Patent ID: 8929905
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A base station for communication with a plurality of wireless cellular mobile units connected in a wireless communication system, the base station comprising: a transmitter for transmitting downlink (DL) traffic to the wireless cellular mobile units; and a media access control (MAC) module executable by one or more processors and configured to allocate to the wireless cellular mobile unit an UL bandwidth grant, the MAC module allocating the UL bandwidth grant based on the bandwidth request, and on communication parameters including a modulation scheme used for data transmission and the bandwidth available for UL transmissions, wherein the UL bandwidth grant is allocated to the wireless cellular mobile unit for distribution between two or more UL queues provided at the wireless cellular mobile unit, the distribution being based on the priority of the UL data currently awaiting transmission in the two or more UL queues.