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Congestion control in a wireless data network

  • US 7,660,282 B2
  • Filed: 08/22/2003
  • Issued: 02/09/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a receiver for receiving a plurality of access requests for transmission on a shared resource from a respective plurality of remote stations and for measuring the utilization of the shared resource;

    a scheduler for allocating a portion of the shared resource to zero or more of the requesting remote stations in response to the plurality of access requests, the allocation comprising zero or one common access grant to a subset of the requesting remote stations and for generating a busy command based at least in part on the measured utilization by other remote stations of the shared resource; and

    a transmitter for transmitting the common access grant to the remaining remote stations on one or more common grant channels and for transmitting a busy signal comprising one or more busy commands.

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