Patent ID: 7596089
Filing Date: 2009-09-29
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of scheduling a plurality of active users to receive transmitted data in a wireless communications system, comprising: computing, with a filter of the wireless communications system, an average user throughput over the plurality of active users, the average user throughput being a sum of data rate requests for all active user divided by the number of all active users; comparing, with a prioritizer of the wireless communications system, an average information reception rate of the active user to at least one of the average user throughput, a maximum user throughput, and a minimum user throughput, the maximum user throughput being a greatest data rate request among the users, the minimum user throughput being a smallest data rate request among the users; selecting, with the prioritizer, a function based on the comparison, the function relating an update function to at least one of the average information reception rate of the active user, the average user throughput, a maximum user throughput, and a minimum user throughput; calculating, with the prioritizer, an update function value from the selected function; and prioritizing, with the prioritizer, the scheduling of the plurality of active users for receiving transmitted data based on the calculated update function value.