Patent ID: 6449490
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for determining to which users, from among a plurality of users, access to a communication system is to be provided, such access being provided at any one time to a group of users that includes less than all of the plurality of users, such access being provided to the plurality of users over a plurality of channels, each of the plurality of channels being associated with one of the users and providing communication between the associated user and a common transmitting station, the method comprising the steps of:a) determining for each channel, a value representing the amount of data transmitted on the channel over a predetermined amount of time; b) receiving a value representing the highest data rate at which each channel can currently receive data; c) for each channel, determining a ratio of the received value representing the highest data rate, with respect to the value representing the amount of data transmitted; and d) transmitting over the channel associated with the highest ratio.