Apparatus, and associated method, for allocating channels in a radio communication system
First Claim
1. In a radio communication system in which a plurality of mobile stations communicate by way of radio links with a fixed site transceiver, an improvement of a scheduler for allocating communication channels upon which to permit communication between the fixed-site transceiver and selected ones of the plurality of mobile stations, said scheduler comprising:
- a storage device coupled to the fixed-site transceiver, said storage device for storing indications of identities of the plurality of mobile stations together with quality of service (QoS) levels at which selected communications therewith are to be effectuated; and
an assignor coupled to said storage device and capable of retrieving the indications stored thereat, said assignor selectably operable to define at least a first set of mobile stations of said plurality of mobile stations, the first set having a maximum number, or fewer, of mobile stations, and for assigning a communication channel upon which the selected communications between the mobile stations of the at least the first set and the fixed-site transceiver are to be effectuated.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for utilizing a Bluetooth-compatible access point and mobile stations of a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) system. A manner is provided by which to increase the number of mobile stations capable of communicating with an access point at any particular time during operation of the WLAN system. Limitations associated with a maximum of communication devices capable of forming a single piconet are obviated as additional piconets are defined, as required, to accommodate increased numbers of mobile stations to communicate with the access point of the WLAN system.
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1. In a radio communication system in which a plurality of mobile stations communicate by way of radio links with a fixed site transceiver, an improvement of a scheduler for allocating communication channels upon which to permit communication between the fixed-site transceiver and selected ones of the plurality of mobile stations, said scheduler comprising:
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a storage device coupled to the fixed-site transceiver, said storage device for storing indications of identities of the plurality of mobile stations together with quality of service (QoS) levels at which selected communications therewith are to be effectuated; and
an assignor coupled to said storage device and capable of retrieving the indications stored thereat, said assignor selectably operable to define at least a first set of mobile stations of said plurality of mobile stations, the first set having a maximum number, or fewer, of mobile stations, and for assigning a communication channel upon which the selected communications between the mobile stations of the at least the first set and the fixed-site transceiver are to be effectuated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a method for communicating in a radio communication system in which a plurality of mobile stations communicate by way of radio links with a fixed-site transceiver, an improvement of a method for allocating communication channels upon which to permit communications between the fixed-site transceiver and selected ones of the plurality of mobile stations, said method comprising:
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storing indications of identities of a plurality of mobile stations together with QoS level at which selected communications therewith are to be effectuated;
defining at least a first set of mobile stations of the plurality of mobile stations, the first set having a maximum number, or fewer, of mobile stations; and
assigning a communication channel upon which the selected communications between the mobile stations of the mobile stations of the at least the first set and fixed-site transceiver are to be effectuated. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. In a radio communication system in which a plurality of mobile stations communicate by way of radio links with a fixed site transceiver, an improvement of a scheduler for allocating communication channels upon which to permit communication between the fixed-site transceiver and selected ones of the plurality of mobile stations, said scheduler comprising:
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a storage device coupled to the fixed-site transceiver, said storage device for storing indications of identities of the plurality of mobile stations together with quality levels at which selected communications therewith are to be effectuated;
an assignor coupled to said storage device and capable of retrieving the indications stored thereat, said assignor selectably operable to define at least a first set and a second set of mobile stations of said plurality of mobile stations, a first hopping pattern further defined at the first set, and a second hopping pattern further defined at the second set, the first set having a maximum number, or fewer, of mobile stations, wherein each of the at least first set defined by said assignor further has a master device defined thereat, the master device having a value associated therewith, and the hopping pattern defined thereat determined by the value associated with the master device; and
wherein the assignor is further for assigning a communication channel upon which communications between the mobile stations of the at least the first set and the fixed-site transceiver are to be effectuated. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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