Apparatus and method for scheduling communications in a wireless communication system
US10986629B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/20
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus schedules communications in a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of wireless stations (103-107) operable to communicate wirelessly with each other in accordance with a time division multiple access scheme. The apparatus comprises a receiver (303) for receiving resource requests from the plurality of wireless stations (103-107). A scheduler (305) schedules air interface resource to communications between the plurality wireless stations by allocating time intervals in repeating scheduling intervals. A transmitter (301) transmits scheduling messages providing indications of the scheduling to the plurality of wireless stations (103-107). An adapter (307) adapts a duration of at least one scheduling interval of the repeating scheduling intervals in response to the resource requests from the plurality of wireless stations (103-107).
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