METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A DATA TRANSMISSION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for transmitting user data from a set of access terminals, the method comprising:
- receiving at each of a first subset of the set of access terminals a scheduling decision for an interval, wherein at least one time slot of the interval is divided into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising overhead channels;
selecting at each of the first subset of access terminals a mode for data multiplexing, whereina first mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot using a multiplexing format;
a second mode comprises building user data into at least one sub-division of the second portion of the time slot, wherein each of the at least one sub-division is associated with the multiplexing format; and
a third mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot and the second portion of the time slot; and
transmitting from at least one of the first subset of access terminals the user data in the interval using the selected mode of data multiplexing in accordance with the scheduling decision.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for transmitting user data from access terminals, including receiving at each of a first subset of the access terminals a scheduling decision for an interval, the interval having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion including overhead channels; selecting at each access terminal of the first subset a mode for data multiplexing, wherein a first mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the interval using the multiplexing format; a second mode comprises building user data into at least one sub-division of the second portion of the interval, wherein each of the at least one sub-division is associated with the multiplexing format; and a third mode comprises building user data into the interval combining the first mode and the second mode; and transmitting the user data using the selected mode of data multiplexing in accordance with the scheduling decision.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting user data from a set of access terminals, the method comprising:
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receiving at each of a first subset of the set of access terminals a scheduling decision for an interval, wherein at least one time slot of the interval is divided into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising overhead channels; selecting at each of the first subset of access terminals a mode for data multiplexing, wherein a first mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot using a multiplexing format; a second mode comprises building user data into at least one sub-division of the second portion of the time slot, wherein each of the at least one sub-division is associated with the multiplexing format; and a third mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot and the second portion of the time slot; and transmitting from at least one of the first subset of access terminals the user data in the interval using the selected mode of data multiplexing in accordance with the scheduling decision. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for transmitting user data from a set of access terminals, the apparatus comprising:
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a first set of access terminal, each of the first set of access terminals comprising; a receiver; a transmitter; a storage media configured to store instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the receiver and the storage media, capable of processing a set of the instructions to; obtain from a signal provided by the receiver a scheduling decision for an interval, wherein at least one time slot of the interval is divided into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising overhead channels; select a mode for data multiplexing, wherein a first mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot using a multiplexing format; a second mode comprises building user data into at least one sub-division of the second portion of the time slot, wherein each of the at least one sub-division is associated with the multiplexing format; and a third mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot and the second portion of the time slot; and cause the transmitter to transmit user data in the interval using the selected mode of data multiplexing in accordance with the scheduling decision. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. An apparatus for transmitting user data, the apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a scheduling decision for an interval, wherein at least one time slot of the interval is divided into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising overhead channels; means for selecting a mode for data multiplexing, wherein a first mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot using a multiplexing format; a second mode comprises building user data into at least one sub-division of the second portion of the time slot, wherein each of the at least one sub-division is associated with the multiplexing format; and a third mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot and the second portion of the time slot; and means for transmitting the user data in the interval using the selected mode of data multiplexing in accordance with the scheduling decision.
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38. A computer-program product for transmitting user data, the computer-program product comprising a computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
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code for receiving a scheduling decision for an interval, wherein at least one time slot of the interval is divided into a first portion and a second portion, the first portion comprising overhead channels; code for selecting a mode for data multiplexing, wherein a first mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot using a multiplexing format; a second mode comprises building user data into at least one sub-division of the second portion of the time slot, wherein each of the at least one sub-division is associated with the multiplexing format; and a third mode comprises building user data into the first portion of the time slot and the second portion of the time slot; and code for transmitting the user data in the interval using the selected mode of data multiplexing in accordance with the scheduling decision.
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