Title of Invention

A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A REVERSE DATA RATE IN A BASE STATION/MOBILE STATION

Abstract

A reverse transmission controlling method in a mobile communication system after receiving forward information commanding the increase or decrease of the reverse data rate received on a forward control channel from a base station, a mobile station determines whether the previous rate increase available information transmitted to the base station on a reverse control channel before reception of the forward information indicates that a reverse data rate increase is available, if the forward information commands a reverse data rate increase. The mobile station increases the current reverse data rare equal to or less than a maximum reverse data rate if the rate increase available information indicates that the reverse data rate is available, and transmits reverse data at the increased reverse data rate.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the invention The present invention relates generally to a transmission controlling method in a mobile communication system and in particular, to method controlling reverse transmission. 2. Description of the Related Art With the phenomenal growth of mobile communication technology, many mobile communication systems have been proposed and are currently being tried in the field. These systems generally operate based on CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), and a IxEV-DO (IxEvolution-Data Only) system called HDR (High data Rate) is designed to carry out high-rate dedicated data transmission. Similarly to other systems, IxEV-DO systems also require appropriate scheduling to efficiently transmit packet data on the forward and reverse links. "The forward link" is a link directed from a base station to access terminal (AT) or mobile station, and "a reverse link" is the opposite link directed from an AT to a base station. For forward data transmiission, the base station transmits data to a particular AT attempting to utilize the best channel conditions available, considering the air link quality status between the base station and IxEV-DO ATs, and other environments, resulting in a maximized data transmission throughput for the AT. Concerning reverse data transmission, a plurality of ATs access the base station simultaneously. In this situation, the base station must control overload within the reverse link channel capacity by controlling congestion and data flows from the ATs. Besides the IxEV-DO systems, other mobile communication systems designed to support multimedia service must also manage reverse data transmission efficiently. In doing so, system performance and capacity must be ensured. In the existing IxEV-DO systems, an AT carries out reverse data transmission based on a RAB (Reverse Activity Bit) and a Reverse Rate Limit (RRL) message received from a base station, and reports to the base station its variable data rate via an RRI (Reverse Rate Indicator). The RRI indicates to the base station at what data rate the reverse traffic data is being sent. The base station transmits the time-multiplexed channels to the AT: a forward MAC (Medium .Access Control) channel, a pilot channel, an FAB (Forward Activity' Bit) channel and a RAB channel. The RAB represents the degree of.congestion of the reverse link, and a data rate available to the AT varies according to the RAB. The base station controls a data flow from the AT by commandins an increase/decrease in the reverse data rate using the RAB to thereby control overload and capacity of the reverse link. Since the RAB is broadcast to a plurality of ATs, the ATs receiving the RAB double their data rates or reduce then by half uniformly according to the RAB. The transmission time (or transmission period) of the RaB is determined by T mod RABlength (1) where T is system time and R.A.Blength is the length of the RAB expressed in the number of slots. Table 1 below lists binary values representing RAB lengths. The base station transmits one of the binary values to the .ATs and then the .ATs calculate a slot time. The ATs receive the RAB on a forward M.AC channel (F-MAC channel) using the received RABlength information and the system time. (Table 1) (Table Removed) With the RAB transmitted from the base station to the ATs at the time calculated by equation (1), the ATs determine whether to increase or decrease their data rates for the current reverse transmission. Despite a data rate increase command from the RAB, the highest data rates the ATs may transmit at may be limited by an RRL message received from the base station The data rate can also be limited by the transmission power of the .ATs. As a result, the ATs do not increase their data rates, wasting radio resources. Although an AT requests a much higher data rate to transmit an increased amount of data, its data rate is increased by a mere one unit because the RAB supports a gradual data rate increase/decrease Accordingly, the base station must know the status of the ATs for efficient use of radio resources. This implies that the .ATs should report their status to the base station. Unfortunately, neither the existing IxEV-DO systems nor currently proposed mobile communication systems do not provide such functionality. FJG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a reverse data rate controlling procedure for an AT in an existing IxEV-DO system. The AT sets its lowest available data rate at an initial reverse data transmission. If the current data rate is less than a data rate provided in an RRL mes.sage received from a base sta:ion, the .AT transmits data at the provided data rate after 32 slots (53.33n:s) On the other hand, if the current data rate is greater than the provided data rate. :hc .Vf transmits data at the provided data rate. For the subsequent reverse transmission, the .AT determines its data rate by the procedure of FIG. 1. The RRL message is transmitted lo the .AT to determine an initial reverse data rate and reset the reverse data rate. After determining its data rate, the .AT reports its data rate to the base station by an RRJ symbol as shown in Table 2. The reverse data rate is selected among 4.S. 9.6. 19.2, 38.4. 76.8 and 155.6 kbps. This reverse data rate is reset by a message such as an RRL message or an RAB message received from the base station. Table 2 below l:sts RRJ mappings in the IxEV-DO system. (Table 2) (Table Removed) To aid the .AT in resetting its data rate, the base station must transmit to the .AT an RRL message of the structure shown in Table 3. Table 3 (Table Removed) Upon receipt of the RRL message, the .AT resets the reverse data rate by comparing the current reverse data rate with a data rate set in the RRL messaae. 29 records may be inserted in the above RRL message and each record indicates a data rate assigned to a corresponding M.ACindex among MACindexes 3 to 31. In Table 3. Message ID indicates the ID of the RJIL message. RateLimitlncluded is a field indicating whether RateLimit is included m the RRL message. If RateLimit is included. RateLimitlncluded is set to 1 and otherwie. it is sc: to 0. RateLimit indicates a data rate assigned to a corresponding .AT. Tne base station assigns data rates shown in Table 4 to .ATS using four bits. (Table 4) (Table Removed) All other values are invalid During reverse data transmission, the .AT monitors a F-MAC (Forward Medium Access Control) channel from the base station, especially the R,AB on the F-M.AC channel and adjusts its current data rate by performing a persistence test. Referring to FIG. 1, the .AT monitors the R.AB of a F-MAC channel from a base station included in the active se: of the .AT in step 100 and determines whether the RAB is equal to 1 in step 102. If the .AT has six sectors-base stations in its active set. the .AT determines whether at least one of the RABs of the F-M.AC channels received from the six sectors.'base stations is equal to 1. If at least one RAB is equal to 1, the .AT proceeds to step 112. otherwise, the procedure goes lo step 104. The case that allRABs = 0 will first be considered. If the R.AB is 0. the .AT performs a persistence test in step 104. The persistence test is available when the base station broadcasts the R.AB to a plurality of .ATs to control the amount of reverse data firom the .ATs. The persistence test passes or fails depending on whether a generated random number .satisfies a desired condition. If the persistence test passes in step 104, the .AT increases its data rale (TX rate) in step 106. On the contran.', if the persistence test fails, the AT jumps to step 120 The .AT increases the TX rate in step 106 and compares the increased TX rate with a maximum allowed data rate 'a max TX rate) in step 108. If the increased TX rate is greater than the ma.x TX rate, the .AT sets the TX rate to the max TX rate in step 110 and goes to step 120. Now. the case tha: at least one KAB=1 ^^ill be considered. If the RAB is equal to 1 in step 102, the .AT ptrtbrms a persistence test in step 112. If the persistence test fails, the AT jumps to step 120. If ths persistence test passes, the .AT decreases the TX rate in step 114 and compares the decreased TX rate with a minimum data rate( a min TX rate) in step 116. If the decreased T.X .-ate is less than the min TX rate, the .Tgoes to step 118, otherwise, it jumps to step \ 20. The .A.T sets the TX rate to the min T.X rate in step 118 and goes to step 120. The min TX rate can be a default data rate of 9 6 kbps or a data rate designated at a call connection. In step 120, the .AT generates an RRI symbol corresponding to the set TX rate. The .AT transmits the AT along with traffic data only if a traffic connection is opened between the base station and the .AT [f the traffic connection is not opened, the AT transmits only the RRI symbol. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating data transmission/'reception between an AT and an HDR sector included in the active set of the AT .As seen from FIG. 2, F- and R-traffic channels and F- and R-M.AC channeis have been established between the AT and sector 1 with a connection opened between them. F denotes forward direction and r denotes reverse direction. N'o F-traffic channels are assigned to the .AT from sector 2 through n with no connection opened betw-eer. them, in the IxEV-DO system, the .AT can maintain up to six sectors.'base stations in its active set. Therefore, the .AT monitors F-M.AC channels from all the sectors of the active set, especially RABs on the F-.MAC channels to determine its TX rate. Upon receipt of a; least one RAB set to 1. the .AT performs a persistence test to decrease its TX rate. In the persistence test, the .AT generates a random ntimber and compares it with a persistence vector defined by the base station at or during a connection. If the random number satisifies a desired condition, the .AT determines that the persistence test passes. The AT then decreases the TX rate by half On the contran-, if the persistence test fails, the AT maintains the TX rate. If the TX rate is less than a min TX rate, the AT sets the TX rate at the min TX rate. Meanwhile, if all the RABs are equal to 0 and a persistence test passes, the TX rate is doubled. If the persister:ce test fails, the AT maintains the TX rate. If the TX rate becomes greater than a max TX rate, the .AT sets the TX rate to the ma.x TX rate. .Also, in the case where the AT is lirr.ited in transmission power, it maintains the TX rate. The RAB that functions to double a reverse data rate or reduces it by half is broadcast to ATs in TDM with an FA3 on a forward common channel, a F-MAC channel. The .ATs increase/decrease their data rates uniformly according to the RAB. From the system's perspective, the above-described reverse transmission controlling method for the current IxEV-DO systems simplifies bandwidth control and overhead control. However, the uniform control without considering the individual status of ATs brings about a bandwidth waste and decreases the data transmission efficiency of the ATs. Accordingly, the base station should consider the status of the .Ts in controlling their data rates to save bandwidth and provide transmission efficiency The currently proposed mobile communication systems as well as the IxEV-DO system all exhibit these problems. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a method of transmining mobile station status information from a mobile station to a base station. It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for efficiently using a reverse link based on mobile status information. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a method of transmitting mobile status information with less overhead from a m.obile station to a base station. The foregoing and other objects of the present invention are achieved by providing a reverse transmission controlling method in a mobile communication system. .According to one embodiment ox the present invention, after recei\ine forward information commanding the increase or decrease of the reverse data rate received on a forv.'ard control channel from a base station, a mobile station determines whether the previous rate increase available information transmitted to the base station on a reverse control channel before reception of the forward information indicates that a reverse data rate increase is available, if the forward information commands a reverse data rate increase. The mobile station increases the current reverse data rate to a data rate equal to or less than a maximum reverse data rate if the rate increase available information indicates that the reverse data rate increase is available, and transmits reverse data at the increased reverse data rate. The mobile station transmits information representing the increased data rate durine transmission of the reverse data. The mobile station also sets rate increase available information by determining whether the increased reverse data rate c:i.n be increased and transm.its the se: rate increase available information on a reverse control channel. The rate increase available information is set to indicate that a reverse data rate increase is not available if the current reverse data rate is equal to the maximum data rate, the amount o'l data stored in a buffer is at a threshold or less, or the mobile staiion is under the control of at least two sectors. If the transmission pov/er of the mobile staiion is not enough to accommodate a data rate increase. :he rate increase avauable information is set to indicate that a reverse data rate increase is not available. If the previous rate increase available information indicates that a reverse data rate increase is available, the mobile station performs a persistence test. If the persistence test passes, the mobile station increases the current reverse data rate to a data rate equal to or less than the maximum data rate and transmits the reverse data at the increased data rate. On the other hand, if the previous rate increase available information indicates that a reverse data rate increase is not available, the mobile station maintains the current reverse data rate and transmits the reverse data at the current reverse data rale. If the forward information commands a reverse data rate decrease, the mobile station decreases the current reverse data rale to a data rate equal to or greater than a minimum reverse data rate and transmits the reverse data at the decreased data rate. The reverse data rate is decreased only if a persistence test passes. .According to another embodiment of the present invention, after receiving rate mcrease available information from a mobile staiion, a base station determines a highest data rate for the mobile station through mobile station acquisition and characteristics analvsis, generates a reverse data rate value, and transmits information representing the reveise data rate value to the mobile station. The base station also sets a re\erse activitv bit for the mobile station based on the recei\ed rate increase available information and the capacity of a reverse link and transmits the reverse activity bit :o the mobile station. If the mobile station transmits reverse data on at least two reverse link.",, the reverse activity bit is set by checking rate increase available information for each of the at least two reverse links. Here, a reverse activity bit can be set for each of the a: least two reverse links. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAVINGS The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating a reverse data rate controlling method for a mobile station in a conventional mobile communication system; FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating data transm.issiony'reception between a mobile station and a sector included the active set of the mobile station; FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a reverse data rate controlling method for a mobile station in a mobile communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a reverse data rate controlling method for a base station in the mobile communication system according to the embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail. FIG. 3 is a tlowchan illustrating a reverse data transmission controlling method for a mobile station in a mobile communication system according to a:i ombodirr.er.: of the present invention. Before describing the reverse data rate control method, a description will first be made of an RRl symbol representing the status of a mobile station according to the present invention. The conventional RRl is modified to meet the requiremer.t of minimizing the overhead of reporting the status of a mobile station. The modified RRI is configured as shown in Table 5. (Table 5) (Table Removed) The mobile station repons its TX rate to the base station by the modified RRI shown in Table 5 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The base station uses the RRI symbol as information by which reverse data is recovered. The RRI is designed to accommodate data rates defined in the current mobile communication systems. The RRI, which is an expansion of the conventional RRI. includes a.- !AB (Increase Available Bit) in its nrst field to indicate to the base station whether the mobile station can increase its data rate. The lAB is set to 1 if the mobile station cannot increase its TX rate if 111 the current TX rate of the mobile station is a maximum allowed data rate, (2) the amount of data stored in a buffer is at a threshold or below, or the mobile station is enough to transmit the stored data in current data rate. (3) the mobile station is under the control of at least two sectors (For example, in hand off). If the mobile station can increaseits TX rate, the I.A.B is set to 0. The mobile station preserves the IAB and adjusts its TX rate tor the next time according to the IAB and a RAB received trom the base station. The above-described RRI is termed a first e.xpanded RRI. The reverse transmission controlling method using the first expanded RRI will be described below referring to FIG. 3. As stated before, the mobile station can maintain up to six sectors/base stations in its active set and monitors F-MAC channels in each frame received from the activeset An active set refers to a set of sectors/base stations serving the mobile station. If a connection is opened for transmission of traffic data between the mobile station and a base station in the active set, the base station assigns F- and R-traffic channels and a reverse power control channel (R-PCCH) to the mobile station. On the contrary, if a connection is not opened between them, the mobile station monitors only a control channel from the base station. Referring to FIG. 3, the mobile station monitors the RAB of a F-.MAC channel from each base station included in its active set in step 300 and determines whether the R.A.B is equal to 1 in step 302. If the mobile station has six sectors/case stations in its active set, it determines whether at least one of the RABs of F-.MAC channels received from the six sectors/base stations is equal to 1. If at least one RAB is equal to 1, the mobile station proceeds to step 320 otherwise, it goes to step 304. The case that all RABs = 0 will first be considered. If the all RAB is 0, the mobile station checks the LAB of a first expanded RRI symbol representing the previous TX rate reported to the base station in order to determine whether it can increase its TX rate in step 304. If the lAB is 0, which implies that the mobile station can increase its TX rate, it goes to step 306, otherwise, it jumps to step 330. In step 306, the mobile station performs a persistence test. As stated before, the persistence test is used when the base station broadcasts the RAB to a plurality of mobile stations to control the amount of reverse data. In other words, no persistence test is carried out when the base station controls the reverse data rates individually. The persistence test passes or fails depending on whether a generated random, number satisfies a desired condition. If the persistence test passes, the mobile station increases its TX rate in step 30S. On the contrary, if the persistence test fails, the mobile station jumps to step 330. The mobile station increases the TX rate in step 308 and compares the increased TX rate with a max TX rate in step 310. If the increased TX rate is greater than the max TX rate, the mobile station sets the TX rate to the max TX rate in step 312 and goes to step 330. If the TX rate is not greater than the max TX rate in step 310. the procedure proceeds to step 330. Now, the case that at least one RAB=1 will be considered. If the RAB is equal to 1 in step 302, the mobile station performs a persistence test in step 320. If the persistence test passes, the mobile station decreases its current TX rate in step 324 If the persistence test fails, the mobile station jumps to step 330. The mobile station compares the decreased TX rate with a min TX rate in step 326. If the decreased TX rate is less than the min TX rate, the mobile station goes to step 328, otherwise, it jumps to step 330. The mobile station sets the TX rate to the min TX rate in step 328 and fjoes to step 330. The min TX rate can be a default rate of 9.6 kbps or a data rate designated by some message at a call connection. In step 330, the mobile station determines whether a TX rate increase is available. rK TX rate increase is available only if none of the aforemer.tioned conditions that forbid a TX rate increase are satisfied. If a TX rate increase is available, the mobile station goes to step 332, otherwise, it goes to step 336. The mobile station sets an lAB to 0 in step 332 and selects a first expanded RRJ symbol corresponding to the set TX rate rei'erring to Table 5, for example, in step 334. In step 3-10, the mobile station transmits reverse data along with the first expanded RRJ symbol. Tne daia transmission is carried out with a traffic connection opened between the mobile siaiion and the base station. If the traffic connection is not opened yet, the mobile station transmits only the first expanded RRI symbol to the base station. If a TX rate increase proves not to be available in step 330, the mobile station sets the lAB to 1 in step 336, selects a first expanded RRI symbol corresponding to the set data rate in step 338, and transmits reverse data along with the first expanded RRI svmbol in step 340. Similarly, the data transmission is carried out with a traffic connection opened between the mobile station and the base station. If the traffic connection is not opened yet, the mobile station transmits only the first expanded RRI symbol to the base station. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a reverse transmission controlling method for a base station in the mobile communication system according to the embodiment cf the present invention. Referring to FIG 4, upon receipt of a connection open request from the rr.obile station, the base carries out mobile station acquisition in step 400 and analyses the characteristics of the mobile station in step 402. In step 404, the base station analysis the characteristics of reverse traffic received from the mobile station, that is, determines the quality of a packet data service requested by the mobile station based or. the particular application. In steps 406 and 408, the base station sets a MAC index and a value of RateLimit for an RRL message based on the analyzed characteristics of the mobile station and the application service. RateLimit is a field that assigns a reverse data rate to the mobile station. The base station assembles the RRL message with Message ID and other related message fields for transmission in the air in step 410. In step 412, the base station broadcasts the RRL message on a forward control channel, that is, on a forward common channel, or transmits it on a traffic channel. Meanwhile, the base station receives the lAB of a first expanded RRI symbol in each frame from mobile stations. Thus, the base station acquires and analyses an lAB from each mobile station in step 414 and determines an RAB in step 416 to be transmitted next time based on the current available reverse channel capacity and the lABs from the mobile stations. Here, the base station knows the number of mobile stations capable of increasing their TX rates based on the lABs. Based on the number of those mobile stations, the base station can efficiently set the RAB within the reverse link capacity. In the case where the base station controls a plurality of mobile stations, the mobile stations perform persistence tests to determine whether to increase or decrease their TX rates. Therefore, the base station should determine the RAB considering the overall channel environment, the number of mobile stations within its coverage area, and the TX rates of each of the mobile stations. If a RAB is broadcast to mobile stations, it then implies that the RAB applies commonly to them. On the other hand, if the base station controls the mobile station individually, it generates a RAB for each mobile station considering the type and priority level of serviced data and the status of the reverse link. Use of the RAB enables the base station to efficiently control the reverse TX rate of the mobile station, so that the use efficiency of the reverse link is increased. In step 418, the base station transmits the generated RAB. While the embodiment of the present invention has been described in the context that one mobile station uses one radio traffic channel, it can be funher contemplated that one mobile station uses at least two radio traffic channels. The use of at least two traffic channels in one mobile station can be considered in four ways: one common RAB and one common lAB; one common RAB and an LAB for each traft~ic channel; an RAB for each traffic channel and one common lAB; and an R.AB and I.AB for each traffic channel. Use of one common RAB and one common lAB for trafilc channels If one mobile station uses at least two traffic channels, the reverse data transmission control can be carried out such that the base station applies one R,AB commonly to the traffic channels and the mobile station inserts one I.AB indicating whether a reverse TX rate increase is available in an RRI symbol representing the data rates of at least two traffic channels. This RRI is termed a second expanded RRJ. The second expanded RRI can be structured m two ways, which will be described later The reverse traffic channels evperience the same increase, maintenance, and decrease in their reverse data rates when they are controlled by one RAB. An lAB may be located in one bit position, for example, the .M.SB (Most Significant Bit) of a second expanded RRI s\mbol and the other bits are assigned to represent the data rates of the reverse traffic channels. For example, the first bit of a 7-bitRRI symbol is assigned as an LAB and the remaining six bits are equally separated to indicate the data rates of two re\erse traffic channels, respectively. In this case, the second expanded RRI symbol is expressed as lAB + data rate of first reverse traffic channel (3 bits) + data rate of second reverse traffic channel (3 bits) ...(2) The data rate information of the RRJ symbol is structured as a code comprising a series of concatenated data rates, wherein the code corresponds to the expression........(3) where X, is a data rate of a first reverse channel, X, is a data rate of a second re\erse channel, and Xn is a data rate of an nth reverse channel. In a different manner, the second expanded RRI symbol can be constracted as shown in Table 6. Table 6 lists mappings of data rates in combination to 7-bit RRI svmbols. (Table 6) (Table Removed) Such a table as Table 6 is provided to both the mobile station and the base station. Each RRJ symbol listed in Table 6 can be expressed as lAB+data rales of first and second reverse channels in comhinaiion (6 bitsj (.4) For a second expanded RRI symbol of "0001010". the mobile station can increase its TX rate due to the I.A.B=0. The other si.x bits "001010"' represent the data rates of 9.6 kbps and 19.2 kbps, respectively for two traffic channels. For a second expanded RRI symbol of "1001010", the mobile station cannot increase its TX rate due to the IAB=1. The other six bits "001010" represent the data rates of 9.6 kbps and :9 2 kbps, respectively for two traffic channels. .As seen from Table 6, the da:a rates of the reverse traffic channels are expressed in six bits. Use of one common RAB and an lAB for each traffic channel If one mobile station uses at least two traffic channels, the reverse transmission control can be carried out using one RAB commonly for the traffic channels and an IAB for each of them. In this case, an RRJ symbol is structured to contain at least two l.A.3s and bits representing the data rates of the traffic channels. This RRI is termed a third expanded RRJ. The third expanded RRI can also be generated in two wavs. Though the tv,'o reverse traffic channels are commonly controlled by one RAB. an LAB is independently set for each traffic channel. Therefore, the data rate or 'each traffic channel is changed independently. Two bits of an 8-bit third expanded RRJ symbol are assigned as lABs and the other six bits are equally separated to reprent the data rates of the two traffic channels respectively, by equation (2). Alternatively, the third expanded RRI symbol can be stnictured by equation (3) such that the six bits remaining from assigning two bits to the lABs representative data rates of the traffic channels in comhinauon. The RRI mappings are given in fab' (Table 7) (Table Removed) In Table 7. the tlrst and second fields of a third expanded RRI are assigned as lABs for the first and second traffic channels, respectively, and the other six bus represent their data rates in combination. For example, if a third expanded RRI symbol is "00001010", this implies that the mobile station can increase the each data rates of the reverse traffic channel and the each data rates are 9.6 kbps and 19.2 kbps. respectively For a third expanded RRI symbol of "01001010", the mobile station can increase the data rate of the first traffic channel only, and the two data rates are 9.6kbps and 19.2 kbps, respectively. For a third expanded RRI symbol of "10001010"..The mobile station can increase the data rate of the second traffic channel only, and the two data rates are 9.6 kbps and 19.2 kbps, respectively. For a third expanded RRI symbol of "11001010", the mobile station cannot increase either of the data rates of the first and second traffic channels, and the two data rates arc 9 6 kbps and 19.2 kbps. respectively. Use of an RAB for each reverse traffic channel and one common IAB In this case, the data rates of the traffic channels can be changed idependently of each other. A 7-bit RRI symbol is configured as shown in table 6 or by equation 2:. That is, the second expanded RRI symbol is adopted. Use of an RA.B and an lAB for each reverse traffic channel An RAB and an lAB can be provided for each of the traffic channels. In this case, an S-bit RRI symbol is produced as shown in Table 7. Or the 8-bit RRI symbols is configured such that two IAB fields are set and the other six bits are equally separated to represent the data rates of the traffic cannels. Assisnment of an RA.B and an IaB for each of the reverse traffic channels enables separate control of the reverse traffic channels. The I.AB may be transmitted on a channel other than an RRI channel, such as a RJCH (Rate Indicator Channel). Or a novel channel can be defined to transmit the I.AB It is ideal that the transmission period of the I.AB is set on a frame basis, but it may also be set arbitrarily. While the embodiment of the present invention has been described dealing with one or two reverse traffic channels, the number of reverse traffic channels is not limited in implementing the present invention. Also, the data rate of each reverse traffic channel can be represented in four or more bits according to the number of data rares while three bits are assigned to represent it in the present invention. As described above, the mobile station reports its status to the base station its status and the base station controls reverse transmission based on the status information. Therefore, the use efficiency of the reverse link is improved. Moreover, use of an expanded-RRI in a mobile status message minimizes overhead. While the invention has been shown and described with reference to a certain preferred embodiment thereof, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the soirit and scope of the invention as denned by the appended claims We Claim: 1. A method of controlling a reverse data rate in a base station/ mobile station after receiving rate increase available information from a mobile station/ base station, comprising the steps of: Checking by the base station (210) a reverse data rate increase available information received from the mobile station and the capacity of a reverse link (414); and determining by the base station (210) a forward information commanding increase or decrease of the reverse data rate based on the checked result and transmitting the determined forward information to the mobile station (416). 2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein if the mobile station transmits reverse data on at least two reverse links, the forward information is determined by checking data rate increase available information about each of the at least two reverse links. 3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein if the mobile station transmits reverse data on at least two reverse links, the forward information is generated for each of the at least two reverse links. 4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the forward information is transmitted equally to each mobile stations. 5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the forward information is transmiitted independently to each mobile stations. 6. An apparatus for controlling a reverse data rate in a base station or a mobile station after receiving rate increase available information from mobile station or base station, comprising: an apparatus for checking a reverse data rate increase available information received from the mobile station and the capacity of a reverse link; and an apparatus for determining the forward information representing increase or decrease of the reverse data rate of the mobile station based on the determined result and transmitting the determined forward information to the mobile station. 7. An apparatus for controlling a reverse data rate in a mobile station as claimed in claims 6, comprising: an apparatus for determining whether a previous rate increase available information transmitted to the base station on a reverse channel before reception of the forward information indicates that a reverse data rate increase is available, if the forward information commands a reverse data rate increase; and an apparatus for increasing the current reverse data rate to a data rate equal to or less than maximum reverse data rate if the rate increase is available information indicates that the reverse data rate increase is available, and transmitting reverse data at the increased reverse data rate. 8. A method for controlling a reverse data rate in a base station or mobile station substantially as herein described with reference to the foregoing description and the accompanying tables and drawings. 9. An apparatus for controlling a reverse data rate in a base station or mobile station substantially as herein described with reference to the foregping description and the accompanying tables and drawings.

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688-delnp-2005-form-18.pdf

688-delnp-2005-Form-2-(23-12-2010).pdf

688-DELNP-2005-Form-2.pdf

688-delnp-2005-form-3.pdf

688-delnp-2005-form-5.pdf

688-delnp-2005-gpa.pdf

688-delnp-2005-pct-210.pdf

688-delnp-2005-pct-409.pdf