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Method and system for limiting data packet transmission within a digital mobile telephone communication network by discarding unsuccessfully transmitted radio link protocol frames

US6556556B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 29, 1999
Grant dateApr 29, 2003
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L1/1809
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An improved method and system for limiting data packet transmission within a digital mobile telephone communication network, such as a code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile telephone communication network, by discarding unsuccessfully transmitted radio link protocol frames is disclosed. A code division multiple access (CDMA) mobile telephone communication network includes a mobile telephone, a base station, a mobile switching center, and a network Interworking Function. Within the CDMA mobile telephone communication network, each point-to-point protocol data packet is typically divided into multiple radio link protocol frames before their transmissions over an air link. In accordance with a method and system of the present invention, a marker bit is provided for each of the radio link protocol frames. The marker bit can be part of the frame header and will be removed before air link transmission. The marker bit of a first one of the radio link protocol frames is set to a first logical state (such as a logical “1”) and the rest of the radio link protocol frames are set to a second logical state (such as a logical “0”). In response to an unsuccessful tra…

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