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Radio network controller and a method therein for managing a random access channel

US10149328B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Tomas BRÄNNLUND · Sigtuna, SE
Babak Alamshahi · Söderhamn, SE
Linda Brus · Ljungby, SE
Mikael Söderström · Vallentuna, SE
Martin Skarve · Enebyberg, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 28, 2014
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 23, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Radio Network Controller, RNC, and a method performed by the RNC for managing the utilization of a RACH of a WCDMA communication network wherein the RNC is associated with an RBS, wherein the RACH is an uplink channel between UEs and the RBS are provided. The method comprises determining a current resource utilization level of the RACH; setting, based on the determined resource utilization, a value of at least one Radio Link Control, RLC, parameter that controls the disposition of a UE to transmit data on the RACH; and employing the at least one RLC parameter to at least one UE being in a Cell Forward Access Channel, CELL_FACH, state or entering into the CELL_FACH state.

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