Patent ID: 8848593
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of transmitting data to a collaborative group, comprising: determining a location, a type of application, and a probability of transition to a no-coverage area for each of a plurality of wireless devices in communication with an access node; selecting a collaborative group of wireless devices which have requested a data stream from among the plurality of wireless devices based on the location, the type of application, and the probability of transition to a no-coverage area; sending to each wireless device in the collaborative group a first portion of the data stream to synchronize the requested data stream; sending to each wireless device in the collaborative group at least one additional portion of the data stream, wherein a number of the at least one additional portions sent to each wireless device is based on a modulation and coding scheme (MCS) assigned to each wireless device in the collaborative group; broadcasting to the wireless devices in the collaborative group a mapping table; and exchanging among the wireless devices of the collaborative group the additional portions of the data stream according to the mapping table when the collaborative group transitions to the no-coverage area.