Patent ID: 9426821
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A wireless apparatus operative to receive packet data via at least one of a first set of channels, the wireless apparatus comprising: a processor operative to receive messages via a signaling channel and to determine target recipient information and coding information from a received message identifying a target recipient, the target recipient being at least one of a plurality of recipients, the signaling channel being separate from the first set of channels; a data rate determination unit operative to calculate a data rate for receiving packet data over the at least one of the first set of channels in accordance with the target recipient information and the coding information, and in accordance with a calculation based on a received pilot signal, the calculation based on the received pilot signal comprising a signal-to-noise ratio calculated by the wireless apparatus; and a transmitter operative to send the calculated data rate to a transmitting base station as a data request, wherein the target recipient information comprises a broadcast-to-pilot ratio indicative of a total transmit power as compared to a power consumed for transmission of the received pilot signal.