Patent ID: 6088335
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
In a code division multiple access system including multiple cells, each cell having a base station and multiple mobile stations, a method of allocating bandwidth to a mobile station comprising the steps of:receiving, at a base station of a first cell, a data burst request from a mobile station of said first cell requesting a first data rate in excess of the basic data rate B allocated to that mobile station, said data burst request including pilot strength information for the base station of said first cell and a base station of at least one cell adjacent to said first cell;at an access controller, using the received pilot strength information to determine an increased data rate which is to be granted to said requesting mobile station without causing excessive interference at said first cell and said at least one adjacent cell;transmitting a data burst assignment response from the access controller to said requesting mobile station indicating the increased data rate which has been granted to said requesting mobile station; andwherein the access controller gradually increases the data rate by adding one code at a time to the requesting mobile station.