Hierarchical resource hopping method, system, base station, head-end unit, and subscriber unit for variable resource size communication systems
First Claim
1. A method for providing efficient resource hopping for one of:
- a communication system and a group of communication systems, supporting a plurality of communication units, where the communication units have resource size requirements that may differ, comprising the steps of;
A) assigning a communication unit to an initial resource slot in a hierarchical level, and to a hierarchical resource hopping pattern based on a predetermined hierarchical resource hopping scheme; and
B) hopping, by the communication unit in accordance with the predetermined hierarchical resource hopping scheme.
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Abstract
A method (300), system (400), base station (500), head-end unit (600), and subscriber unit (700) provide for efficient resource hopping in a communication system or group of communication systems supporting a plurality of communication units, where different communication units may have varying resource size requirements. The method includes the steps of: assigning a communication unit of the plurality of communication units to a resource slot within a level of a plurality of levels of a hierarchical representation of a resource region, assigning an available resource hopping pattern and associated initial resource location within the resource slot to the communication unit, and hopping, by the communication unit in accordance with a predetermined hierarchical resource hopping scheme.
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81 Claims
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1. A method for providing efficient resource hopping for one of:
- a communication system and a group of communication systems, supporting a plurality of communication units, where the communication units have resource size requirements that may differ, comprising the steps of;
A) assigning a communication unit to an initial resource slot in a hierarchical level, and to a hierarchical resource hopping pattern based on a predetermined hierarchical resource hopping scheme; and B) hopping, by the communication unit in accordance with the predetermined hierarchical resource hopping scheme. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
- a communication system and a group of communication systems, supporting a plurality of communication units, where the communication units have resource size requirements that may differ, comprising the steps of;
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28. A system for providing an efficient resource hopping scheme for one of:
- a communication system and a group of communication systems, supporting a plurality of communication units, where the communication units have resource size requirements that may differ, comprising;
A) an access control unit, arranged to receive and transmit signals from/to communication units, for assigning a communication unit to an initial resource slot in a hierarchical level and to a hierarchical resource hopping pattern based on a predetermined hierarchical resource hopping scheme; and B) a plurality of communication units each having a resource size requirement, arranged to transmit and receive signals to/from one of;
the access control unit and another communication unit, for hopping in accordance with a predetermined hierarchical resource hopping scheme. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
- a communication system and a group of communication systems, supporting a plurality of communication units, where the communication units have resource size requirements that may differ, comprising;
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55. A base station/head-end unit/subscriber unit having an access control unit arranged to receive and transmit signals from/to communication units, for providing an efficient resource hopping scheme for one of:
- a communication system and a group of communication systems, supporting a plurality of communication units, where the communication units have resource size requirements that may differ, the access control unit comprising;
A) a signal resource region assignment unit for assigning a communication unit to an initial resource slot in a hierarchical level, and B) a hierarchical representation of signal resource region management unit, for providing a resource hopping pattern based on a predetermined hierarchical resource hopping scheme. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
- a communication system and a group of communication systems, supporting a plurality of communication units, where the communication units have resource size requirements that may differ, the access control unit comprising;
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