Methods and systems for scheduling OFDM frames
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1. A method for transmitting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) frames in a multi-access OFDM communication system, the method comprising:
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scheduling a set of packets in accordance with a plurality of scheduling metrics,generating at least one ordering of packets to transmit in an OFDM frame; and
transmitting the OFDM frame using a plurality of transmit antennas,wherein each OFDM frame is constructed from packets assigned to the OFDM frame, each packet being placed in a respective rectangular time-frequency burst within the OFDM frame, and wherein time-frequency bursts transmitted to a first set of mobile stations are grouped for simultaneous transmission using at least two of the plurality of transmit antennas,wherein channel conditions for the first set of mobile stations have a higher orthogonality compared to channel conditions for a second set of mobile stations.
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Abstract
System and methods for scheduling OFDM frames are provided. Each packet is assigned to a frame bucket, this amounting to a temporary decision of when to transmit the packet. Each packet is marked with one or more metrics. The metrics are used to sort packets and make scheduling decisions. Packets are analyzed to determine their suitability for MIMO transmission.
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1. A method for transmitting orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) frames in a multi-access OFDM communication system, the method comprising:
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by a base station of the multi-access OFDM communication system; scheduling a set of packets in accordance with a plurality of scheduling metrics, generating at least one ordering of packets to transmit in an OFDM frame; and transmitting the OFDM frame using a plurality of transmit antennas, wherein each OFDM frame is constructed from packets assigned to the OFDM frame, each packet being placed in a respective rectangular time-frequency burst within the OFDM frame, and wherein time-frequency bursts transmitted to a first set of mobile stations are grouped for simultaneous transmission using at least two of the plurality of transmit antennas, wherein channel conditions for the first set of mobile stations have a higher orthogonality compared to channel conditions for a second set of mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A base station comprising:
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an OFDM transmitter for transmitting OFDM frames and comprising at least one transmit antenna; and a scheduling device comprising; a classifier configured to classify packets in accordance with one or more scheduling metrics; and a scheduler configured to schedule a plurality of OFDM frames by assigning each packet to a corresponding OFDM frame using a logical assignment or a physical assignment, wherein packets are assigned to different OFDM frames based on one or more types of ordering of packets, and wherein each OFDM frame is constructed from packets assigned to the corresponding OFDM frame, each packet being placed in a respective rectangular time-frequency burst within the corresponding OFDM frame. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for scheduling OFDM frames for an OFDM communication system, the method comprising:
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classifying a set of packets in accordance with one or more scheduling metrics; generating at least one ordering of packets to send in an OFDM frame using the one or more scheduling metrics; and transmitting the OFDM frame using an OFDM transmitter comprising a plurality of transmit antennas, wherein each OFDM frame is constructed from packets assigned to the OFDM frame by placing each packet in a respective rectangular time-frequency burst within the OFDM frame, wherein transmissions are grouped for simultaneous transmission to a first set of mobile stations that have a higher orthogonality of channel conditions than a second set of mobile stations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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