Patent ID: 7969949
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for bandwidth allocation in a base station of a wireless communication network that further comprises a plurality of subscriber stations and a backhaul station, said wireless communication network being a wireless backhaul network comprising the steps of: a) receiving uplink and downlink bandwidth allocation request messages from said subscriber stations; b) allocating bandwidth for said respective subscriber stations through joint processing on uplink and downlink bandwidth requests of said respective subscriber stations, to obtain uplink and downlink bandwidth allocation result of each of said subscriber stations and obtaining the uplink bandwidth allocation result of said wireless backhaul station through subtracting the sum of uplink bandwidth allocated for all subscriber stations from said base station's overall uplink bandwidth; and obtaining the downlink bandwidth allocation result of said wireless backhaul station through subtracting the sum of downlink bandwidth allocated for all subscriber stations from said base station's overall downlink bandwidth; and c) notifying the corresponding subscriber station of said uplink and downlink bandwidth allocation result of each of said subscriber stations and notifying said wireless backhaul station of the uplink and downlink bandwidth allocation results of said wireless backhaul station.