Dynamic scheduling scheme for TV white-space MIMO wireless system

A system for allocating access to a MIMO base station, comprising:

• a PHY/MAC device arranged to receive an identification and request for transmission access from a wireless computing device;
• a network processor in communication with the PHY/MAC device and programmed to determine a level of efficiency for data communications between the MIMO base station and the wireless computing device;
• select a descriptor for the level of efficiency, from among at least three predetermined descriptors that identify discrete efficiency classifications across a range of efficiencies, each of the at least three predetermined descriptors being associated with a different amount of bandwidth;
• determine, for each of the at least three redetermined descriptors a number of wireless computing devices for which the predetermined descriptor is selected;
• set the amounts of bandwidth associated with the at least three predetermined descriptors based on the numbers of wireless computing devices for which the respective at least three predetermined descriptors are selected;
• and select the amount of bandwidth associated with the selected descriptor as a share of bandwidth for communication between the MIMO base station and the wireless computing device;
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• an interface under control of the network processor to communicate electronically with the wireless computing device using the selected share of bandwidth.

A computer-implemented system for allocating access to a MIMO base station, comprising:

• a PHY/MAC device arranged to receive an identification and request for transmission access from a wireless computing device;
• an interface to communicate simultaneously with a plurality of wireless devices, including the wireless computing device;
• means for determining a share of bandwidth for communication between the MIMO base station and the wireless computing device based on a descriptor selected from among at least three predetermined descriptors that identify discrete efficiency classifications across a range of efficiencies, each of the at least three predetermined descriptors being associated with a different amount of bandwidth;
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• a processor for determining, for each of the at least three predetermined descriptors, a number of wireless computing devices for which the predetermined descriptor is selected, and set the amounts of bandwidth associated with the at least three predetermined descriptors based on the numbers of wireless computing devices for which the respective at least three predetermined descriptors are selected.

A computer-implemented method for allocating access to a base station in a wireless network, comprising:

• receiving, at the base station, an identification and request for transmission access from a wireless computing device;
• determining a level of efficiency for data communications between the base station and the wireless computing device;
• selecting a descriptor for the level of efficiency, from among at least three predetermined descriptors that identify discrete efficiency classifications across a range of efficiencies, each of the at least three predetermined descriptors being associated with a different amount of bandwidth,
• wherein the at least three predetermined descriptors comprise a first descriptor, a second descriptor, and a third descriptor, the first descriptor identifying a discrete efficiency classification for a higher efficiency than the discrete efficiency classification identified by the second descriptor, and the second descriptor identifying a discrete efficiency classification for a higher efficiency than the discrete efficiency classification identified by the third identifier,
• wherein the amount of bandwidth associated with the first descriptor is higher than the amount of bandwidth associated with the second descriptor, and the amount of bandwidth associated with the second descriptor is higher than the amount of bandwidth associated with the third descriptor, and
• wherein a difference between the amount of bandwidth associated with the first descriptor and the amount of bandwidth associated with the second descriptor is twice a difference between the amount of bandwidth associated with the second descriptor and the amount of bandwidth associated with the third descriptor;
• selecting the amount of bandwidth associated with the selected descriptor as a share of bandwidth for communication between the base station and the wireless computing device, where a higher share of bandwidth is selected for a given wireless computing device having a higher determined level of efficiency;
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• communicating electronically with the wireless computing device using the selected share of bandwidth.

A computer-implemented method for allocating access to a base station in a wireless network, comprising:

• receiving, at the base station, an identification and request for transmission access from a wireless computing device;
• determining a level of efficiency for data communications between the base station and the wireless computing device;
• selecting a descriptor for the level of efficiency, from among at least three predetermined descriptors that identify discrete efficiency classifications across a range of efficiencies, each of the at least three predetermined descriptors being associated with a different amount of bandwidth,
• wherein the at least three predetermined descriptors comprise a first descriptor, a second descriptor, and a third descriptor, the first descriptor identifying a discrete efficiency classification for a higher efficiency than the discrete efficiency classification identified by the second descriptor, and the second descriptor identifying a discrete efficiency classification for a higher efficiency than the discrete efficiency classification identified by the third identifier,
• wherein the amount of bandwidth associated with the first descriptor is higher than the amount of bandwidth associated with the second descriptor, and the amount of bandwidth associated with the second descriptor is higher than the amount of bandwidth associated with the third descriptor, and
• wherein the amount of bandwidth associated with the first descriptor is twice the amount of bandwidth associated with the second descriptor, and the amount of bandwidth associated with the second descriptor is twice the amount of bandwidth associated with the third descriptor;
• selecting the amount of bandwidth associated with the selected descriptor as a share of bandwidth for communication between the base station and the wireless computing device, where a higher share of bandwidth is selected for a given wireless computing device having a higher determined level of efficiency;
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• communicating electronically with the wireless computing device using the selected share of bandwidth.

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• receiving, at a base station, a request for transmission access from a wireless device;
• determining a level of efficiency for data communications between the base station and the wireless device;
• selecting a first descriptor for the level of efficiency from among a plurality of descriptors that correspond to efficiency classifications across a range of efficiencies;
• determining, for each descriptor of the plurality of descriptors, a number of wireless devices for which the descriptor is selected;
• determining an amount of bandwidth based on the numbers of wireless devices for which the respective plurality of descriptors are selected;
• associating the determined amount of bandwidth with the first descriptor, the amount of bandwidth associated with the first descriptor being different from amounts of bandwidth associated with the other descriptors of the plurality of descriptors;
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• allocating at least the amount of bandwidth associated with the first descriptor for data communications between the base station and the wireless device.