IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0268868
(1999-03-16)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Xu, Xi
- Lou, Shuxian
- Zhang, Shujin
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
13 인용 특허 :
14 |
초록
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An apparatus is provided which processes upstream multicast packets and downstream multicast packets in a manner such as to avoid the problem of multicast echo which is generated from a host gateway. For upstream multicast packets, a method is provided which includes: extracting the source network a
An apparatus is provided which processes upstream multicast packets and downstream multicast packets in a manner such as to avoid the problem of multicast echo which is generated from a host gateway. For upstream multicast packets, a method is provided which includes: extracting the source network address from the upstream multicast packet; storing said source network address in a table corresponding to the destination host gateway of the packet; and forwarding the upstream multicast packet to the destination network address. For downstream multicast packets, a method is provided which includes: accessing a table corresponding to the host gateway from which the packet was sent; determining if said source network address of the multicast packet is identical to an entry in said table; discarding the multicast packet if said source network address is identical to an entry in said table; and forwarding the multicast packet to said destination network address if said source network address is not identical to an entry in said table. This eliminates any downstream multicast packets which originated from one of the hosts coupled to the apparatus, and thus prevents multicast echo problems from occurring.
대표청구항
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An apparatus is provided which processes upstream multicast packets and downstream multicast packets in a manner such as to avoid the problem of multicast echo which is generated from a host gateway. For upstream multicast packets, a method is provided which includes: extracting the source network a
An apparatus is provided which processes upstream multicast packets and downstream multicast packets in a manner such as to avoid the problem of multicast echo which is generated from a host gateway. For upstream multicast packets, a method is provided which includes: extracting the source network address from the upstream multicast packet; storing said source network address in a table corresponding to the destination host gateway of the packet; and forwarding the upstream multicast packet to the destination network address. For downstream multicast packets, a method is provided which includes: accessing a table corresponding to the host gateway from which the packet was sent; determining if said source network address of the multicast packet is identical to an entry in said table; discarding the multicast packet if said source network address is identical to an entry in said table; and forwarding the multicast packet to said destination network address if said source network address is not identical to an entry in said table. This eliminates any downstream multicast packets which originated from one of the hosts coupled to the apparatus, and thus prevents multicast echo problems from occurring. hod of claim 1, wherein said step of establishing first and second angular regions around the base station includes establishing the first and second angular regions based upon locations of active mobile stations. 6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of: determining that an active mobile station has entered the first angular region; determining whether the active mobile station is assigned a code in the first code set; if the active mobile station Is not assigned a code in the first code set, determining whether a code is available in the first code set; and if a code is available from the first code set, assigning the available code to the active mobile station. 7. The method of claim 6 further comprising, after determining that the active mobile station has entered the first angular region, assigning a temporary code from a default set of codes to the active mobile station for establishing a traffic channel. 8. The method of claim 6 further comprising, upon determining that a code is not available from the first code set, the steps of: assigning an available code from the second code set to the active mobile station; adjusting the angular boundaries of the first and second angular regions to include the active mobile station in the second angular region; and reassigning codes from me second code set to other active mobile stations that were operating in the first angular region prior to adjusting the angular boundaries, but are operating in the second angular region as a result of adjusting the boundaries. 9. A method for transmitting information to a mobile station in a radiocommunication system comprising the steps of: assigning a first code set and a second code set to a base station, codes within each of said first and second code sets being orthogonal relative to other codes within the same code set; establishing a first angular region and a second angular region around the base station, said first code set being utilized to transmit information to mobile stations operating within the first angular region, and said second code set being utilized to transmit information to mobile stations operating within the second angular region; determining whether the mobile station is located in the first or second angular region; determining based at least in part on the angular region in which the mobile station is located, an antenna gain associated with at least one antenna element for transmitting said Information to said mobile station; selecting a code from one of said first code set and said second code set based, at least in part, on said determined antenna gain; and transmitting said information to said mobile station using said selected code and said determined antenna gain. 10. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of: providing said base station with an adaptive antenna array including said at least one antenna element. 11. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of: providing said base station with a set of spatially distributed antennas including said at least one antenna element. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein each code within said first and second code sets includes a channelization code and a scrambling code. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein said step of establishing first and second angular regions around the base station includes establishing the first and second angular regions based upon locations of active mobile stations. 14. The method of claim 9 wherein said step of determining an antenna gain further comprises the step of: estimating a position of said mobile station; and determining said antenna gain based on said estimated position. 15. The method of claim 9, wherein said steps of determining an antenna gain and selecting a code are performed in a base station. 16. The method of claim 9, wherein said steps of determining an antenna gain and selecting a code are performed in a radio network controller. 17. The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of: broadcasting overhead information on a control channel using a predetermined channelization code and scrambling code associated with one of said first code set and said second code set. 18. A radiocommunication system comprising: a base station for receiving uplink signals from a mobile station and determining an antenna gain for transmitting downlink signals to said mobile station, said base station including an adaptive antenna for varying the antenna gain; a first code set and a second code set assigned to the base station, codes within each of said first and second code sets being orthogonal relative to other codes within the same code set, and being utilized to spread information; means for designating a first angular region and a second angular region around the base station, said first code set being selected to transmit information to mobile stations operating within the first angular region, and said second code set being selected to transmit information to mobile stations operating within the second angular region; means for determining the angular direction of the mobile station; and means for transmitting the information to the mobile station utilizing the adaptive antenna to increase antenna gain in the angular direction of the mobile station when the angular direction of the mobile station indicates that the mobile station is operating in an area where cross-correlation between the first and second code sets is likely to cause interference, thereby reducing interference due to cross-correlation of the codes. 19. The radiocommunication system of claim 18, wherein said means for allocating a code is disposed in said base station. 20. The radiocommunication system of claim 18, wherein said means for allocating a code is disposed in a radio network controller. 21. The radiocommunication system of claim 18, wherein said at least one code include a channelization code and a scrambling code. 22. The radiocommunication system of claim 18, wherein said base station transmits a common control channel using a channelization code and a scrambling code which are known to mobile stations.
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