Apparatus, and associated method, for performing reverse-link traffic measurements in a radio communications system

Abstract

Apparatus, and an associated method, for generating a TVMAR (traffic volume measurement and reporting) report, or other appropriate report, to facilitate packet scheduling in a packet-based communication system. A signal is generated at a network part of a radio communication system indicative of parameters that the mobile station is to include in the TVMAR report, subsequently to be generated by the mobile station. The signal is generated by a signal generator and sent to the mobile station to be detected thereat by a detector. The communication indicia is measured by a measurer and the measured values of the selected parameters are formed into a TVMAR report and returned to the network part.

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       21 . Radio resource management apparatus for a network part of a radio communication system in which a mobile station is operable to communicate, said apparatus comprising: 
 a report confirmation identifier selectably for identifying at least a first parameter, values of which are to be contained in a mobile station-generated report; and    a signal generator for generating a signal for communication to the mobile station, the signal generated by said signal generator including indications of the first parameter identified by said report information identifier.    
   
   
       22 . The radio resource apparatus of  claim 21  wherein the network part is defined in terms-of-logical layers, including a layer 3 logical layer, and wherein said signal generator is embodied at the layer 3 logical layer.  
   
   
       23 . The radio resource apparatus of  claim 22  wherein the signal generated by said signal generator comprises a layer 3 signal.  
   
   
       24 . The radio resource apparatus of  claim 22  wherein said report information identifier is embodied at the layer 3 logical layer.  
   
   
       25 . The radio resource apparatus of  claim 22  wherein the layer 3 logical layer comprises a Radio Link Protocol layer and a layer 3 logical layer therebeneath, and 
 wherein said signal generator is embodied at layer 3 logical layer beneath the Radio Link Protocol layer.    
   
   
       26 . The radio resource apparatus of  claim 25  wherein the signal generated by said signal generator comprises a layer-3, beneath the Radio Link Protocol Layer, signal.  
   
   
       27 . The radio resource apparatus of  claim 25  wherein said report information identifier is embodied at the layer 3 logical layer beneath the Radio Link Protocol layer.  
   
   
       28 . The radio resource apparatus of  claim 21  wherein the signal generated by said signal generator is formatted to include at least a first field, the first field populated with the values of the first parameter.  
   
   
       29 . The radio resource apparatus of  claim 28  wherein the at least the first parameter further comprises a second parameter, and 
 wherein the signal generated by said signal generator is further formatted to include a second field, the second field populated with values of the second parameter.    
   
   
       30 . The radio resource apparatus of  claim 21  wherein the radio communication system provides 1xEV-DV data services, 
 wherein the radio communication system is defined in terms of logical layers including a layer 3 logical layer, and    wherein the signal generated by said signal generator comprises a 1xEV-DV layer 3 signal.    
   
   
       31 . A method for a radio communication system having a network part and a mobile station between which communications are effectuable, said method comprising the operations of: 
 identifying at least a first parameter, values of which are to be contained in a mobile station-generated report; and    generating a signal for communication to the mobile station, the signal including indications of the first parameter identified during said operation of identifying.    
   
   
       32 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the radio communication system provides 1xEV-DV data services, 
 wherein the signal generated during said operation of generating comprises a 1xEV-DV layer 3 signal.    
   
   
       33 . The method of  claim 31  wherein said operations of generating further comprises the operation of formatting the signal to include at least a first field and populating the first field with values of the first parameter.  
   
   
       34 . The method of  claim 33  wherein the at least the first parameter identified during said operation of identifying further comprises a second parameter; 
 wherein said operation of formatting further comprises formatting the signal to include a second field; and    wherein said operation of populating comprises the operation of populating the second field with values of the second parameter.    
   
   
       35 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the network part is defined in terms of logical layers including a layer 3 logical layer and 
 wherein the signal generated during said operation of generating is generated at the layer 3 logical layer.    
   
   
       36 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the network part is defined in terms of logical layers including a layer 3 logical layer and 
 wherein the signal generated during said operation of generating comprises a layer 3 signal.    
   
   
       37 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the network part is defined in terms of logical layers including a layer 3 logical layer and 
 wherein identification made during said operation of identifying is made at the layer 3 logical layer.    
   
   
       38 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the network part comprises a radio resource manager and 
 wherein said operation of identifying is performed by the radio resource manager.    
   
   
       39 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the network part comprises a radio resource manager and 
 wherein said operation of generating is performed by the radio resource manager.    
   
   
       40 . The method of  claim 31  wherein the network part comprises a base station and 
 wherein said method further comprises the operation of sending the signal generated during said operation of generating.