Multicarrier demux/demod (MCDD) wireless network architecture
First Claim
1. A method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system having at least one user station, comprising the steps of:
- dividing a selected bandwidth into a plurality of frequency subdivisions;
assigning a first number of said frequency subdivisions to an individual user station in said wireless communication system, each of said user stations having a volume of transmission traffic, said first number of said frequency subdivisions having a first total bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station; and
changing said first number of frequency subdivisions to a second number of frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station changes, said second number of frequency subdivisions having a second total bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user as said volume of transmission traffic changes.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system having at least one user station, including a frequency divider for dividing a selected bandwidth into a plurality of frequency subdivisions. Also included is a unit for assigning a first number of frequency subdivisions to the individual user stations having a first total bandwidth, commensurate with the volume of transmission traffic. There also is a unit for changing the first number to a second number having a second total bandwidth commensurate with the change of the volume of transmission traffic.
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54 Claims
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1. A method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system having at least one user station, comprising the steps of:
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dividing a selected bandwidth into a plurality of frequency subdivisions;
assigning a first number of said frequency subdivisions to an individual user station in said wireless communication system, each of said user stations having a volume of transmission traffic, said first number of said frequency subdivisions having a first total bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station; and
changing said first number of frequency subdivisions to a second number of frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station changes, said second number of frequency subdivisions having a second total bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user as said volume of transmission traffic changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
adding additional frequency subdivisions to said first number of frequency subdivisions to form said second number of frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station increases; and
deleting excess frequency subdivisions from said first number of frequency subdivisions to form said second number of frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station decreases.
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12. The method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 11, wherein said additional frequency subdivisions are adjacent to said first number of frequency subdivisions in said selected bandwidth spectrum.
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13. The method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein said wireless communication system is an asynchronous transfer mode transmission system.
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14. A method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system having at least one user station, comprising the steps of:
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dividing a selected bandwidth spectrum into frequency subdivisions of various bandwidth sizes;
assigning a first frequency subdivision to an individual user station in said wireless communication system, each of said user stations having a volume of transmission traffic, said first frequency subdivision having a first bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station; and
assigning a second frequency subdivision to said individual user station when said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station changes so that a combined bandwidth of said first and said second frequency subdivision is commensurate with volume. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system having at least one user station, comprising the steps of:
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dividing a selected bandwidth spectrum into frequency subdivisions of various bandwidth sizes; and
assigning a set of multiple frequency subdivisions to an individual user station so that in combination said multiple frequency subdivisions have a bandwidth commensurate with a volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station;
adding frequency subdivisions to said set of multiple frequency subdivisions so that said bandwidth remains commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station as said volume increases; and
deleting frequency subdivisions from said set of multiple frequency subdivisions so that said bandwidth remains commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station as said volume decreases. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system having at least one user station, comprising the steps of:
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dividing a selected bandwidth into frequency subdivisions of equal bandwidth size;
assigning a first number of said frequency subdivisions to an individual user station in said wireless communication system, each of said user stations having a volume of transmission traffic, said first number of said frequency subdivisions having a total bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station; and
changing said first number of frequency subdivisions to a second number of said frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station changes, said second number of frequency subdivisions having a total bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user as said volume of transmission traffic changes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
adding additional frequency subdivisions to said first number of frequency subdivisions to form said second number of frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station increases, so that said total bandwidth of said second number of frequency subdivisions is commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic; and
deleting excess frequency subdivisions from said first number of frequency subdivisions to form said second number of frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station decreases, so that said total bandwidth of said second number of frequency subdivisions is commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic.
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29. The method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 28, wherein said additional frequency subdivisions are adjacent to said first number of frequency subdivisions in said selected bandwidth spectrum.
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30. The method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 22, wherein said wireless communication system is an asynchronous transfer mode transmission system.
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31. The method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 22, wherein said wireless communication system is a frame relay transmission system.
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32. The method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 22, wherein said wireless communication system is an ISDN protocol-compatible transmission system.
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33. The method of providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 22, wherein said wireless communication system is an Internet protocol-compatible transmission system.
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34. Apparatus for providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system having at least one user station, comprising:
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a frequency divider for dividing a selected bandwidth into a plurality of frequency subdivisions;
means for assigning a first number of said frequency subdivisions to an individual user station in said wireless communication system, each of said user stations having a volume of transmission traffic, said first number of said frequency subdivisions having a first total bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station; and
means for changing said first number of frequency subdivisions to a second number of frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station changes, said second number of frequency subdivisions having a second total bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user as said volume of transmission traffic changes. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
means for adding additional frequency subdivisions to said first number of frequency subdivisions to form said second number of frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station increases; and
means for deleting excess frequency subdivisions from said first number of frequency subdivisions to form said second number of frequency subdivisions as said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station decreases.
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45. The apparatus for providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 44, wherein said additional frequency subdivisions are adjacent to said first number of frequency subdivisions in said selected bandwidth spectrum.
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46. The apparatus for providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 34, wherein said wireless communication system is an asynchronous transfer mode transmission system.
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47. The apparatus for providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 34, wherein said wireless communication system is a frame relay transmission system.
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48. The apparatus for providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 34, wherein said wireless communication system is an ISDN/SS#7 transmission system.
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49. The apparatus for providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system according to claim 34, wherein said wireless communication system is an Internet transmission system.
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50. An apparatus for providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system having at least one user station, comprising:
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means for dividing a selected bandwidth spectrum into frequency subdivisions of various bandwidth sizes;
means for assigning a first frequency subdivision to an individual user station in said wireless communication system, each of said user stations having a volume of transmission traffic, said first frequency subdivision having a first bandwidth commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station; and
means for assigning a second frequency subdivision to said individual user station when said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station changes so that a combined bandwidth of said first and said second frequency subdivision is commensurate with volume. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 54)
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53. An apparatus for providing bandwidth on demand service in a wireless communication system having at least one user station, comprising:
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means for dividing a selected bandwidth spectrum into frequency subdivisions of various bandwidth sizes; and
means for assigning a set of multiple frequency subdivisions to an individual user station so that in combination said multiple frequency subdivisions have a bandwidth commensurate with a volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station;
means for adding frequency subdivisions to said set of multiple frequency subdivisions so that said bandwidth remains commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station as said volume increases; and
means for deleting frequency subdivisions from said set of multiple frequency subdivisions so that said bandwidth remains commensurate with said volume of transmission traffic of said individual user station as said volume decreases.
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