Patent ID: 8036136
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of allocating sub-channels, comprising the acts of: determining a signal quality measure associated with each of a plurality of mobile stations; identifying mobile stations of the plurality of mobile stations with an associated Quality of Service (QoS) above or equal to a predetermined QoS and mobile stations of the plurality of mobile stations having an associated QoS below the predetermined QoS; allocating sub-channels to each of the plurality of mobile stations based on the respective signal quality measure of each of the plurality of mobile stations and the respective associated QoS of each of the plurality of mobile stations, wherein for mobile stations with the associated QoS above or equal to the predetermined QoS, more sub-channels are allocated to mobile stations with lower signal quality measures compared to mobile stations with higher signal quality measures, and wherein for mobile stations with the associated QoS below the predetermined QoS, less sub-channels are allocated to mobile stations with lower signal quality measures compared to mobile stations with higher signal quality measures.