U.S. patent application number 13/182367 was filed with the patent office on 2011-11-03 for transmission timing control system and method, and mobile station for use therein.
Invention is credited to SUGURU NAKADA.
Application Number | 20110268160 13/182367 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 38458912 |
Filed Date | 2011-11-03 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110268160 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
NAKADA; SUGURU |
November 3, 2011 |
TRANSMISSION TIMING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND MOBILE STATION
FOR USE THEREIN
Abstract
It is an object of the present invention to hold the detecting
range of a timing correlator in a base station to the minimum
required and to reduce the circuit scale and power requirement of
the timing correlator. Before a mobile station transmits a data
signal, it transmits a signal referred to as a preamble signal to
measure the transmission timing to the base station. If the base
station detects the preamble signal with a timing correlator having
a limited circuit scale, then the base station transmits a
transmission permission signal to the mobile station. If the mobile
station fails to receive the transmission permission signal over a
given period of time after it has transmitted the preamble signal,
then the mobile station retransmits the preamble signal at a
changed transmission timing based on the received electric power of
a control signal transmitted continuously from the base station and
information included in the control signal. The mobile station
repeatedly retransmits the preamble signal until it receives the
transmission permission signal. If the mobile station receives the
transmission permission signal from the base station, then the
mobile station transmits a data signal at the transmission timing
of the preamble signal transmitted immediately prior to the
reception of the transmission permission signal.
Inventors: |
NAKADA; SUGURU; (Tokyo,
JP) |
Family ID: |
38458912 |
Appl. No.: |
13/182367 |
Filed: |
July 13, 2011 |
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12280206 |
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PCT/JP2007/052946 |
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Current U.S.
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375/146 ;
375/E1.002 |
Current CPC
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H04W 56/0045
20130101 |
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375/146 ;
375/E01.002 |
International
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H04B 1/69 20110101
H04B001/69 |
Foreign Application Data
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Feb 28, 2006 |
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2006-051416 |
Claims
1. A data transmission timing control system for controlling the
timing of data transmission from a mobile station to a base
station, wherein said mobile station comprises: means for
transmitting a transmission permission request signal to said base
station at a transmission timing represented by the sum of a
periodic reference timing and an offset value; means for, if a
transmission permission signal transmitted from said base station
in response to the reception by said base station of said
transmission permission request signal is not received,
retransmitting said transmission permission request signal
repeatedly while changing the transmission timing until said
transmission permission signal is received; and means for, if said
transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data at
the transmission timing immediately before said transmission
permission signal is received; wherein a change in the transmission
timing is determined depending on the said at least one of, the
radius of an area covered by said base station, the transmitted
electric power at said base station of a control signal transmitted
from said base station, the received electric power at said mobile
station of the control signal, or the number of times that said
transmission permission request signal is transmitted.
2. A data transmission timing control system for controlling the
timing of data transmission from a mobile station to a base
station, wherein said mobile station comprises: means for
transmitting a transmission permission request signal to said base
station at a transmission timing represented by the sum of a
periodic reference timing and an offset value; means for, if a
transmission permission signal transmitted from said base station
in response to the reception by said base station of said
transmission permission request signal is not received, changing
said transmission timing once and retransmitting said transmission
permission request signal repeatedly while changing the transmitted
electric power until said transmission permission signal is
received; and means for, if said transmission permission signal is
received, transmitting data at the transmission timing immediately
before said transmission permission signal is received; wherein a
change in the transmission timing is determined depending on the
said at least one of, the radius of an area covered by said base
station, the transmitted electric power at said base station of a
control signal transmitted from said base station, the received
electric power at said mobile station of the control signal, or the
number of times that said transmission permission request signal is
transmitted.
3. The data transmission timing control system according to claim
1, wherein said base station includes: means for transmitting said
transmission permission signal in response to the reception of said
transmission permission request signal to said mobile station.
4. The data transmission timing control system according to claim
2, wherein said base station includes: means for transmitting said
transmission permission signal in response to the reception of said
transmission permission request signal to said mobile station.
5. A data transmission timing control method for controlling the
timing of data transmission from a mobile station to a base
station, wherein said mobile station performs a process comprising:
the step of transmitting a transmission permission request signal
to said base station at a transmission timing represented by the
sum of a periodic reference timing and an offset value; the step
of, if a transmission permission signal transmitted from said base
station in response to the reception by said base station of said
transmission permission request signal is not received,
retransmitting said transmission permission request signal
repeatedly while changing the transmission timing until said
transmission permission signal is received; and the step of, if
said transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data
at the transmission timing immediately before said transmission
permission signal is received; wherein a change in the transmission
timing is determined depending on the said at least one of, the
radius of an area covered by said base station, the transmitted
electric power of a control signal at said base station transmitted
from said base station, the received electric power at said mobile
station of the control signal, or the number of times that said
transmission permission request signal is transmitted.
6. A data transmission timing control method for controlling the
timing of data transmission from a mobile station to a base
station, wherein said mobile station performs a process comprising:
the step of transmitting a transmission permission request signal
to said base station at a transmission timing represented by the
sum of a periodic reference timing and an offset value; the step
of, if a transmission permission signal transmitted from said base
station in response to the reception by said base station of said
transmission permission request signal is not received, changing
said transmission timing once and retransmitting said transmission
permission request signal repeatedly while changing the transmitted
electric power until said transmission permission signal is
received; and the step of, if said transmission permission signal
is received, transmitting data at the transmission timing
immediately before said transmission permission signal is received;
wherein a change in the transmission timing is determined depending
on the said at least one of, the radius of an area covered by said
base station, the transmitted electric power of a control signal at
said base station transmitted from said base station, the received
electric power at said mobile station of the control signal, or the
number of times that said transmission permission request signal is
transmitted.
7. The data transmission timing control method according to claim
5, wherein said base station performs a process including: the step
of transmitting said transmission permission signal in response to
the reception of said transmission permission request signal to
said mobile station.
8. The data transmission timing control method according to claim
6, wherein said base station performs a process including: the step
of transmitting said transmission permission signal in response to
the reception of said transmission permission request signal to
said mobile station.
9. A mobile station comprising: means for transmitting a
transmission permission request signal to a base station at a
transmission timing represented by the sum of a periodic reference
timing and an offset value; means for, if a transmission permission
signal transmitted from said base station in response to the
reception by said base station of said transmission permission
request signal is not received, retransmitting said transmission
permission request signal repeatedly while changing the
transmission timing until said transmission permission signal is
received; and means for, if said transmission permission signal is
received, transmitting data at the transmission timing immediately
before said transmission permission signal is received; wherein a
change in the transmission timing is determined depending on the
said at least one of, the radius of an area covered by said base
station, the transmitted electric power at said base station of a
control signal transmitted from said base station, the received
electric power at said mobile station of the control signal, or the
number of times that said transmission permission request signal is
transmitted.
10. A mobile station comprising: means for transmitting a
transmission permission request signal to said base station at a
transmission timing represented by the sum of a periodic reference
timing and an offset value; means for, if a transmission permission
signal transmitted from said base station in response to the
reception by said base station of said transmission permission
request signal is not received, changing said transmission timing
once and retransmitting said transmission permission request signal
repeatedly while changing the transmitted electric power until said
transmission permission signal is received; and means for, if said
transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data at
the transmission timing immediately before said transmission
permission signal is received; wherein a change in the transmission
timing is determined depending on the said at least one of, the
radius of an area covered by said base station, the transmitted
electric power at said base station of a control signal transmitted
from said base station, the received electric power at said mobile
station of the control signal, or the number of times that said
transmission permission request signal is transmitted.
11. A program for enabling a computer to operate a mobile station
for controlling the timing of data transmission to a base station,
comprising: a process for transmitting a transmission permission
request signal to said base station at a transmission timing
represented by the sum of a periodic reference timing and an offset
value; a process for, if a transmission permission signal
transmitted from said base station in response to the reception by
said base station of said transmission permission request signal is
not received, retransmitting said transmission permission request
signal repeatedly while changing the transmission timing until said
transmission permission signal is received; and a process for, if
said transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data
at the transmission timing immediately before said transmission
permission signal is received; wherein a change in the transmission
timing is determined depending on the said at least one of, the
radius of an area covered by said base station, the transmitted
electric power at said base station of a control signal transmitted
from said base station, the received electric power at said mobile
station of the control signal, or the number of times that said
transmission permission request signal is transmitted.
12. A program for enabling a computer to operate a mobile station
for controlling the timing of data transmission to a base station,
comprising: a process for transmitting a transmission permission
request signal to said base station at a transmission timing
represented by the sum of a periodic reference timing and an offset
value; a process for, if a transmission permission signal
transmitted from said base station in response to the reception by
said base station of said transmission permission request signal is
not received, changing said transmission timing once and
retransmitting said transmission permission request signal
repeatedly while changing the transmitted electric power until said
transmission permission signal is received; and a process for, if
said transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data
at the transmission timing immediately before said transmission
permission signal is received; wherein a change in the transmission
timing is determined depending on the said at least one of, the
radius of an area covered by said base station, the transmitted
electric power at said base station of a control signal transmitted
from said base station, the received electric power at said mobile
station of the control signal, or the number of times that said
transmission permission request signal is transmitted.
Description
REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
[0001] This is a continuation application of U.S. patent
application Ser. No. 12/280,206 filed Aug. 21, 2008 and claims the
benefit of its priority.
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0002] The present invention relates to a transmission timing
control system and method for data in a mobile communication
system, and a mobile station for use therein.
BACKGROUND ART
[0003] Nowadays, mobile phone systems have grown higher in
transmission rate and more enhanced in functionality. The
transmission rate, which was 9.6 kbps or 28.8 kbps before, has
recently increased to 384 kbps or 14.4 Mbps, and will be expanded
to 30 Mbps or even 100 Mbps in the future. To realize the high
transmission rate, the introduction of various technologies
including OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) and
MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) as well as diversity
reception and transmission power control is scheduled.
[0004] Under these circumstances, wireless base stations are
required to have many functions and high processing capabilities.
As a result, there are concerns about increased manufacturing costs
and increased power requirements for the development of new
wireless base stations.
[0005] The present invention is focused on a timing correlator for
use in measuring the received timings of signals transmitted from
wireless mobile stations in order to simplify the wireless base
station. The timing correlator is a functional device for
determining a plurality of points (referred to as a delay profile)
of cross correlation between a signal having a predetermined
pattern and a received signal at shifted timings in order to
perform diversity reception and for determining the timing of
highest correlation. The timing correlator is also called a path
searcher, and is an indispensable functional device for CDMA
communication systems for RAKE reception.
[0006] Generally, as disclosed in Patent Document 1 (JP-A No.
2003-283373), FIG. 8 and paragraph [0004], the timing correlator
has its range of correlation-determining timings widened and its
circuit scale increased depending on the radius of an area covered
by its wireless base station. This is because wireless mobile
stations transmit respective signals at timings of their own and
are scattered about in the area, so that they have different
propagation delay times to the wireless base station. Should the
wireless mobile stations take timings to transmit signals into
account, the detecting range of the timing correlator provided in
the wireless base station may be held to the minimum required and
hence its circuit scale may be reduced. [0007] Patent Document 1:
JP-A No. 2003-283373
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0008] As described above, the wireless base station has the timing
correlator for measuring the received timings of wireless signals
transmitted from wireless mobile stations. The circuit scale of the
timing correlator depends on the magnitude of variations of
propagation delay times between the wireless mobile stations and
the wireless base station. Generally, as the area covered by the
wireless base station is wider, the variations of propagation delay
times are greater, thereby making the circuit scale of the timing
correlator larger. Therefore, if the area covered by the wireless
base station becomes wider, then the circuit scale of the timing
correlator which performs a path search becomes larger, and its
circuit has an inevitably higher power requirement.
[0009] The present invention has been made in view of the above
problems. It is an object of the present invention is to provide a
transmission timing control system and method for holding the
detecting range of a timing correlator in a wireless base station
to the minimum required and for reducing the circuit scale and
power requirement of the timing correlator, and a mobile station
for use in such a transmission timing control system and
method.
Means for Solving the Problems
[0010] According to the present invention, there is provided a data
transmission timing control system for controlling the timing of
data transmission from a mobile station to a base station, wherein
the mobile station comprises means for transmitting a transmission
permission request signal to the base station at a transmission
timing represented by the sum of a periodic reference timing and an
offset value, means for, if a transmission permission signal
transmitted from the base station in response to the reception by
the base station of the transmission permission request signal is
not received, retransmitting the transmission permission request
signal repeatedly while changing the transmission timing until the
transmission permission signal is received, and means for, if the
transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data at
the transmission timing immediately before the transmission
permission signal is received.
[0011] According to the present invention, there is provided a data
transmission timing control system for controlling the timing of
data transmission from a mobile station to a base station, wherein
the mobile station comprises means for transmitting a transmission
permission request signal to the base station at a transmission
timing represented by the sum of a periodic reference timing and an
offset value, means for, if a transmission permission signal
transmitted from the base station in response to the reception by
the base station of the transmission permission request signal is
not received, changing the transmission timing once and
retransmitting the transmission permission request signal
repeatedly while changing the transmitted electric power until the
transmission permission signal is received, and means for, if the
transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data at
the transmission timing immediately before the transmission
permission signal is received.
[0012] According to the present invention, there is provided a data
transmission timing control method for controlling the timing of
data transmission from a mobile station to a base station, wherein
the mobile station performs a process comprising the step of
transmitting a transmission permission request signal to the base
station at a transmission timing represented by the sum of a
periodic reference timing and an offset value, the step of, if a
transmission permission signal transmitted from the base station in
response to the reception by the base station of the transmission
permission request signal is not received, retransmitting the
transmission permission request signal repeatedly while changing
the transmission timing until the transmission permission signal is
received, and the step of, if the transmission permission signal is
received, transmitting data at the transmission timing immediately
before the transmission permission signal is received.
[0013] According to the present invention, there is provided a data
transmission timing control method for controlling the timing of
data transmission from a mobile station to a base station, wherein
the mobile station performs a process comprising the step of
transmitting a transmission permission request signal to the base
station at a transmission timing represented by the sum of a
periodic reference timing and an offset value, the step of, if a
transmission permission signal transmitted from the base station in
response to the reception by the base station of the transmission
permission request signal is not received, changing the
transmission timing once and retransmitting the transmission
permission request signal repeatedly while changing the transmitted
electric power until the transmission permission signal is
received, and the step of, if the transmission permission signal is
received, transmitting data at the transmission timing immediately
before the transmission permission signal is received.
[0014] According to the present invention, there is provided a
mobile station comprising means for transmitting a transmission
permission request signal to a base station at a transmission
timing represented by the sum of a periodic reference timing and an
offset value, means for, if a transmission permission signal
transmitted from the base station in response to the reception by
the base station of the transmission permission request signal is
not received, retransmitting the transmission permission request
signal repeatedly while changing the transmission timing until the
transmission permission signal is received, and means for, if the
transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data at
the transmission timing immediately before the transmission
permission signal is received.
[0015] According to the present invention, there is provided a
mobile station comprising means for transmitting a transmission
permission request signal to the base station at a transmission
timing represented by the sum of a periodic reference timing and an
offset value, means for, if a transmission permission signal
transmitted from the base station in response to the reception by
the base station of the transmission permission request signal is
not received, changing the transmission timing once and
retransmitting the transmission permission request signal
repeatedly while changing the transmitted electric power until the
transmission permission signal is received, and means for, if the
transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data at
the transmission timing immediately before the transmission
permission signal is received.
[0016] According to the present invention, there is provided a
program for enabling a computer to operate a mobile station for
controlling the timing of data transmission to a base station,
comprising a process for transmitting a transmission permission
request signal to the base station at a transmission timing
represented by the sum of a periodic reference timing and an offset
value, a process for, if a transmission permission signal
transmitted from the base station in response to the reception by
the base station of the transmission permission request signal is
not received, retransmitting the transmission permission request
signal repeatedly while changing the transmission timing until the
transmission permission signal is received, and a process for, if
the transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data
at the transmission timing immediately before the transmission
permission signal is received.
[0017] According to the present invention, there is provided a
program for enabling a computer to operate a mobile station for
controlling the timing of data transmission to a base station,
comprising a process for transmitting a transmission permission
request signal to the base station at a transmission timing
represented by the sum of a periodic reference timing and an offset
value, a process for, if a transmission permission signal
transmitted from the base station in response to the reception by
the base station of the transmission permission request signal is
not received, changing the transmission timing once and
retransmitting the transmission permission request signal
repeatedly while changing the transmitted electric power until the
transmission permission signal is received, and a process for, if
the transmission permission signal is received, transmitting data
at the transmission timing immediately before the transmission
permission signal is received.
[0018] Operation of the present invention will be described below.
First, before a wireless mobile station transmits a wireless data
signal, it transmits a transmission permission request signal
referred to as a preamble signal to measure a transmission timing
to a wireless base station. If the wireless base station detects
the preamble signal with a timing correlator having a limited
circuit scale, then the wireless base station transmits a
transmission permission signal to the wireless mobile station.
[0019] If the wireless mobile station fails to receive the
transmission permission signal over a given period of time after it
has transmitted the preamble signal, then the wireless mobile
station retransmits the preamble signal at a changed transmission
timing based on the received electric power of a control signal
transmitted continuously from the wireless base station and
information carried by the control signal. The wireless mobile
station repeatedly retransmits the preamble signal until it
receives the transmission permission signal. If the wireless mobile
station receives the transmission permission signal from the
wireless base station, then the wireless mobile station transmits a
data signal at the transmission timing of the preamble signal
transmitted immediately prior to the reception of the transmission
permission signal.
[0020] According to the present invention, the circuit scale of the
timing correlator provided in the wireless base station is reduced,
and the power requirement and manufacturing cost of the wireless
base station are reduced.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0021] FIG. 1 is a schematic functional block diagram of a wireless
base station to which an embodiment of the present invention is
applied;
[0022] FIG. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram of a wireless
mobile station to which the embodiment of the present invention is
applied;
[0023] FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing operation of the
embodiment of the present invention; and
[0024] FIG. 4 is a timing chart showing operation of the embodiment
of the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE CHARACTERS
[0025] 1 wireless base station [0026] 2 wireless mobile station
[0027] 11, 21 antenna [0028] 12, 22 wireless modulator [0029] 13,
23 baseband processor [0030] 14, 24 controller [0031] 131, 231
timing correlator [0032] 132, 232 RAKE receiver [0033] 133, 233
symbol rate signal processor [0034] 134, 235 spreader [0035] 234
transmission timing adjuster
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0036] An embodiment of the present invention will be described
below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 and 2 are block
diagrams of wireless base station 1 and wireless mobile station 2
to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, showing
the configurations of a wireless base station and a wireless mobile
station according to a general CDMA scheme.
[0037] According to the present embodiment, the circuit scale of
timing correlator 131 provided in wireless base station 1 can be
reduced.
[0038] A preamble signal which is a transmission permission request
signal sent from wireless mobile station 2 shown in FIG. 2 is input
through antenna 11 to wireless modulator 12, which demodulates the
preamble signal into a baseband signal that is supplied to baseband
signal processor 13.
[0039] In baseband signal processor 13, timing correlator 131
performs a path search to detect the baseband signal. When the
baseband signal is detected, its information is sent through RAKE
receiver 132 to symbol rate processor 133. Symbol rate processor
133 generates a code sequence serving as a transmission permission
signal. Thereafter, spreader 134 performs a spreading process on
the transmission permission signal and wireless modulator 12
performs a modulating process on the transmission permission
signal. The transmission permission signal is then transmitted from
antenna 11 to the wireless mobile station. Controller 14 has a
function to interface with a higher-level apparatus and a network,
and controls antenna 11, wireless modulator 12, and baseband
processor 13 according to various settings sent from the
higher-level apparatus.
[0040] Wireless mobile station 2 shown in FIG. 2 has the
configuration of a physical layer of a general wireless mobile
station. According to the present embodiment, transmission timing
adjuster 234 for adjusting transmission timing is disposed between
symbol rate processor 233 and spreader 235.
[0041] A preamble signal and a wireless data signal are generated
as code sequence by symbol rate processor 233, and thereafter held
until a predetermined transmission timing by transmission timing
adjuster 234. Then, the preamble signal and the wireless data
signal are input to spreader 235. Spreader 235 performs a spreading
process on the preamble signal and the wireless data signal, which
are subsequently modulated by wireless modulator 22. The preamble
signal and the wireless data signal that are modulated are
transmitted from antenna 21 to the wireless base station shown in
FIG. 1.
[0042] The transmission permission signal transmitted from wireless
base station 1 is demodulated into a baseband signal by wireless
modulator 22. The demodulated transmission permission signal is
supplied to baseband signal processor 23. In baseband signal
processor 23, timing correlator 231 performs a signal detecting
process. When a signal is detected, its information is sent through
RAKE receiver 232 to symbol rate processor 233 and controller 24.
Controller 24 has a function to interface with a higher-level layer
functional device, and controls antenna 21, wireless modulator 22,
and baseband processor 23 according to various settings sent from
the higher-level functional device.
[0043] FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing operation of the
present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram showing operational
timings thereof. The present embodiment is applied by way of
example to a mobile telephone system according to a general CDMA
scheme which comprises wireless base station 1 shown in FIG. 1 and
wireless mobile station 2 shown in FIG. 2. It is assumed that
before the mobile telephone system starts to operate, the wireless
mobile station will have received in advance a control signal
including information about the wireless base station from the
wireless base station.
[0044] Before wireless mobile station 2 transmits a wireless data
signal, it transmits a preamble signal that has been determined
between itself and wireless base station 1. Wireless mobile station
2 transmits the wireless data signal at a transmission timing which
is represented by the sum of a predetermined reference timing and
an initial offset time Ta indicated by the wireless base station
(or a predetermined initial offset time).
[0045] When wireless mobile station 2 receives the control signal
(step S1), wireless mobile station 2 measures the received electric
power Prx of the control signal (step S2). The control signal
includes initial offset time Ta referred to above, area radius R of
the cell of the wireless base station which is another parameter to
be used subsequently, transmitted electric power Ptx at the
wireless base station of the control signal transmitted from the
wireless base station, preamble signal information, and
transmission permission signal information. Wireless mobile station
2 acquires the various pieces of information from the received
control signal (step S3).
[0046] Then, wireless mobile station 2 sets initial offset time Ta
acquired in step S3 as an offset for the transmission timing (step
S4), transmits a preamble signal (step S5), and waits for a given
period of time (step S6).
[0047] The preamble signal transmitted in step S5 reaches wireless
base station 1. The preamble signal reaches wireless base station 1
at a timing beyond the range in which timing correlator 131 of
wireless base station 1 can detect a signal, and wireless base
station 1 is unable to receive the preamble signal (step S7).
Therefore, wireless base station 1 does not return a response to
wireless mobile station 2.
[0048] Since wireless mobile station 2 does not receive a response,
i.e., a transmission permission signal, from the wireless base
station upon elapse of the given period of time in step S6,
wireless mobile station 2 calculates time Tdiff to change the
transmission timing and new offset time Tb from the reference
timing (step S8), sets offset time Tb acquired in step S8 as an
offset for the transmission timing (step S9), and transmits the
preamble signal again (step S10).
[0049] At this time, Tdiff is determined by a function having the
following variables (parameters):
[0050] (1) radius R of the area covered by the wireless base
station;
[0051] (2) transmitted electric power Ptx at the wireless base
station of the control signal transmitted continuously from the
wireless base station;
[0052] (3) received electric power Prx at the wireless mobile
station of the control signal transmitted continuously from the
wireless base station; and
[0053] (4) number Np of times that the preamble signal has been
transmitted.
[0054] Specifically, the function may be represented by
Tdiff=.alpha.R(Ptx-Prx)+.beta.Np+.gamma. (.alpha., .beta., .gamma.
are corrective coefficients) or Tdiff=.alpha.R+.delta.
(Ptx-Prx)+.beta.Np+.gamma. (.alpha., .delta., .beta., .gamma. are
corrective coefficients).
[0055] It is assumed that R, Ptx are indicated by the control
signal from the wireless base station, as described above. As the
value of R is greater, the propagation delay from the wireless base
station is considered to be greater, and hence a change in the
transmission timing may be made greater. The attenuation of the
electric power over the wireless transmission path is determined by
calculating the difference between Ptx and Prx. The grater the
value of the difference between Ptx and Prx, the grater is the
difference of the wireless mobile station from the wireless base
station, and the propagation delay is considered to be greater, so
that a change in the transmission timing may be made greater.
Depending on number Np of times that the preamble signal has been
transmitted, a change in the transmission timing may be increased
or reduced.
[0056] In wireless mobile station 2, transmission timing adjuster
234 transmits the preamble signal at different time Tdiff
repeatedly until timing correlator 131 of wireless base station 1
detects the preamble signal. It is assumed that wireless base
station 1 detects the preamble signal when wireless mobile station
2 transmits the preamble signal at a timing which is represented by
the sum of the reference timing and offset time Tb (step S11).
[0057] Having detected the preamble signal, wireless base station 1
transmits a transmission permission signal that has been determined
between itself and wireless mobile station 2 (step S12). Wireless
mobile station 2 receives the transmission permission signal, and
generates a wireless data signal (step S13). Wireless mobile
station 2 transmits the wireless data signal at the timing
represented by the sum of the reference timing and offset time Tb,
which was used previously to transmit the preamble signal (step
S14). The transmitted wireless data signal is received by wireless
base station 1 within the detecting range of the timing correlator
(step S15), and is thereafter decoded.
[0058] The present invention is not limited to the above
embodiment, but is also applicable to a mobile communication
network according to another scheme or a distributed autonomous
wireless network. The wireless data signal may be of a
random-access channel type or a dedicated channel type, and the
variables used to determine Tdiff are not limited to those
described in the embodiment.
[0059] Furthermore, the manner in which the electric power is
consumed by the wireless mobile station to transmit the preamble
signal may be modified provide the system with different features.
For example, if the wireless mobile station transmits the preamble
signal using the maximum transmitted electric power, then though it
may possibly interfere greatly with the signals transmitted from
other wireless mobile stations, the preamble signal can be detected
almost certainly by the wireless base station insofar as it falls
in the detecting range of the timing correlator. The wireless
mobile station can thus transmit the wireless data signal
immediately, resulting in an improved throughput.
[0060] Conversely, if the preamble signal is not to interfere with
the signals transmitted from other wireless mobile stations, then
the wireless mobile signal may transmit the preamble signal with
using a small amount of transmitted electric power immediately
after the value of Tdiff has been changed. If no transmission
permission signal is returned, then the wireless mobile signal may
transmit the preamble signal using slightly increased transmitted
electric power with the value of Tdiff remaining unchanged. This
process may be repeated until a transmission permission signal is
returned.
[0061] The operation sequence of the timing control operation of
the above embodiment may be stored as a program in a recording
medium such as a ROM or the like, and may be read and executed by a
computer.
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