System and method for combining requests for data bandwidth by a data source for transmission of data over a wireless communication medium
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1. A wireless point-to-multipoint system for combining requests for bandwidth by a data source for transmission of data over a wireless network, comprising:
- a central node; and
a scheduler coupled to the central node;
wherein the scheduler receives bandwidth requests from one or more data sources, each bandwidth request having a data source identifier, a priority identifier, and an amount of required bandwidth, wherein the scheduler schedules each of the bandwidth requests in an order to be serviced based on the priority identifier associated with each bandwidth request and an order in which each bandwidth request was received, wherein the scheduler combines the amount of required bandwidth specified by each of the scheduled bandwidth requests having the same data source identifier into a data burst bandwidth, and wherein the central node grants each data burst bandwidth to a respective data source over the wireless network.
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Abstract
A method and system for combining requests for data bandwidth by a data source for transmission of data over a wireless communication medium is provided. A central node receives one or more bandwidths requests from one or more data sources via wireless communication. A scheduler then combines one or more bandwidths requests from the same data source to create a single data burst bandwidth. The central node then grants the data burst bandwidth to the appropriate data source via wireless communication.
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1. A wireless point-to-multipoint system for combining requests for bandwidth by a data source for transmission of data over a wireless network, comprising:
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a central node; and
a scheduler coupled to the central node;
wherein the scheduler receives bandwidth requests from one or more data sources, each bandwidth request having a data source identifier, a priority identifier, and an amount of required bandwidth, wherein the scheduler schedules each of the bandwidth requests in an order to be serviced based on the priority identifier associated with each bandwidth request and an order in which each bandwidth request was received, wherein the scheduler combines the amount of required bandwidth specified by each of the scheduled bandwidth requests having the same data source identifier into a data burst bandwidth, and wherein the central node grants each data burst bandwidth to a respective data source over the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless system for combining requests for bandwidth by a data source for transmission of data over a wireless network, comprising:
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a central node; and
a scheduler coupled to the central node;
wherein the scheduler receives bandwidth requests from one or more data sources, each bandwidth request having a data source identifier, a priority identifier, and an amount of required bandwidth, wherein the scheduler combines the amount of required bandwidth specified by each of the bandwidth requests having the same data source identifier and priority identifier into a data burst bandwidth, and wherein the scheduler schedules the granting of each data burst bandwidth based on one or more quality of service parameters. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A wireless system for combining requests for bandwidth by a data source for transmission of data over a wireless network, comprising:
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one or more data sources; and
a central node that receives bandwidth requests from the one or more data sources, each bandwidth request having a data source identifier, a priority identifier and an amount of required bandwidth;
wherein the central node combines the amount of required bandwidth specified by each of the bandwidth requests having the same data source identifier into a data burst bandwidth and grants each data burst bandwidth to respective ones of the one or more data sources over a wireless network.
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