Method for resource unit allocation for wireless communication, subscriber station and base station

A method for use by a subscriber station for wireless communication between a base station and the subscriber station, wherein communication capacity is partitioned into a plurality of resource units at least by code multiplexing, and data from each subscriber station is spread using a signature sequence, the method comprising:

• receiving an assignment of a different signature sequence to each resource in a subset of the plurality of resource units;
• receiving a distribution of two or more resource units for the subscriber station;
• and
• sending a wireless communication to the base station using at least two of the two or more distributed resource units, the wireless communication spread on the at least two of the two or more distributed resource units sing a signature sequence assigned to on of the two or more distributed resource units.

A base station configured to communicate wirelessly with a plurality of subscriber stations wherein a communication capacity is partitioned into a plurality of resource units at least by code multiplexing, and data from each subscriber station is spread using a signature sequence, the base station comprising:

• a transceiver configured to exchange transmissions with the plurality of subscriber stations;
• and
• a processor configured to;
• assign a different signature sequence to each resource unit in a subset of the plurality of resource units;
• distribute two or more resource units from the plurality of resource units to one subscriber station of the plurality of subscriber stations;
• and
• control the transceiver to receive a wireless communication from the subscriber station using at least two of the two or more distributed resource units, the wireless communication spread on that at least two of the two or more distributed resource units using a signature sequence assigned to one of the two or more distributed resource units.

A subscriber station configured to communicate wirelessly with a base station, wherein a communication capacity is partitioned in resource units at least by code multiplexing, and data from the subscriber station is spread using a signature sequence, the subscriber station comprising:

• a transceiver configured to exchange transmissions with the base station;
• and
• a processor configured to cause the transceiver to:
• receive an assignment of a different signature sequence to each resource in a subset of the plurality of resource units;
• receive a distribution of two or more resource units for the subscriber station;
• and
• send a wireless communication to the base station using at least two of the two or more distributed resource units, the wireless communication spread on the at least two of the two or more resource units using a signature sequence assigned to one of the two or more distributed resource units.

A method for use by a base station for wireless communication to the base station from a plurality of subscriber stations, wherein a communication capacity is partitioned into a plurality of resource units distributed over time slots and code channels and data from each subscriber station is spread using a signature sequence, the method comprising:

• assigning a different group of signature sequences to each resource unit in first subset of the resource:
• units;
• distributing two or more resource from the plurality of resource units to one subscriber station of the plurality of subscriber stations;
• and
• receiving a plurality of unscheduled wireless communications from the subscriber station using at least two of the two or more distributed resource units, each wireless communication spread using a signature sequence from the group of signature sequences assigned to a first resource unit of the two or more distributed resource units, were the first resource unit is in the first subset of resource units.