AU2004202651B2 - Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving wireless packet - Google Patents

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AUSTRALIA

Patents Act 1990

ORIGINAL

COMPLETE SPECIFICATION STANDARD PATENT Invention Title: "METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS PACKET" The following statement is a full description of this invention, including the best method of performing it known to me/us: WO 01/73973 PCTIKR00/01572 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING WIRELESS PACKET Technical Field s The present invention relates to a radio transmitting/receiving system, and more particularly, to a wireless packetization apparatus for transmitting/receiving multimedia data including video data in a radio transmitting/receiving system, and a method thereof.

Backaround Art In general, a radio transmitter and a radio receiver employing a phase 1 standard in cdma 2000 are formed of high-level layers as shown in FIG. 1. Codec-related standards such as H.324M. H.323, and T.120 correspond to an application layer. A physical layer performs channel coding, PN spreading, and modulation. A media access control (MAC) layer includes a signaling unit (not shown) and a radio link protocol (hereinafter referred to as RLP) (not shown), and the RLP converts payload on the application layer transmitted through a radio path into an input format on the physical layer. The physical layer among the three layers is mainly realized by hardware, and its flexibility is small when its hardware is determined by a standard. However, flexibility can be given to the application layer considering its network-independent portion.

Referring FIG. 2, one RLP corresponds to each of a number N of applications (application 1, application and application The RLP is connected to a physical layer 240 through a MUX sub-layer 230.

The MUX sub-layer 230 multiplexes a number N of received RLPs adaptively to a protocol data unit (PDU). Here, the multiplex protocol data unit (MUX-PDU) is available in a case where a channel bit error rate is less than 10 6 Referring to FIG. 3, a TYPE field 310 denotes a frame type, that is, re-transmitted frame or a new frame, and a SEQ field 320 denotes a frame number or a sequence number, and a DATA field 330 denotes a payload received from an application layer. Here, a RLP type 3 as shown in FIG. 3 is a mode, which even allows data to be re-transmitted, and the length of the DATA field 330 is variable in unit of byte. In this case, the length of the entire RLP frame is fixed. However, when even a part of header portions 310 and 320 of the RLP frame is damaged, it is impossible for a recipient to know the exact length of the DATA field 330, and then, RLP decoding is not possible.

Disclosure of the Invention To solve the above problems, it is a first object of the present invention to provide a wireless packetization method for increasing errorrobustness while reducing overhead so that multimedia data including video data may be suitable in a wireless environment.

It is a second object of the present invention to provide a method for receiving a wireless packet for decoding frame data, which is packetized by the wireless packetization method.

It is a third object of the present invention to provide a wireless packetization apparatus in which the wireless packetization method is implemented.

It is a fourth object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for receiving a wireless packet in which the method for decoding a wireless packet is implemented.

Accordingly, to achieve the first object, there is provided a wireless packetization method in a multimedia transmitting and/or receiving system in a wireless network. The method comprises the steps of: (a)forming a predetermined layer protocol by adding a headerto multimedia data which is transmitted through a radio path; and adding an error protection code for protecting the header information, and a corruption indication flag for indicating corruption of the data, to the header of the predetermined layer protocol which is formed in step According to another aspect of the first object, there is provided a wireless packetization method for a wireless link layer protocol in a multimedia transmitting apparatus in a wireless network. The method comprises the steps of: forming a wireless link layer protocol by adding a header to multimedia data which is transmitted through an application layer; and adding an error protection code for protecting the header information, and a corruption indication flag for indicating corruption of the data, to the header of the wireless link layer protocol which is formed in the step In order to achieve the second object, there is provided a method for receiving a wireless packet in a method for decoding data by receiving a packet in which an error protection code for protecting header information and a corruption indication flag for indicating corruption of data are added to a header of a radio link layer protocol. The method comprises the steps of: transmitting a RLP frame in a case where there is no errorwhen a data field is checked by an error protection code on a multiplex (MUX) layer, to a next layer and checking an error of the header information by the error protection code in a case where there is some error; and setting the corruption indication flag and re-sequencing data of the data field in a case when there is no error in the header and resetting the corruption indication flag and discarding the entire frame in a case where there is some error.

In order to achieve the third object, there is provided a wireless packetization apparatus for a wireless link layer protocol in a multimedia transmitting system in a wireless network. The apparatus includes a header information-creating unit for creating header information to which an error protection code for protecting header information relating to multimedia data transmitted through an application layer and a corruption indication flag for indicating corruption of the data are added; and a radio link protocol (RLP) frame-forming unit for forming a radio link frame by multiplexing the header information formed in the header information-creating unit and the data.

In order to achieve the fourth object, there is provided an apparatus for receiving a wireless packet in an apparatus for decoding data by receiving a packet in which an error protection code for protecting header information and a corruption indication flag for indicating corruption for data are added to a header of a radio link layer protocol. The apparatus includes a means for transmitting a RLP frame in a case where there is no errorwhen a data field is checked by an error protection code on a multiplex (MUX) layer, to a next layer and for checking an error of the header information by the error protection code in a case where there is some error, and a means for setting the corruption indication flag and for re-sequencing data of the data field in a case when there is no error in the header and for resetting the corruption indication flag and for discarding the entire frame in a case where there is some error.

Brief Description of the Drawinqs FIG.1 is a block diagram of a conventional radio transmitter/receiver employing a phase 1 in CDMA 2000; FIG.2 illustrates relations between RLP and a MUX sub-layer; FIG.3 is a format diagram of a frame of MUX-PDU type 3 in CDMA version 2000; FIG 4 is a conceptual diagram of RLP framing according to the present invention; FIG. 5 is a flow chart of RLP framing according to the present invention; FIG. 6 is a format diagram of a new RLP frame according to FIG. and FIG. 7 is a flow chart for decoding the RLP frame of FIG. 6.

Best mode for carrying out the Invention Referring to FIG. 4, a header information-creating unit 410 generates header information, which are matched to application data, that is, a frame type field, a sequence number field, an error detection code, and a corruption flag. Here, the corruption flag is indicated as two types of or indicating data corruption. A RLP frame-forming unit 420 forms a RLP WO 01/73973 PCT/KROO/01572 frame by multiplexing header information and data, which are formed in the header information-creating unit 410.

Referring to FIG. 5, a RLP layer receives data from an application layer (step 510).

Next, the RLP layer creates a TYPE field indicating a RLP type and a sequence number field indicating a sequence number (step 520).

Next, the RLP layer creates a cyclic redundancy code (CRC) for detecting and correcting an error by checksumming bits of the TYPE and sequence number fields (step 530).

Next, a corruption flag field indicating corruption of the data field is added to the RLP layer (step 540).

Next, the RLP layer forms a RLP frame of data and header information including the TYPE field, the sequence number field, the CRC field, and the corruption flag field, Which are created in the steps 510 to 540 is (step 550).

A RLP frame shown in FIG. 6 is formed of a -header portion comprising a TYPE field 610, a sequence number (SEQ) field 620, a CRC field 630, and a corruption flag (COR) field 640, and a data field 650. The CRC field 630 and the COR filed 640 are added to the TYPE field 310 and the SEQ field 320, which are contained in the conventional header (see FIG. 3).

Here, the TYPE field 610 defines a frame type of a RLP. For example, when the TYPE field 610 is comprised of 2 bits, "10" is a new frame, and "11" is a re-transmitted frame. The SEQ field 620 denotes a sequence number and is comprised of 8 bits. The CRC field 630 is a 4-bit CRC for detecting and correcting an error of the TYPE field 610 and the SEQ field 620. Also, people skilled in the-art can properly select a polynomial operator p(x) for the CRC of a specific field. For example, in case of 4-bit CRC, the polynomial operator p(x) x 4 x 2 x 1 can be used. The COR field 640 is a flag indicating corruption of data and set by indication on a lower layer than a RLP layer. For example, when the COR field 640 is there is no error in the data, and when the COR field 640 is there is some error in the data.

In this way, a preferred embodiment when decoding the encoded RLP frame on the RLP layer of a recipient will be described with reference to FIG.

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First, a RLP frame is decoded by receiving a packet on the RLP layer (step 710).

Next, the RLP layer checks data by an error detection code (CRC) of the data field 650, which is formed in MUX-PDU on a MUX sub-layer (steps 712 and 714). Here, the RLP layer transmits the RLP frame to an application layer after setting the COR field 640 to in a case where there is no error in the data field 650 (step 724).

However, in a case where some error is detected in the data field 650, the RLP layer checks an error of the TYPE field 610 and the SEQ field 620 by the error detection code (CRC), which is contained in the header (steps 716 and 718). Here, the RLP layer sets the COR field 640 to which corresponds to no data corruption (step 720) in a case where an error is not detected in the header, and in a case where an error is detected in the header, the RLP layer sets the COR field 640 to (step 726). Here, when the COR field 640 is the sequence number of the SEQ field 620 is increased by 1, and the data of the data field 650 are stored in a resequencing buffer (not shown) (step 722), and when the COR field 640 is "1 the sequence number SEQ is unknown, and then, the entire RLP frame is discarded (step 728).

In this way, the recipient error-protects header information such as the TYPE field 610 and the SEQ field 620 by the error detection code (CRC) 630 when decoding the encoded RLP frame, and it is known by the COR field 640 whether there is some error in the data or not.

Also, corruption of data is determined through the COR field 640 when decoding, and then, error resilience can be increased.

The above encoding and decoding methods can be embodied in a computer program. Codes and code segments encompassing the program can be easily inferred to by a skilled computer programmer in the art. Also, WO 01/73973 PCT/KIROO/01572 the program can be realized in media used in a computer and in a common digital computer for operating the program. The program can be stored in computer readable media. The media can include magnetic media such as a floppy disk or a hard disk and optical media such as a CD-ROM or a s digital video disc(DVD). Also, the program can be transmitted by carrier waves such as the Internet.

While this invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to preferred embodiments 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 spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Industrial Applicability As described above, error resilience can be increased by adding an is error protection code and a corruption indication flag to header information on a radio link protocol (RLP) layer when multimedia data such as video data requiring real time or low delay is transmitted and received in a wireless environment, and a packet drop rate can be thereby reduced.

Claims (13)

1. A method of wireless transmitting a data packet comprising: adding a header to multimedia data in a first protocol layer so as to form a data packet; adding a header error protection code for protecting said header and provision for a corruption indication flag for indicating corruption of said multimedia data to the data packet in said first protocol layer; adding an error detection code to the data packet in a second protocol layer below the first layer, the error detection code applying to said header and said multimedia data; and transmitting the packet formed in the second protocol layer by radio.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first layer is a radio link protocol layer and the second layer is a multiplexing layer.

3. A method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the making of said provision for a corruption indication flag comprises providing a space for a flag value of or'0'.

4. A wireless data transmitter for transmitting data packets, comprising: means for adding a header to multimedia data in a first protocol layer to form a data packet; means for adding a header error protection code for protecting said header and provision for a corruption indication flag for indicating corruption of said data to the data packet in said first protocol layer; means for adding an error detection code to the data packet in a second protocol layer below the first layer, the error detection code applying to said header and said multimedia data; and means for transmitting the packet formed in the second protocol layer by radio. A method of wirelessly receiving a data packet, the data packet having the characteristics of a data packet transmitted by a method according to claim 1, 2 or 3 and being received as a radio signal, the method comprising: receiving the data packet; performing error detection on the received data packet using said error detection code; if an error is detected in said packet, performing error detection on said packet header using said header error protection code; and if an error is not detected in said header, setting the corruption indication flag to a corruption indicating state.

6. A method according to claim 5, including discarding the data packet in the event that an error is detected in said header using said header error protection code.

7. A wireless data receiver for receiving data packets, the data packet having the characteristics of a data packet transmitted by a method according to claim 1, 2 or 3 and being received as a radio signal, the receiver comprising: means for receiving the data packet; means for performing error detection on the received data packet using said error detection code; means for performing error detection on said packet header using said header error protection code in the event that an error is detected in said packet; and means for setting the corruption indication flag to a corruption indicating state in the event that an error is not detected in said header.

8. A method of wireless data communication comprising transmitting a packet by a method according to claim 1, 2 or 3 and receiving the transmitted packet by a method according to claim 5 or 6.

9. A wireless data communication system comprising a transmitter according to claim 4 and a receiver according to claim 7. A method of wirelessly transmitting a data packet substantially as hereinbefore described in the specification with reference to the accompanying drawings.

11. A method of wirelessly receiving a data packet substantially as hereinbefore described in the specification with reference to the accompanying drawings.

12. A wireless data transmitter substantially as hereinbefore described in the specification with reference to the accompanying drawings.

13. A wireless data receiver substantially as hereinbefore described in the specification with reference to the accompanying drawings.

14. A method of wireless data communication substantially as hereinbefore described in the specification with reference to the accompanying drawings.

15. A wireless data communication system substantially as hereinbefore described in the specification with reference to the accompanying drawings.