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Hierarchical resource hopping method, system, base station, head-end unit, and subscriber unit for variable resource size communication systems

  • US 5,987,032 A
  • Filed: 03/26/1997
  • Issued: 11/16/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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.

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