公开(公告)号：US08615020B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-24

申请号：US13272565

申请日：2011-10-13

申请人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

发明人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

IPC分类号： H04W28/20 ,  H04W28/04 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W74/06

CPC分类号： H04W28/20 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for adaptively obtaining bandwidth requests in a broadband wireless communication system. The method and apparatus includes dynamically varying technique combinations enabling a plurality of users to efficiently request bandwidth from a shared base station. A user may “piggyback” a new bandwidth request upon, or set a “poll-me bit” within, presently allocated bandwidth. A base station may poll users, individually or in groups, by allocating unrequested bandwidth for new requests. Polling may respond to a “poll-me bit,” and/or it may be adaptively periodic at a rate based on communication status parameters, such as recent communication activity and connection QoS levels Group polling permits a possibility of collisions. Polling policies may be established for dynamically varying user groups, or may be determined for each user. Dynamic selection of appropriate polling techniques makes use of efficiency benefits associated with each technique.

公开(公告)号：US08462810B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-11

申请号：US12370506

申请日：2009-02-12

申请人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  James F. Mollenauer ,  Israel Jay Klein

发明人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  James F. Mollenauer ,  Israel Jay Klein

IPC分类号： H04J3/16

CPC分类号： H04W72/1294 ,  H04W28/20 ,  H04W72/1268

摘要： A method and apparatus for adaptively obtaining bandwidth requests in a broadband wireless communication system. The method and apparatus includes dynamically varying technique combinations enabling a plurality of users to efficiently request bandwidth from a shared base station. A user may “piggyback” a new bandwidth request upon, or set a “poll-me bit” within, presently allocated bandwidth. A base station may poll users, individually or in groups, by allocating unrequested bandwidth for new requests. Polling may respond to a “poll-me bit,” and/or it may be adaptively periodic at a rate based on communication status parameters, such as recent communication activity and connection QoS levels. Group polling permits a possibility of collisions. Polling policies may be established for dynamically varying user groups, or may be determined for each user. Dynamic selection of appropriate polling techniques makes use of efficiency benefits associated with each technique.

公开(公告)号：US08457061B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-04

申请号：US13270406

申请日：2011-10-11

申请人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

发明人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W28/20 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for adaptively obtaining bandwidth requests in a broadband wireless communication system. The method and apparatus includes dynamically varying technique combinations enabling a plurality of users to efficiently request bandwidth from a shared base station. A user may “piggyback” a new bandwidth request upon, or set a “poll-me bit” within, presently allocated bandwidth. A base station may poll users, individually or in groups, by allocating unrequested bandwidth for new requests. Polling may respond to a “poll-me bit,” and/or it may be adaptively periodic at a rate based on communication status parameters, such as recent communication activity and connection QoS levels Group polling permits a possibility of collisions. Polling policies may be established for dynamically varying user groups, or may be determined for each user. Dynamic selection of appropriate polling techniques makes use of efficiency benefits associated with each technique.

公开(公告)号：US20120033634A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-09

申请号：US13272574

申请日：2011-10-13

申请人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

发明人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

IPC分类号： H04W72/04

CPC分类号： H04W28/20 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for adaptively obtaining bandwidth requests in a broadband wireless communication system. The method and apparatus includes dynamically varying technique combinations enabling a plurality of users to efficiently request bandwidth from a shared base station. A user may “piggyback” a new bandwidth request upon, or set a “poll-me bit” within, presently allocated bandwidth. A base station may poll users, individually or in groups, by allocating unrequested bandwidth for new requests. Polling may respond to a “poll-me bit,” and/or it may be adaptively periodic at a rate based on communication status parameters, such as recent communication activity and connection QoS levels Group polling permits a possibility of collisions. Polling policies may be established for dynamically varying user groups, or may be determined for each user. Dynamic selection of appropriate polling techniques makes use of efficiency benefits associated with each technique.

公开(公告)号：US20120033633A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-09

申请号：US13272565

申请日：2011-10-13

申请人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

发明人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

IPC分类号： H04W72/04

CPC分类号： H04W28/20 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for adaptively obtaining bandwidth requests in a broadband wireless communication system. The method and apparatus includes dynamically varying technique combinations enabling a plurality of users to efficiently request bandwidth from a shared base station. A user may “piggyback” a new bandwidth request upon, or set a “poll-me bit” within, presently allocated bandwidth. A base station may poll users, individually or in groups, by allocating unrequested bandwidth for new requests. Polling may respond to a “poll-me bit,” and/or it may be adaptively periodic at a rate based on communication status parameters, such as recent communication activity and connection QoS levels Group polling permits a possibility of collisions. Polling policies may be established for dynamically varying user groups, or may be determined for each user. Dynamic selection of appropriate polling techniques makes use of efficiency benefits associated with each technique.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在宽带无线通信系统中自适应地获得带宽请求的方法和装置。 该方法和装置包括动态变化的技术组合，使得多个用户能够有效地从共享基站请求带宽。 用户可以在当前分配的带宽内“搭载”新的带宽请求，或设置“轮询我位”。 基站可以通过为新请求分配未请求的带宽来单独或分组地轮询用户。 轮询可以响应“轮询我位”，和/或可以以基于通信状态参数（例如最近的通信活动和连接QoS等级）的速率自适应地周期性组合轮询允许冲突的可能性。 可以为动态变化的用户组建立轮询策略，或者可以为每个用户确定轮询策略。 适当轮询技术的动态选择利用与每种技术相关的效率优势。

公开(公告)号：US08462761B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-11

申请号：US13272574

申请日：2011-10-13

申请人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

发明人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

IPC分类号： H04J3/16

CPC分类号： H04W28/20 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for adaptively obtaining bandwidth requests in a broadband wireless communication system. The method and apparatus includes dynamically varying technique combinations enabling a plurality of users to efficiently request bandwidth from a shared base station. A user may “piggyback” a new bandwidth request upon, or set a “poll-me bit” within, presently allocated bandwidth. A base station may poll users, individually or in groups, by allocating unrequested bandwidth for new requests. Polling may respond to a “poll-me bit,” and/or it may be adaptively periodic at a rate based on communication status parameters, such as recent communication activity and connection QoS levels Group polling permits a possibility of collisions. Polling policies may be established for dynamically varying user groups, or may be determined for each user. Dynamic selection of appropriate polling techniques makes use of efficiency benefits associated with each technique.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在宽带无线通信系统中自适应地获得带宽请求的方法和装置。 该方法和装置包括动态变化的技术组合，使多个用户能够有效地从共享基站请求带宽。 用户可以在当前分配的带宽内“搭载”新的带宽请求，或设置“轮询我位”。 基站可以通过为新请求分配未请求的带宽来单独或分组地轮询用户。 轮询可以响应“轮询我位”，和/或可以以基于通信状态参数（例如最近的通信活动和连接QoS等级）的速率自适应地周期性组合轮询允许冲突的可能性。 可以为动态变化的用户组建立轮询策略，或者可以为每个用户确定轮询策略。 适当轮询技术的动态选择利用与每种技术相关的效率优势。

公开(公告)号：US20120026873A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-02

申请号：US13270406

申请日：2011-10-11

申请人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

发明人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Sheldon I. Gilbert ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  James F. Mollenauer

IPC分类号： H04W72/04 ,  H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04W28/20 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for adaptively obtaining bandwidth requests in a broadband wireless communication system. The method and apparatus includes dynamically varying technique combinations enabling a plurality of users to efficiently request bandwidth from a shared base station. A user may “piggyback” a new bandwidth request upon, or set a “poll-me bit” within, presently allocated bandwidth. A base station may poll users, individually or in groups, by allocating unrequested bandwidth for new requests. Polling may respond to a “poll-me bit,” and/or it may be adaptively periodic at a rate based on communication status parameters, such as recent communication activity and connection QoS levels Group polling permits a possibility of collisions. Polling policies may be established for dynamically varying user groups, or may be determined for each user. Dynamic selection of appropriate polling techniques makes use of efficiency benefits associated with each technique.

公开(公告)号：US08654664B2

公开(公告)日：2014-02-18

申请号：US13089075

申请日：2011-04-18

申请人： Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  James F. Mollenauer ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

发明人： Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  James F. Mollenauer ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

IPC分类号： G01R31/08 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G08C15/00 ,  H04J1/16 ,  H04J3/14 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04W72/0413 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W56/0005 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for requesting and allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system. The inventive method and apparatus includes a combination of techniques that allow a plurality of CPEs to communicate their bandwidth request messages to respective base stations. One technique includes a “polling” method whereby a base station polls CPEs individually or in groups and allocates bandwidth specifically for the purpose of allowing the CPEs to respond with bandwidth requests. The polling of the CPEs by the base station may be in response to a CPE setting a “poll-me bit” or, alternatively, it may be periodic. Another technique comprises “piggybacking” bandwidth requests on bandwidth already allocated to a CPE. In accordance with this technique, currently active CPEs request bandwidth using previously unused portions of uplink bandwidth that is already allocated to the CPE. The CPE is responsible for distributing the allocated uplink bandwidth in a manner that accommodates the services provided by the CPE. By using a combination of bandwidth allocation techniques, the present invention advantageously makes use of the efficiency benefits associated with each technique.

摘要翻译： 一种在宽带无线通信系统中请求和分配带宽的方法和装置。 本发明的方法和装置包括允许多个CPE将其带宽请求消息传送到各个基站的技术的组合。 一种技术包括一种“轮询”方法，由此基站单独地或分组地轮询CPE，并且专门为了允许CPE以带宽请求做出响应的目的分配带宽。 基站对CPE的轮询可以是响应于CPE设置“轮询我位”，或者可以是周期性的。 另一种技术包括对已经分配给CPE的带宽上的“捎带”带宽请求。 根据该技术，当前活动的CPE请求带宽使用已经分配给CPE的先前未使用的上行链路带宽部分。 CPE负责以适应CPE提供的服务的方式分配分配的上行链路带宽。 通过使用带宽分配技术的组合，本发明有利地利用与每种技术相关联的效率益处。

公开(公告)号：US20110249586A1

公开(公告)日：2011-10-13

申请号：US13089075

申请日：2011-04-18

申请人： Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  James F. Mollenauer ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

发明人： Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  James F. Mollenauer ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

IPC分类号： H04W4/00 ,  H04J99/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/0413 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W56/0005 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for requesting and allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system. The inventive method and apparatus includes a combination of techniques that allow a plurality of CPEs to communicate their bandwidth request messages to respective base stations. One technique includes a “polling” method whereby a base station polls CPEs individually or in groups and allocates bandwidth specifically for the purpose of allowing the CPEs to respond with bandwidth requests. The polling of the CPEs by the base station may be in response to a CPE setting a “poll-me bit” or, alternatively, it may be periodic. Another technique comprises “piggybacking” bandwidth requests on bandwidth already allocated to a CPE. In accordance with this technique, currently active CPEs request bandwidth using previously unused portions of uplink bandwidth that is already allocated to the CPE. The CPE is responsible for distributing the allocated uplink bandwidth in a manner that accommodates the services provided by the CPE. By using a combination of bandwidth allocation techniques, the present invention advantageously makes use of the efficiency benefits associated with each technique

摘要翻译： 一种在宽带无线通信系统中请求和分配带宽的方法和装置。 本发明的方法和装置包括允许多个CPE将其带宽请求消息传送到各个基站的技术的组合。 一种技术包括一种“轮询”方法，由此基站单独地或分组地轮询CPE，并且专门为了允许CPE以带宽请求做出响应的目的分配带宽。 基站对CPE的轮询可以是响应于CPE设置“轮询我位”，或者可以是周期性的。 另一种技术包括对已经分配给CPE的带宽上的“捎带”带宽请求。 根据该技术，当前活动的CPE请求带宽使用已经分配给CPE的先前未使用的上行链路带宽部分。 CPE负责以适应CPE提供的服务的方式分配分配的上行链路带宽。 通过使用带宽分配技术的组合，本发明有利地利用与每种技术相关联的效率益处

公开(公告)号：US08027298B2

公开(公告)日：2011-09-27

申请号：US12645947

申请日：2009-12-23

申请人： Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  James F. Mollenauer ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

发明人： Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  James F. Mollenauer ,  Israel Jay Klein ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/0413 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W56/0005 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for requesting and allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system. The inventive method and apparatus includes a combination of techniques that allow a plurality of CPEs to communicate their bandwidth request messages to respective base stations. One technique includes a “polling” method whereby a base station polls CPEs individually or in groups and allocates bandwidth specifically for the purpose of allowing the CPEs to respond with bandwidth requests. The polling of the CPEs by the base station may be in response to a CPE setting a “poll-me bit” or, alternatively, it may be periodic. Another technique comprises “piggybacking” bandwidth requests on bandwidth already allocated to a CPE. In accordance with this technique, currently active CPEs request bandwidth using previously unused portions of uplink bandwidth that is already allocated to the CPE. The CPE is responsible for distributing the allocated uplink bandwidth in a manner that accommodates the services provided by the CPE. By using a combination of bandwidth allocation techniques, the present invention advantageously makes use of the efficiency benefits associated with each technique.

摘要翻译： 一种在宽带无线通信系统中请求和分配带宽的方法和装置。 本发明的方法和装置包括允许多个CPE将其带宽请求消息传送到各个基站的技术的组合。 一种技术包括一种“轮询”方法，由此基站单独地或分组地轮询CPE，并且专门为了允许CPE以带宽请求做出响应的目的分配带宽。 基站对CPE的轮询可以是响应于CPE设置“轮询我位”，或者可以是周期性的。 另一种技术包括对已经分配给CPE的带宽上的“捎带”带宽请求。 根据该技术，当前活动的CPE请求带宽使用已经分配给CPE的先前未使用的上行链路带宽部分。 CPE负责以适应CPE提供的服务的方式分配分配的上行链路带宽。 通过使用带宽分配技术的组合，本发明有利地利用与每种技术相关联的效率益处。