Dynamic bandwidth allocation

Abstract

A base station including a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive, during a predetermined period, information from a plurality of stations. The processor is configured to estimate, based on the information received from the plurality of stations during the predetermined period, bandwidth requirement of each of the plurality of stations. The processor is configured to allocate, based on the estimated bandwidth requirement of each of the plurality of stations, a number of timeslots to each of the plurality of stations in which to communicate with the base station. Durations of the timeslots allocated to the plurality of stations are based on the estimated bandwidth requirement of each of the plurality of stations. The transmitter is configured to transmit a message including (i) identifiers identifying each of the plurality of stations and (ii) the number of timeslots allocated to each of the plurality of stations.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.