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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Giulio Cavalli, Milan, IT;
Claudio Santacesaria, Milan, IT;
Annalisa Tomasetta, Robbiate, IT;
Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co. KG, Munich, DE;
Abstract
An air time management method and apparatus for multi-access channel networks is provided, suitable for use when terminal stations operate with adaptive modulation. A specific modulation (default modulation) is defined for each terminal station (in a planning phase. During operation, when bandwidth is to be allotted to an uplink or downlink communication, a base station checks whether the concerned terminal station is operating with a modulation more robust (e.g. less efficient) than the default modulation. In so, the base station allocates a time slot to the communication that has a duration sufficient for transmitting less than all of a particular set of data with the default modulation. If not, the base station allocates a time slot to the communication that has a duration sufficient for transmitting all of a particular set of data with the current modulation.