Medium access control scheme for data transmission on code division multiple access (CDMA) wireless systems
US5828662A · kind A · utility
149Cited by
11References
16Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 27, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W56/0085
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A synchronous discontinuous transmission medium access control (SDTX-MAC) method and apparatus for more efficiently using existing uplink channels by sharing these uplink channels between multiple terminals engaged in bursty data transmission. This is accomplished by assigning each mobile terminal an individual time slot and by not requiring each mobile terminal to broadcast its identity. This results in a reduction in the number of receivers on each base station and a reduction in the length of the synchronization message.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.