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Method and system for adaptively obtaining bandwidth allocation requests

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  • US 8,615,020 B2
  • Filed: 10/13/2011
  • Issued: 12/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/21/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A subscriber station for a broadband wireless communication system comprising:

  • a transceiver configured totransmit a poll-me bit to the base station requesting to be provided an allocation of UL bandwidth in which to transmit a bandwidth request, andreceive an uplink (UL) bandwidth grant for the subscriber unit in response to the bandwidth request; and

    a processor having a Media Access Control (MAC) module configured todetermine a required amount of UL bandwidth pertaining to a connection established at the subscriber station,generate the bandwidth request indicative of the required amount of UL bandwidth,and allocate the UL bandwidth grant to one or more connections established at the subscriber station without control from the base station on how the subscriber station is to allocate the bandwidth grant among the one or more connections.

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