Network scheduling
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorYong SUN
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Abstract
A method of scheduling transmission between a base station (2) and a plurality of mobile stations (4, 6, 8, 10, 12), comprise determining at least one transmission threshold, transmitting the at least one transmission threshold to the plurality of mobile stations (4, 6, 8, 10, 12), comparing, at each mobile station, the at least one transmission threshold to a service parameter for that mobile station, and scheduling transmission from the base station (2), the scheduling being dependent on the outcome of the comparisons.
Claims21
A method of scheduling transmission between a base station and a plurality of mobile stations, comprising:
- determining at least one transmission threshold;
- transmitting the at least one transmission threshold to the plurality of mobile stations;
- comparing, at each mobile station, the at least one transmission threshold to a service parameter for that mobile station;
- and
- scheduling transmission from the base station, the scheduling being dependent on the outcome of the comparisons.
A method of scheduling transmission from a base station to a plurality of mobile stations, comprising:
- determining a plurality of performance ranges;
- applying a scheduling algorithm to select one of the performance ranges;
- applying a further scheduling algorithm to select a mobile station included in the selected performance range;
- and
- scheduling transmission from the base station to the selected mobile station.
A base station comprising means for selecting at least one threshold representative of a performance range, means for transmitting the at least one threshold to a plurality of mobile stations, means for receiving a request for service from at least one mobile station falling within the performance range in response to the transmitted threshold, and means for scheduling transmission to one or more of the mobile stations from which a request for service has been received.
A base station comprising means for determining a plurality of performance ranges, means for applying a scheduling algorithm to select one of the performance ranges, means for applying a further scheduling algorithm to select a mobile station included in the selected performance range and to schedule transmission to the selected mobile station.
A mobile station comprising means for receiving at least one threshold representative of a performance range, means for determining whether the mobile station falls within the performance range, and means for transmitting a request for service to a base station in dependence whether the mobile stations falls within the performance range.
A communication system comprising:
- a base station comprising means for selecting at least one threshold representative of a performance range, means for transmitting the at least one threshold to a plurality of mobile stations, means for receiving a request for service from at least one mobile station falling within the performance range in response to the transmitted threshold, and means for scheduling transmission to one or more of the mobile stations from which a request service has been received;
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- a plurality of mobile stations, each comprising means for receiving the at least one transmitted threshold, means for comparing the at least one threshold to a service parameter, and means for transmitting a request for service in dependence upon the comparison.
A communication system comprising, a base station and a plurality of mobile stations, the base station comprising means for determining a plurality of performance ranges, means for applying a scheduling algorithm to select one of the performance ranges, means for applying a further scheduling algorithm to select a mobile station included in the selected performance range;
- and transmission means for transmitting data from the base station to the selected mobile station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.