Patent ID: 6078572
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: H04J,H04W

Abstract:
A multiple-access method for communication between a base station and a plurality of mobile stations, said method comprising the steps of:(a) establishing a common channel for transmitting data from said mobile stations to said base station, said common channel being defined with at least one access channel and at least one message channel;(b) establishing a broadcast channel for transmitting data from said base station to said mobile stations;(c) transmitting message data, if smaller than a certain size, from a mobile station to said base station through said access channel;(d) requesting transmission of message data, if larger than said certain size, from a mobile station to said base station through said access channel, said request including information regarding the size of said larger message data to be transmitted;(e) determining at said base station in response to said request a timing to transmit said larger message data, based on the size of said larger message data and a traffic condition on said message channel;(f) advising said mobile station of said determined timing through said broadcast channel; and(g) transmitting said larger message data at said determined timing from said mobile station to said base station through said message channel.