Apparatus and method for gating transmission of a data rate control channel in an HDR mobile communication system
US7065060B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 8, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/002
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication method in a mobile communication system in which an access terminal transmits to an access network DRC information indicating a selected one of forward data rates requested by the access terminal is provided. The access network designates a DRC information length DRC Length indicating a number of slots where the DRC information is repeated and transmits the designated DRC information length to the access terminal. The access terminal gates transmission of DRC information to the access terminal at one time slot in every DRC information length received from the access network.
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