Patent ID: 7460514
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for media access control in a communication system which includes a plurality of communication stations which communicate over a shared communication medium comprising: assigning communication resources in accordance with quality of service requirements of a plurality of communication sessions, including determining a polling pattern; polling each of the communication stations to transmit data over the shared communication medium for the plurality of communication sessions according to a polling pattern; monitoring data transmitted by the communication stations in response to the polling; adapting assignment of the communication resources in accordance with the monitoring, including adapting the polling pattern including for each of the communication sessions adapting a rate of polling associated with said session according to said monitoring and said quality of service requirements by reducing a rate of polling for a session in response to the monitored transmissions for that session corresponding to a reduction in actual rate of transmission for that session; and increasing a rate of polling for a session in response to the monitored transmissions for that session corresponding to an increase in actual rate of transmission for that session; and continuing polling of each of the communication stations according to the adapted polling pattern.