Patent ID: 8526323
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of wireless data communication comprising: receiving, by a node, at least one control message comprising a predetermined partitioning scheme for a plurality of resources, the predetermined partitioning scheme partitioning the resources into sets of resources and assigning each of the sets of resources to at least one of a plurality of traffic classes; determining, by the node, a quality of service at the node; comparing, by the node, the quality of service to a quality of service requirement; determining by the node, when the quality of service does not satisfy the quality of service requirement, one or more first resources on which to send a resource utilization message for a first traffic class, based on the first traffic class and the predetermined partitioning scheme; creating, by the node, a carrier mask identifying second resources that the node desires to be blocked; and transmitting by the node, on the one or more first resources, the resource utilization message including the carrier mask.