DISTRIBUTED FORWARD LINK SCHEDULERS FOR MULTI-CARRIER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

摘要

Embodiments disclosed here relate to scheduling packet transmission in a multi-carrier communication system. In an embodiment, a master scheduler having at least one processor and at least one memory operably connected to the at least one processor is adapted to execute instructions stored in the at least one memory, the instructions comprising selecting a packet with a highest packet metric from among candidate packets from one carrier of a plurality of carriers, whereby expedited forwarding flows do not have a higher metric on another carrier.