Patent ID: 8089911

Claim:
A transmission method in a cellular communication network of base stations and mobile stations that transmit signals having a frame structure with a plurality of subframes, the method comprising: establishing a downlink broadcast channel in a first subframe for transmission of broadcasting data from a base station to multiple mobile stations over a single-frequency network (SFN), wherein multiple base stations broadcast the same data in synchronization and wherein multiple mobile stations share the downlink broadcasting channel; establishing a downlink unicast channel in a second subframe for transmission of unicast data, wherein: the downlink unicast channel is assigned to a specific mobile station among the multiple mobile stations receiving the broadcast data; and the unicast data is provided to the specific mobile station to supplement the broadcast data transmitted via the downlink broadcast channel; and mapping, multiple bit streams of broadcast data and unicast data to the downlink broadcast channel and the downlink unicast channel, wherein the mapping involves: updating a decision making database with feedback information from receiver feedback; consulting with the decision making database for system control information, the system control information comprising application information, channel information, feedback information, or network management information; generating scheduling decisions based on the system control information and system objectives; and multiplexing the bit streams into the downlink broadcast channel and the downlink unicast channels based on the scheduling decisions; transmitting the broadcast data via the scheduled downlink broadcast channel, in the first subframe, from the base station to multiple mobile stations; and transmitting the unicast data via the scheduled downlink unicast channel, in the second subframe, from the base station to the specific mobile station.