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Multi-user scheduling for optimizing transmission of delay sensitive traffic

US7609671B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 30, 2005
Grant dateOct 27, 2009
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Expiry dateNov 15, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W28/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for creating a pseudo user from a plurality of users. Packets from the buffers are combined for the plurality of users into a buffer for the pseudo user. A multi-user packet is formed using packets from the pseudo user buffer, wherein the packets have older expiration times as compared to expiration times of other packets in the pseudo user buffer. The multi-user packet is transmitted to the mobile station.

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