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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsDinan Srilal Gunawardena, Peter Bernard Key, Alexandre Proutiere, Bozidar Radunovic
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Dynamic channel and transmission rate selection is described. In an example, a communication resource for transmitting data to a receiver is selected from several channels, each having several associated rates. The selection comprises storing a weighting factor for each channel/rate combination, monitoring transmission performance on a selected channel and rate, and inferring performance for other rates on the selected channel from the monitored performance. Each weighting factor is then updated using the monitored and inferred performances, and used to select a channel/rate combination for subsequent transmission. In another example, a communication device comprises a transmitter, a processor, and a memory arranged to store a weighting factor associated with each receiver, channel and rate combination. The transmitter sends data to a receiver using one channel and rate, and the processor monitors the performance, updates the weighting factors accordingly, and selects a receiver, channel and rate combination for subsequent transmission.
A method of selecting a communication resource for transmitting data from a transmitter to a receiver from a set of communication resources comprising a plurality of channels, each channel having an associated plurality of transmission rates, the method comprising:
A communication device, comprising:
A method of scheduling a data transmission to a selected receiver over a wireless network comprising a plurality of receivers, each arranged to receive data using one of a plurality of frequency channels, and each frequency channel having an associated plurality of transmission rates, the method comprising:
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