Patent ID: 8432803
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of managing an assignment of one or more resources in a scheduled data transmission system, the method comprising: selecting an erasure signature packet; transmitting a sticky assignment of an assigned channel resource for undetermined duration; transmitting a first data transmission on the assigned channel resource during the sticky assignment; transmitting a second data transmission on the assigned channel resource during the sticky assignment; actively determining presence of a gap between the first data transmission and the second data transmission; and filling the gap between the first data transmission and the second data transmission by continuously transmitting the erasure signature packet on the assigned channel resource when no other packet of data is available to transmit, the assigned channel resource staying available during transmission of the first data transmission, the second data transmission and/or transmission of the erasure signature packet; wherein the at least one erasure signature packet comprises one or more information bits that cause assignment of the assigned channel resource to be maintained.