Method and apparatus for a scheduler for a macro-diversity portion of a transmission
First Claim
1. A method of broadcasting content data in a macro-diversity region of a data frame, the method comprising:
- receiving a stream of transport packets;
selecting at least one burst size, from amongst a set of a plurality of predetermined burst sizes;
allocating one or more data bursts with the selected burst size to the macro-diversity region of the data frame, each data burst comprising at least a portion of the received stream of transport packets and wherein the at least one burst size is selected so as to minimize a number of data bursts allocated to the macro-diversity region; and
communicating information regarding the allocation of the one or more data bursts to the macro-diversity region for broadcasting a data frame comprising the macro-diversity region from at least a first transmitter.
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Abstract
A method, apparatuses, and system of broadcasting content data in a macro-diversity region of a data frame includes receiving a stream of transport packets. Selecting at least one burst size, from amongst a set of a plurality of predetermined burst sizes. Allocating one or more data bursts with the selected burst size to the macro-diversity region of the data frame, each data burst comprising at least a portion of the received transport packets and wherein the at least one burst size is selected so as to minimize a number of data bursts allocated to the macro-diversity region. Then communicating the allocation of data bursts to a transmitter that includes the allocation of data bursts in the macro-diversity region of a data frame transmitted by the transmitter.
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15 Claims
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1. A method of broadcasting content data in a macro-diversity region of a data frame, the method comprising:
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receiving a stream of transport packets; selecting at least one burst size, from amongst a set of a plurality of predetermined burst sizes; allocating one or more data bursts with the selected burst size to the macro-diversity region of the data frame, each data burst comprising at least a portion of the received stream of transport packets and wherein the at least one burst size is selected so as to minimize a number of data bursts allocated to the macro-diversity region; and communicating information regarding the allocation of the one or more data bursts to the macro-diversity region for broadcasting a data frame comprising the macro-diversity region from at least a first transmitter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method, performed by a network, of generating a macro-diversity region in a data frame for transmission to a client station;
- the method comprising;
identifying a plurality of sub-channels and a plurality of symbol periods, wherein a symbol period comprises a plurality of symbols, and wherein each symbol during an individual symbol period is associated with a different one of the plurality of sub-channels; generating a map information that includes information that describes data bursts and a size of a map in a subsequent macro-diversity region, wherein the map information is included in at least a first symbol during a first symbol period and wherein a data burst is included in at least a second symbol during the first symbol period. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
- the method comprising;
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14. A method of broadcasting content data in a macro-diversity region of a data frame, the method comprising:
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encapsulating a plurality of transport packets, each transport packet comprising content data; selecting at least one burst size, from amongst a set of a plurality of predetermined burst sizes, and allocating one or more data bursts with the selected at least one burst size to the macro-diversity region of the data frame, each data burst comprising at least a portion of the encapsulated plurality of transport packets and wherein the at least one burst size is selected so as to minimize a number of data bursts allocated to the macro-diversity region; and broadcasting from each of at least a first and a second transmitter a signal including a data frame in which the selected at least one data burst was allocated, such that the signals broadcasted from the first and second transmitter are synchronized. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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