Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Frank Muller

Peter Schramm

Carl Magnus Frodigh

Johan Skold

H&aring;kan Gunnar Olofsson

Johan Sk&ouml;ld

A bit rate indicator for use in the mobile station of a radiotelephone system which provides an indication to the user of the maximal bit rate available in the current cell and the predicted bit rate the user can expect to achieve if a session were initiated in his present location. In calculating the maximal bit rate, the mobile station receives a message from the base station indicating the base station's capabilities, such as support for multi-slot operations and coding/modulation schemes. The mobile station then uses the base station's capabilities along with its own capabilities to determine the maximal bit rate. In calculating predicted bit rate, the mobile station measures the link quality of at least one channel and based on, at least one of, the measured link quality and mobile's capabilities, determines a predicted bit rate the user would achieve in his present location. Both the maximal and predicted bit rates can be outputted on the mobile station for comparison by the user. This information can be used to effectively direct the user to the location in a cell with the best link quality. The present invention may be especially useful when using a mobile station to interface with the Internet.

Terminal bitrate indicator

A method of demodulating voice or data and control information in systems that support multiple modulation schemes modulates voice or data using a first linear modulation scheme, such as 16QAM modulation scheme, and modulates control information using a second linear modulation scheme, for example, QPSK modulation scheme, that has the same symbol rate as that of the first modulation scheme. The first linear modulation scheme has a higher modulation level than the second linear modulation scheme. Information modulated using the second linear modulation scheme, which uses a reduced signal set of the first linear modulation scheme, are demodulated using the same demodulator that is used for demodulating information modulated using the first linear modulation scheme. Also, in-band signalling information within a traffic channel, such as stealing flags, are modulated using the second modulation scheme.

Method for demodulating information in a communication system that

A communication system supports multiple modulation schemes having differing symbol rates. The system supports two modulation schemes that have the same symbol rate and at least one modulation scheme that does not have the same symbol rate. For as long as communication can be carried out using the modulation schemes with the same symbol rate, the system avoids using the modulation scheme with different symbol rate, even if communication can be carried out using this scheme.

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