systems” (hereinafter referred to as IS-95B) to achieve a packet data transmission bandwidth of up to 115 kilobits-...

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Benefits of technology

[0015] The present invention overcomes the above mentioned problems and represents an improvement over known rate determination and data validation techniques in a wireless data communication receiver.

[0016] The present invention accurately determines a variable transmitted data rate for packet data traffic at a wireless receiver without embedding rate information into the transmitted data.

[0017] The present invention advantageously reduces a likelihood that invalid data will be declared valid at the wireless receiver during both periods of data transmission and black-outs. More specifically, the present invention enhances the accuracies of rate determination and data validation at the receiver, and results in an increase in a traffic channel bandwidth efficiency over conventional techniques.

[0018] In a communication system including fundamental and supplemental channels operating in accordance with IS-95B, the present invention improves the accuracies of rate determination and data validation on the fundamental channel using supplemental channel signal quality measurements.

Problems solved by technology

First, including rate information in each data frame wastes data bandwidth, and second, corruption of such transmitted rate information would adversely affect the entire frame.

However, such methods are insufficiently accurate and thus unsuitable for packet data traffic.

Assigning and de-assigning SCCHs via such signaling can be a relatively slow mechanism and thus wastes valuable data transmission bandwidth.

Since the receiver of the assigned SCCH receives no explicit indicator regarding the black-out periods, the receiver continuously demodulates and decodes the SCCH as long as the SCCH is assigned, even during the black-out period when no data is being transmitted, that is, when the demodulated and decoded data is invalid.

During black out-periods, it has been observed that passing random frames as valid data frames to the RLP causes the RLP to initiate error control processes.

In either case, the RLP error control processes disadvantageously reduce useful data throughput on the channel since most of the available bandwidth is utilized to re-sync the RLP or retransmit numerous data frames.

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