Patent ID: 7852800
Filing Date: 2010-12-14
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for transmitting data in a communication system wherein the data is transmitted in a communication frame, the communication frame comprising a set of time slots, the method comprising: receiving one or more scattering instructions from a gateway; dividing data corresponding to a time slot in the set of time slots into a plurality of intervals in accordance with the one or more scattering instructions, wherein each interval in the plurality of intervals comprises a duration which is shorter than a duration of the time slot; scattering at least a portion of the plurality of intervals to one or more disparate time slots in the set of time slots based upon the one or more scattering instructions, wherein the portion of the plurality of intervals are scattered non-contiguously; and transmitting the data in accordance with locations of the plurality of intervals within the communication frame, wherein the one or more scattering instructions comprise an algorithm for temporally scattering the data.