Method of rate allocation in a data communications network
First Claim
1. A method for allocating a capacity of a common channel among a plurality of producers, each of the plurality of producers being allocated a first portion of the capacity of the common channel and a second portion of the capacity of the common channel, wherein the second portion of the capacity of the common channel allocated to each of the plurality of producers is based at least in part on the extent to which the corresponding producer is determined to have used the corresponding first portion of the capacity of the common channel.
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Abstract
A novel method is disclosed for the allocation of the capacity of a common channel among a number of data producers. In this method, a producer'"'"'s future allocation grant is based on the extent to which the producer has used a previous allocation grant. The method is applicable to any system wherein the simultaneous use of a common channel by more than one producer may cause a data collision, and an exemplary application to the reverse link of a CDMA telecommunications system is described. Also disclosed are numerous variations and refinements concerning the estimation of remaining channel capacity, the distribution of such capacity among the various producers, and the use of its allocation grant by each producer.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for allocating a capacity of a common channel among a plurality of producers, each of the plurality of producers being allocated a first portion of the capacity of the common channel and a second portion of the capacity of the common channel,
wherein the second portion of the capacity of the common channel allocated to each of the plurality of producers is based at least in part on the extent to which the corresponding producer is determined to have used the corresponding first portion of the capacity of the common channel.
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21. A method for allocating a capacity of a common channel among a plurality of producers, comprising:
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allocating a first portion of the capacity of the common channel to each of the plurality of producers; and
allocating a second portion of the capacity of the common channel to each of the plurality of producers, wherein the second portion of the capacity of the common channel allocated to each of the plurality of producers is based at least in part on the extent to which a corresponding producer is determined to have used a corresponding first portion of the capacity of the common channel.
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22. An apparatus for allocating a capacity of a common channel among a plurality of producers, comprising:
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means for allocating a first portion of the capacity of the common channel to each of the plurality of producers; and
means for allocating a second portion of the capacity of the common channel to each of the plurality of producers, wherein the second portion of the capacity of the common channel allocated to each of the plurality of producers is based at least in part on the extent to which a corresponding producer is determined to have used a corresponding first portion of the capacity of the common channel.
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23. A computer readable medium embodying a method for allocating a capacity of a common channel among a plurality of producers, the method comprising:
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allocating a first portion of the capacity of the common channel to each of the plurality of producers; and
allocating a second portion of the capacity of the common channel to each of the plurality of producers, wherein the second portion of the capacity of the common channel allocated to each of the plurality of producers is based at least in part on the extent to which a corresponding producer is determined to have used a corresponding first portion of the capacity of the common channel.
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