Method and apparatus for determining a slot format of a fractional dedicated physical control channel

摘要

A method for determining a slot format of an F-DPCH is disclosed in the present disclosure, including: a Node B using No.0 slot format of the F-DPCH as the slot format for transmitting information over the F-DPCH when detecting that a UE in CELL_FACH state or idle mode is using an E-DCH. An apparatus for determining a slot format of an F-DPCH is also disclosed. The present disclosure ensures that the slot format of the F-DPCH transmitted by the Node B is identical with that of the F-DPCH received by the UE, so that the UE can correctly receive the TPC bits carried on the F-DPCH, and thus the UE can use the TPC bits to implement inner loop power control. Therefore, the Node B can correctly receive the data information transmitted over an E-DPDCH.

主权项

1. A method for determining a slot format of a Fractional Dedicated Physical Control Channel (F-DPCH), comprising:
receiving, by a Node B, configuration information about a common Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) from a Radio Network Controller (RNC) over signaling; detecting, by the Node B, whether a User Equipment (UE) in Cell Forward Access Channel (CELL_FACH) state or idle mode is using an Enhanced Dedicated Channel (E-DCH); and using, by the Node B, number zero slot format of the F-DPCH as a slot format for transmitting information over the F-DPCH when detecting that the UE in CELL FACH state or idle mode is using an E-DCH.