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Scheduled and autonomous transmission and acknowledgement

  • US 7,155,236 B2
  • Filed: 08/21/2003
  • Issued: 12/26/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A remote station, comprising:

  • a data buffer for receiving data for transmission;

    a message generator for generating an access request message when the data buffer contains data for transmission;

    a receiver for receiving one or more individual grant channels and one or more common grant channels from a base station;

    a message decoder for decoding an access grant directed to the remote station, the access grant comprising an individual grant directed on one of the one or more individual grant channels or a common grant on one of the one or more common grant channels; and

    a transmitter for transmitting the access request message and for transmitting a portion of data from the data buffer in response to a decoded access grant, wherein the transmitter further transmits a limited portion of the data in the data buffer autonomously, irrespective of whether an access grant has been received.

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