Patent ID: 8699423
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of scheduling communication bandwidth, comprising: receiving, at a base station, an indicator of backhaul link throughput for one or more network elements operatively coupled to a network, where the base station provides communication connectivity between a first plurality of devices configured to operate using a plurality of combinations of modulation and coding and the network; receiving, at the base station, a request for wireless throughput from each of a second plurality of devices, wherein the second plurality of devices are a subset of the first plurality of devices; determining, at the base station, a wireless throughput rate for each of the second plurality of devices requesting wireless throughput, wherein the wireless throughput rate is based on modulation and coding associated with each of the second plurality of devices; and allocating, at the base station, a plurality of slots to the first plurality of devices based upon the indicator of backhaul link throughput for the one or more network elements and a combined wireless throughput rate of all the second plurality of devices, wherein slot allocation priority is given to devices that have a lower wireless throughput rate.