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Apparatus, and associated method, for allocating channels in a radio communication system

  • US 6,731,939 B1
  • Filed: 10/20/2000
  • Issued: 05/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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:

  • 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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