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#1591 RE: Gamco #1590

United States Patent 7,672,256
Pan , et al. March 2, 2010

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Wireless communication method and apparatus for generating a serving grant based on a received relative grant


Abstract
A wireless communication method and apparatus for generating a scheduling grant based on a relative grant are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives an absolute grant from a serving radio link set (RLS) and receives a relative grant from the serving RLS and at least one non-serving radio link (RL). The WTRU decodes enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) absolute grant channel (E-AGCH) signals to detect an absolute grant, and decodes E-DCH relative grant channel (E-RGCH) signals to detect at least one relative grant. The WTRU then calculates a serving grant based on the detected absolute grant and/or the relative grant(s). The relative grant may be detected by performing a hypothesis test on the E-RGCH signals. A multiple alternative hypothesis test is performed for detecting the E-RGCH signals from the serving RLS and a binary hypothesis test is performed for detecting the E-RGCH signals from the at least one non-serving RL.


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Inventors: Pan; Jung-Lin (Selden, NY), Yang; Rui (Greenlawn, NY), Reznik; Alexander (Titusville, NJ)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)

Appl. No.: 11/477,277
Filed: June 29, 2006

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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
60712117 Aug., 2005


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Current U.S. Class: 370/277 ; 455/403
Current International Class: H04B 7/00 (20060101)
Field of Search: 370/336,329,252 375/148 455/403,442