Patent ID: 8989205
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04J,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling use of network space comprising: two-dimensionally defining networks space according to a plurality of sub-channels and sub-frames associated with a grid such that the sub-channels and the sub-frames intersect at a plurality of slots, including associating a unique reference ID with each slot to reference the correspondingly intersecting sub-channel and sub-frame; allocating a first portion of the sub-channels to support traffic that meets a first classification criteria; allocating a second portion of the sub-channels to support traffic that meets a second classification criteria; scheduling use of network space to the allocated one of the first and second portions depending on whether a requesting device is requesting to transport traffic that meets the first or second classification criteria; when scheduling transport of traffic within the first portion, generating sequences of reference IDs such that the corresponding traffic non-interferingly traverses slots according to a first rise-run, the first rise-run requiring traffic to traverse a first number of sub-channels and then a second number of sub-frames and then to repeat in the same manner until the traffic completes; and when scheduling transport of traffic within the second portion, generating sequences of reference IDs such that the corresponding traffic non-interferingly traverses available slots according to a second rise-run, the second rise-run requiring traffic to traverse a third number of sub-channels and then a fourth number of sub-frames and then to repeat in the same manner until the traffic completes, wherein the fourth number is greater than the second number.