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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2009
Filed:
May. 24, 2002
Antti Toskala, Espoo, FI;
Esa Malkamaki, Espoo, FI;
Guan Hao, Beijing, 100025, CN;
Mikko J. Rinne, Helsinki, FI;
R. Thomas Derryberry, Plato, TX (US);
Antti Toskala, Espoo, FI;
Esa Malkamaki, Espoo, FI;
Guan Hao, Beijing, 100025, CN;
Mikko J. Rinne, Helsinki, FI;
R. Thomas Derryberry, Plato, TX (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method and associated equipment for use by a first entity () of a radio access network (), such as a node B, in communicating with a UE () so as to control an uplink rate used by the UE () in communicating with the first entity (), the method characterized by: a step in which the first entity () transmits to the UE () a rate control signal (RA) conveying information regarding the uplink rate. The rate control signal may be used to command the UE () to adjust the maximum uplink rate in a range or set of uplink rates; alternatively, it may be used to command the UE () to adjust the uplink rate. The rate control signal (RA) may be sent as a response to a rate change request signal (RR) received from the UE () by the first entity ().