Patent ID: 8031660
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor; at least one memory containing executable instructions which when executed performs operations comprising: receiving at least one of a plurality of capacity request messages from a subscriber station; granting a transmission capacity to the subscriber station; transmitting a capacity grant message to the subscriber station; monitoring the at least one of the plurality of capacity request messages received from the subscriber station, the capacity grant message sent by a base station, and a data transmission received from the subscriber station, wherein the at least one of the capacity request messages comprises an aggregate capacity request message comprising information based on a previous capacity request message sent by the subscriber station; and determining whether a mismatch exists between the granted transmission capacity and the data transmission received from the subscriber station based on information included in the aggregate capacity request message received from the subscriber station, the capacity grant message sent to the subscriber station, and the data transmission received from the subscriber station.