Patent ID: 7486956
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. In a communications system supporting a Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) protocol and a down link communication channel having frames of a first plurality of time slots, wherein each time slot of said first plurality may be scheduled for only one of a plurality of mobile stations, and an up link communication channel having frames of a second plurality of time slots, wherein each time slot of said first plurality may be scheduled for only one of said plurality of mobile stations, a method comprising: determining at a mobile station whether data in a frame of said down link communication channel is directed to said mobile station; if said data is directed to said mobile station, scheduling the mobile station for a last time slot in a frame of said second plurality of time slots; and if said data is not directed to said mobile station, scheduling a selected mobile station for said last time slot in a frame of said second plurality of time slots.