Method and apparatus for reverse link rate scheduling

An apparatus for scheduling high speed transmissions on a reverse link in a communication network comprising one or more systems, each system comprising one or more base stations, each base station in communication with zero or more remote stations, said apparatus comprising:

• channel element means for receiving reverse link transmissions from remote stations, said reverse link transmissions containing requests for high speed transmission and soft handoff status of each requesting remote station;
• BTS scheduler means for receiving said request for high speed transmission and said soft handoff status, said BTS scheduler means scheduling high speed transmission of remote stations not in soft handoff;
• selector scheduler means for receiving said request for high speed transmission and said soft handoff status, said selector scheduler means scheduling high speed transmission of remote station in soft handoff with base stations which are within the same system;
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• network scheduler means for receiving said request for high speed transmission and said soft handoff status, said network scheduler means scheduling high speed transmission of remote stations in soft handoff with base stations which are within different systems.

A circuit for scheduling high speed transmissions on a reverse link in a communication network comprising one or more systems, each system comprising one or more base stations, each base station in communication with zero or more remote stations, said apparatus comprising:

• channel elements for receiving reverse link transmissions from remote stations, said reverse link transmissions containing requests for high speed transmission and soft handoff status of each requesting remote station;
• BTS schedulers for receiving said request for high speed transmission and said soft handoff status, said BTS schedulers scheduling high speed transmission of remote stations not in soft handoff;
• selector schedulers for receiving said request for high speed transmission and said soft handoff status, said selector scheduler scheduling high speed transmission of remote station in soft handoff with base stations which are within the same system;
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• network scheduler for receiving said request for high speed transmission and said soft handoff status, said network scheduler scheduling high speed transmission of remote stations in soft handoff with base stations which are within different systems.