US 6,982,957 B2 | ||
Packet transmission method and apparatus | ||
Matti Kiiski, Oulunsalo (Finland); and Eero Heikkinen, Oulu (Finland) | ||
Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland) | ||
Filed on Jun. 25, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/888,660. | ||
Application 09/888660 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP98/08512, filed on Dec. 30, 1998. | ||
Prior Publication US 2002/0126664 A1, Sep. 12, 2002 | ||
Int. Cl. H04J 1/16 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 370—235 | 30 Claims |
1. A packet transmission method for transmitting data packets via a telecommunication network, comprising the steps of:
a) judging a quality of a received data packet;
b) tagging said data packet by adding dropping information in response to the result of said judging step; and
c) dropping said tagged data packet based on said added dropping information, when a predetermined dropping condition is met,
wherein said quality is judged on the basis of an uplink quality parameter and/or a downlink power control status, wherein
said data packet is an ATM cell and defective data frames are packed into the same ATM cell, and wherein those ATM cells which
contain only defective frames are tagged in said tagging step.
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