Method for providing and selecting amongst multiple data rates in a time division multiplexed system
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- providing a communication channel having a plurality of time slots, wherein each of the plurality of time slots has a common duration;
providing a quantity of information bits to be transmitted to at least one intended recipient;
providing a plurality of modulation techniques having corresponding effective data transmission rates;
selecting one of the plurality of modulation techniques to produce a selected modulation technique;
regardless of which of the plurality of modulation techniques was selected;
formatting the information bits into at least one block, such that an identical number of information bits are always contained within a single block;
transmitting the at least one block in at least one of the time slots at a predetermined constant symbol rate using the selected modulation technique.
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Abstract
In a Radio Frequency (RF) communication system using Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) having time slots of a common duration, a quantity of information bits to be transmitted is provided. Based at least in part on the number of information bits to be transmitted, a modulation technique is selected from a plurality of modulation techniques. Based at least in part on the modulation technique selected and the common duration of the time slots, the information bits are formatted into blocks, each block containing an equal number of information bits. The blocks are transmitted in the time slots such that a predetermined symbol rate is maintained.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing a communication channel having a plurality of time slots, wherein each of the plurality of time slots has a common duration; providing a quantity of information bits to be transmitted to at least one intended recipient; providing a plurality of modulation techniques having corresponding effective data transmission rates; selecting one of the plurality of modulation techniques to produce a selected modulation technique; regardless of which of the plurality of modulation techniques was selected; formatting the information bits into at least one block, such that an identical number of information bits are always contained within a single block; transmitting the at least one block in at least one of the time slots at a predetermined constant symbol rate using the selected modulation technique. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for transmitting user data through a wireless communication medium using at least one of a plurality of modulation techniques having corresponding effective data transmission rates, comprising the steps of:
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providing a communication channel having a plurality of time slots, wherein each of the plurality of time slots has a 15 millisecond duration; providing a quantity of information bits to be transmitted to at least one intended recipient, wherein the information bits include both user data and error detection coding bits; providing a plurality of modulation techniques, wherein one of the plurality of modulation techniques comprises a 64 quadrature amplitude modulation technique, wherein; the 64 quadrature amplitude modulation technique includes an effective trellis coding rate 2/3rds; the 64 quadrature amplitude modulation technique includes error correction coding; and the 64 quadrature amplitude modulation technique has an effective 4 to 1 information-bit-to-transmitted-symbol ratio; selecting one of the plurality of modulation techniques to produce a selected modulation technique; regardless of which of the plurality of modulation techniques was selected; formatting the information bits into at least one block, such that an identical number of information bits are always contained within a single block; transmitting the at least one block in at least one of the time slots at a predetermined constant symbol rate using the selected modulation technique. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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