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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2015
William Anthony Gage, Stittsville, CA;
William Anthony Gage, Stittsville, CA;
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for contention-based communication over a shared channel is provided. Devices wishing to communicate over the channel transmit channel usage requests to a controller. The controller determines current demand for the channel based on the number of requests received, and dynamically allocates communication resources to the shared channel based on the demand. The controller then transmits grant messages directing the devices to use the shared channel in an indicated manner. The shared channel can be subdivided into sub-channels, each of which is contention-based. The controller can also allocate devices to sub-channels based on the type of request. The requests are transmitted over an access indication channel which can also be subdivided into sub-channels.