Patent ID: 8537760

Claim:
A method of dynamic hybrid multiple access for a plurality of subscriber stations, the method comprising: selecting a sub-carrier status for a subscriber station for at least one of downlink transmissions and uplink transmissions based on at least one predetermined condition for the subscriber station, the sub-carrier status comprising one of hopping and non-hopping; monitoring the predetermined condition for the subscriber station repeatedly while the subscriber station is in a coverage area of a base station to determine whether to switch the sub-carrier status for the subscriber station based on a change in the predetermined condition; allocating at least one sub-channel to a non-hopping subscriber station, each sub-channel created with a set of subcarriers, wherein the set of subcarriers is determined when the subcarrier status of the subscriber station is switched from hopping to non-hopping; and assigning one of a plurality of hopping sequences to a hopping subscriber station, wherein the plurality of hopping sequences differs from hopping sequences in adjacent base stations to reduce inter-cell interference.