Received signal quality determination

Abstract

A method of generating a received signal quality signal in a communication system, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a physical channel, extracting a transport channel format combination indicator from the received signal, processing one or more transport channel signals, contained in the received signal, in accordance with the extracted transport channel format combination indicator, said processing including at least channel decoding, and generating a received signal quality signal in dependence on the quality of the or each transport channel signal prior to channel decoding.

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       21 . A method of generating a received signal quality signal in a communication system, the method comprising:
 receiving a signal from a physical channel, the signal comprising a plurality of bursts each including a training sequence; and   generating a received signal quality signal in dependence on the bit error rate of the training sequence of a received burst.   
   
   
       22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the determined bit error rates of the training sequences of a plurality of bursts are averaged. 
   
   
       23 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein the bit error rate of a training sequence is produced by comparing a received training sequence with a reference training sequence. 
   
   
       24 . The method according to  claim 21 , further including transmitting the received signal quality signal in a control channel. 
   
   
       25 . A communication device comprising:
 a receiver to receive a signal from a physical channel, the signal comprising a plurality of bursts, each including a training sequence; and   processing means configured to generate a received signal quality signal in dependence on the bit error rate of the training sequence of a received burst.   
   
   
       26 . The device according to  claim 25 , wherein the processing means is configured to average the determined bit error rates of the training sequences of a plurality of bursts. 
   
   
       27 . The device according to  claim 25 , wherein the processing means is configured to produce the bit error rate of a training sequence by comparing a received training sequence with a reference training sequence. 
   
   
       28 . The device according to  claim 25 , further including a transmitter, wherein the processing means is configured to cause the transmitter to transmit the received signal quality signal in a control channel of a communication network. 
   
   
       29 . A processor-readable medium containing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to implement a method of generating a received signal quality signal in a communication system, the method comprising:
 receiving a signal from a physical channel, the signal comprising a plurality of bursts each including a training sequence; and   generating a received signal quality signal in dependence on the bit error rate of the training sequence of a received burst.   
   
   
       30 . The medium according to  claim 29 , wherein the determined bit error rates of the training sequences of a plurality of bursts are averaged. 
   
   
       31 . The medium according to  claim 29 , wherein the bit error rate of a training sequence is produced by comparing a received training sequence with a reference training sequence. 
   
   
       32 . The medium according to  claim 29 , wherein the method further includes transmitting the received signal quality signal in a control channel.