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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2007
Yuefeng Zhou, Haywards Heath, GB;
Sunil Keshavji Vadgama, Ashford, GB;
Michael John Beems Hart, London, GB;
Yuefeng Zhou, Haywards Heath, GB;
Sunil Keshavji Vadgama, Ashford, GB;
Michael John Beems Hart, London, GB;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A wireless communication method in a wireless communication system is provided. In the wireless communication system, subscriber stations are each operable to communicate with a base station and the base station is capable of performing simultaneous communications with a number of subscriber stations by allocating an available capacity among the subscriber stations. The subscriber stations are required to issue capacity requests in order to obtain and/or maintain a connection with the base station, and communications between the subscriber stations and the base station are performed partly or wholly through at least one relay station. The provided wireless communication method includes, in the relay station, detecting capacity requests issued from a plurality of the subscriber stations, using the detected requests to form at least one combined capacity request, and transmitting the combined capacity request to the base station. Furthermore, the method includes, in the base station, responding to the combined capacity request by reserving capacity for said plurality of subscriber stations. In addition, the method includes, in the relay station or in the base station, allocating the reserved capacity among the plurality of subscriber stations.