Patent ID: 8300586
Filing Date: 2012-10-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for resource allocation in a broadband wireless network comprising: determining a total number of allowable logical resource unit (LRU) allocations for a bandwidth, the total number based on allowable allocation sizes, the allowable LRU allocations comprising combinations of one or more continuous LRUs within the bandwidth ranging from allocations that comprise single LRUs to an allocation comprising a maximum number of continuous LRUs; removing some of the allowable LRU allocations to generate a reduced set of allowable LRU allocations that can be indexed with a resource index that has with fewer bits than required for the total number of allowable LRU allocations including non-continuous allocations; and transmitting an information element (IE) that includes the resource index to allocate one or more of the LRUs of the reduced set to allocate bandwidth.