Method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth in a wireless communication system
US6925068B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 1999 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/51
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An adaptive time division duplexing (ATDD) method and apparatus for duplexing transmissions on a communication link in wireless communication systems. Communication link efficiency is enhanced by dynamically adapting to the uplink and downlink bandwidth requirements of the communication channels. Time slots are flexibly and dynamically allocated for uplink or downlink transmissions depending upon the bandwidth needs of a channel. Communication link bandwidth requirements are continuously monitored using sets of pre-determined bandwidth requirement parameters. Communication channels are configured to have either symmetric or asymmetric uplink/downlink bandwidths depending upon the needs of the channel. Channel bandwidth asymmetry can be configured alternatively in favor of the uplink transmissions.(i.e., more time slots are allocated for uplink transmissions than for downlink transmissions) or in favor of the downlink transmissions (i.e., more time slots are allocated for downlink transmissions than for uplink transmissions). A myriad of time slot allocation schemes are possible. One simplified time slot allocation scheme uses a “frame-based” approach. A preferred channel bandwidth …
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