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Technique for dynamic resource allocation in a communication system
Assignee: Nokia Bell Labs
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Filing: 1985-06-21
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Granted: 1987-01-20
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Expires: 2005-06-21
Abstract
Abstract The present invention relates to a dynamic resource allocation technique for multiple users of a channel that employs variable coding and associated redundancy to provide a maximum data rate for various demand conditions while simultaneously providing a maximal margin that is matched to the current demand condition. For such technique, each first data rate input signal is synchronized to a second higher data rate, the synchronized signals are then separately demultiplexed for propagation along separate paths and encoded in a separate variable rate coder (VRC). The output from each VRC is stored in a separate bus interface which contends for a common bus when full. A rate controller maintains the activity on the common bus at a minimum level by either monitoring (1) the activity on the bus, (2) the rate the bus interfaces are filling up, or (3) both (1) and (2) above, and in response thereto to transmit control signal to the VRCs to appropriately vary the codes and redundancy used.
Inventors
- 👤 Anthony Acampora
- 👤 Michael J. Gans
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 15:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04J; H04J3/00; H04J3/16; H04J3/1682; H04J3/1688
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
192 words
A transmitter for a communication system comprising: a plurality of coding means, each encoding means being disposed to receive a separate input signal and for encoding the input signal into an encoded output signal using a predetermined one of a plurality of codes with different redundancies at any instant of time in response to a separate control signal; a common bus comprising one or more buses; a plurality of bus interface (BI) units, each BI unit being disposed to receive the encoded output signal from a separate one of the plurality of encoding means and for assembling the received encoded signal into packers of information for insertion in a next free time slot on a bus of the common bus associated with the BI unit; and control means responsive to data propagating within the transmitter for generating control signals to predetermined ones of the plurality of encoding means for changing the codes used and the data rate of the encoded output signal to maintain the data propagating on each bus at a predetermined maximum threshold level while providing a predetermined amount of margin for overcoming fading or interference at a remote receiver.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
192 words
A transmitter for a communication system comprising: a plurality of coding means, each encoding means being disposed to receive a separate input signal and for encoding the input signal into an encoded output signal using a predetermined one of a plurality of codes with different redundancies at any instant of time in response to a separate control signal; a common bus comprising one or more buses; a plurality of bus interface (BI) units, each BI unit being disposed to receive the encoded output signal from a separate one of the plurality of encoding means and for assembling the received encoded signal into packers of information for insertion in a next free time slot on a bus of the common bus associated with the BI unit; and control means responsive to data propagating within the transmitter for generating control signals to predetermined ones of the plurality of encoding means for changing the codes used and the data rate of the encoded output signal to maintain the data propagating on each bus at a predetermined maximum threshold level while providing a predetermined amount of margin for overcoming fading or interference at a remote receiver.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A transmitter according to claim 1, the transmitter further comprising: a plurality of demultiplexing means, each demultiplexing means being capable of demultiplexing a separate input signal into one or more output signals for propagation along separate paths to separate ones of the plurality of coding means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
59 words
A transmitter according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the control means is responsive to instances when data traffic within the transmitter exceeds a predetermined threshold for generating control signals to certain ones of the coding means for causing the certain ones of the coding means to transmit the associated input signal as is without any coding or redundancy.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A transmitter according to claim 3 wherein the control means is responsive to the data traffic within the transmitter by monitoring the data propagating on each bus of the common bus.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
A transmitter according to claim 3 wherein the control means is responsive to the data traffic within the transmitter by monitoring the rate at which the packers of information are assembled within each bus interface unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A transmitter according to claim 3 wherein the control means is responsive to the data traffic within the transmitter by concurrently monitoring the data propagating on each bus of the common bus and the rate at which the packets of information are formed in each bus interface unit.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
61 words
A transmitter according to claim 3 wherein the control means is responsive to instances when data propagating on the buses of the common bus exceed the predetermined maximum threshold for generating control signals to certain ones of the coding means for causing the certain ones of the coding means to transmit the input signal as is without any coding or redundancy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
54 words
A transmitter according to claim 1 or 2, the transmitter further comprising: plurality of code generating means, each code generating means being disposed in a same path with an associated coding means for generating code information signals for insertion in each packet of information indicative of the code used by the associated coding means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
A transmitter according to claim 1 or 2 wherein the common bus includes more than one bus; and the plurality of bus interface units are subdivided into one or more groups of bus interface units, where each group of bus interface units is connected to a same one of more of the buses of the common bus.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
55 words
A transmitter according to claim 3 wherein the common bus includes more than one bus; and the plurality of bus interface units are subdivided into one or more groups of bus interface units, where each group of bus interface units is connected to a same one or more of the buses of the common bus.
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