Patent ID: 6963580
Filing Date: 2005-11-08
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for enhancing data throughput in a fixed wireless communication system that includes a plurality of remote units, a base unit, a forward communication channel from the base unit to said plurality of remote units, and a shared reverse communication channel from said remote units to said base unit wherein each communication channel comprises a plurality of time slots, the method comprising the steps of: at a first remote unit, detecting an idle status indicator transmitted on a first time slot on said forward channel; transmitting a first portion of a data package to said base unit on the reverse communication channel in a time slot following a detection of an idle status; and monitoring an idle status indicator and a decode indicator in time slots along the forward channel after transmitting said first portion; at the base unit, receiving data in a time slot from the reverse channel; attempting to decode the received data; in a time slot along the forward channel, wherein when said first remote unit receives a round trip time slot that occurs at a round-trip time after transmitting the first portion and said round trip time slot has an idle status indicator that indicates a busy status and a decode indicator that indicates that the base unit successfully decoded said first portion, said first remote unit transmits a remainder of said data package in a plurality of subsequent time slots.