Superposition coding in a wireless communication system

摘要

The present patent application comprises a method and apparatus to compile a superposition coded packet by compiling user candidates for superposition coding, ranking the user candidates based on a result of an evaluation function, selecting a deserving user candidate from among the user candidates, and compiling a superposition coded packet by adding other user data packets to a packet of the deserving user data packet, wherein the data packets for the user candidates may conform to a plurality of different formats and wireless communication standards.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
compiling user candidates for superposition coding; ranking each of the user candidates based on results of an evaluation function, wherein a result of the evaluation function is calculated using a data rate requested by a user candidate and an average received data rate of the user candidate during a particular time period; selecting a deserving user candidate from among the user candidates; determining whether to generate a superposition coded packet based on a particular data rate requested by the deserving user candidate; and adding other user data packets to a packet of the deserving user candidate to generate the superposition coded packet in response to a determination to generate the superposition coded packet, wherein the superposition coded packet comprises a first packet formatted in accordance with a first multiple access protocol and at least one packet formatted in accordance with a second multiple access protocol.