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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Dan Avidor, Little Silver, NJ (US);
Jonathan Ling, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Constantinos B. Papadias, Westfield, NJ (US);
Dan Avidor, Little Silver, NJ (US);
Jonathan Ling, North Brunswick, NJ (US);
Constantinos B. Papadias, Westfield, NJ (US);
Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
In a method of improving system throughput while reducing packet delay for users of a wireless communication system, a user may be selected from a user population based on a parameter that is tracked for each user of the user population. A preferred beam for the user may be determined based on a highest running average data rate from each beam of a finite plurality of selectable beams so as to maximize the selected user's chances to be scheduled to receive the next packet. The preferred beam may be used for transmitting a pilot signal for scheduling a user in the user population to receive a next transmission on the preferred beam.