APPARATUS, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR COMMUNICATING PACKET DATA IN A SDMA (SPACE-DIVISION, MULTIPLE-ACCESS) COMMUNICATION SCHEME

摘要

Apparatus (34), and an associated method, for facilitating SDMA (Space-Division, Multiple-Access) operation of a packet communication system (10) in which packet data sizes are variable. Determinations (38) are made of at least the relative sizes of data to be communicated pursuant to the separate communication sessions and responsive to such determinations (38) selection is made (42, 44) as to the amounts of data to be communicated within a selected time period, and the time period is selected during which the data is to be communicated.