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Method for scheduling packet data transmission

  • US 6,584,089 B1
  • Filed: 02/22/1999
  • Issued: 06/24/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A mobile station, for operation with a packet data scheduling function of a wireless telecommunications system having a plurality of base stations, the mobile station for receiving a MAC ID assignment from each of said plurality of base stations and storing a plurality of MAC IDs in a memory, monitoring a selected control channel of a plurality of control channels transmit from the plurality of base stations, wherein said selected control channel is associated with a selected base station of plurality of base station and carries to the mobile station packet data activity information associated with a selected MAC ID of said plurality of MAC Ids, said selected MAC ID associated with said selected base station, decoding said selected MAC ID, and in response to decoding said selected MAC ID in the mobile station, determining from said activity information that a packet data channel is allocated to said mobile station by said selected base station.

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