Scheduling prioritized traffic in a scrambled coded multiple access (SCMA) system
US10374966B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L47/6215
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for scheduling prioritized traffic in a scrambled and coded multiple access (SCMA) system multiple terminals and a gateway. Each terminal is configured to receive packets from user devices and place the packets on various input queues. The packets are en-queued onto a plurality of output queues based on priority or service class. The terminal is further configured to detect one or more available SCMA slots within a frame of a communication system, and de-queue packets from the highest priority output queue onto the frame via one or more SCMA bursts. The terminal includes transceiver for transmitting/receiving frames of the communication system to/from the gateway. The terminals autonomously transmit SCMA bursts on a first channel, and transmit TDMA bursts on a second channel based on assigned timings received from the gateway.
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