Patent ID: 8218609
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting data on a plurality of parallel channels in a wireless communication system, comprising: in a first processing loop, adjusting at least one adjustment parameter for each of a plurality of parallel channels based on errors detected in received packets; in a second processing loop, determining channel estimates for each of the plurality of parallel channels, and selecting a transmission mode for each of the plurality of parallel channels based on an aggregation of the channel estimates and the at least one adjustment parameter for the parallel channel, wherein the selected transmission mode for each of the plurality of parallel channels determines a data rate for the parallel channel; and sending the selected transmission mode for each of the plurality of parallel channels to a transmitting entity, wherein data for each of the plurality of parallel channels is processed at the transmitting entity in accordance with the transmission mode selected for that parallel channel, and is transmitted through each parallel channel at the data rate determined by the transmission mode selected for the parallel channel.