Patent ID: 7773664

Claim:
A method for communication through a multiple access communication network, the method comprising: receiving a first signal from a first device, wherein the first signal is spread using a first predetermined pseudo-noise (PN) code, wherein the first signal is configured to be transmitted after a first delay comprising a first random number of chips relative to a beginning of a slot, and further wherein the first signal includes a first payload data; receiving a second signal from a second device, wherein the second signal is spread using the first predetermined PN code, wherein the second signal is configured to be transmitted after a second delay comprising a second random number of chips relative to the beginning of the slot, and further wherein the second signal includes a second payload data, and further wherein at least a portion of the second signal is received while the first signal is being received; selecting a first destination for the first payload data based on a first characteristic of the multiple access communication network; selecting a second destination for the second payload data based on a second characteristic of the multiple access communication network; and transmitting the first payload data to the selected first destination.