Patent ID: 7590099

Claim:
In a code division multiple access (CDMA) communications system including plural terminals that communicate with a node via at least a random access channel and a reservation-oriented channel, a method of managing traffic on the random access and reservation-oriented channels, the method comprising: employing a processor executing computer executable instructions embodied on a computer readable media to perform the following acts: a) comparing to at least one criterion, characteristics of traffic in which data is communicated from a given terminal; and b1) when the traffic characteristics satisfy the at least one criterion; 1) sending a bandwidth reservation request; 2) processing and granting the bandwidth reservation request; 3) communicating the granting of the bandwidth reservation request to the given terminal; and 4) causing the given terminal to transmit data on the reservation-oriented channel, the reservation-oriented channel transmits data based on orthogonal code division multiple access (OCDMA); and b2) when the traffic characteristics fail the at least one criterion, causing the given terminal to transmit data on the random access channel, the random access channel transmits data based on asynchronous code division multiple access (ACDMA).