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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2004
Filed:
May. 05, 2000
Jocelyn Yuet Kiu Chow, Nepean, CA;
Indranil B. Tapadar, Nepean, CA;
Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurant, CA;
Abstract
An apparatus and method which improves data transfer between a plurality of MSs and a BS through an improved resource allocation scheme is disclosed. The resource allocation scheme disclosed, unlike previous schemes, takes into account the quality of the channel between each MS and the BS for both uplink (UI.) and the downlink (DL) temporary block flow (TBF). (The UL is the TBF wherein data is transferred from the MS to the BS and the DL is the reverse.) Using for example conventional linear programming methods, the traffic blocks (TB) in a timeslot (TS) available for allocation can be allocated to improve overall data throughput at the BS.