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System and method for best effort scheduling

  • US 20030035434A1
  • Filed: 08/10/2001
  • Published: 02/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for allocating a plurality of transmission slots to a first wireless device, wherein the plurality of transmission slots includes a plurality of allocated transmission slots and a plurality of unallocated transmission slots, the method comprising:

  • establishing a first polling rate for a first wireless device, wherein the first polling rate allocates at least a first of the plurality of allocated transmission slots to the first wireless device;

    polling the first wireless device according to the established first polling rate;

    recording the upload activity by the first wireless device in response to the polling; and

    allocating a first of the plurality of unallocated transmission slots to the first wireless device based upon the recorded upload activity.

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