Channel allocation method for a packet network
US6597682B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04J3/1682
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for allocating a data transmission channel/sub-channel in a telecommunication network. A network includes a telecommunication controller (BTS) and several terminal equipments (MS). The transmission channel is divided into one or more time slots, each of which comprises one or more sub-channels. One or more time slots or sub-channels can be used as a control channel that is further divided into one or more control sub-channels. The terminal equipments (MS) send data in data packets at least on one sub-channel. The telecommunication controller (BTS) sends to the terminal equipments (MS) information about control sub-channels and their allocation situation. Different priorities (P1 to P4) are assigned to the data packets to be sent and to be control sub-channels and their allocation priority of the data packet to be sent and the priority of the control sub-channels, each terminal equipment (MS) determines the moments when it may send a channel request.
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