Method and apparatus for scheduling downlink packets in a mobile communication system

A method and apparatus for scheduling downlink packets in a mobile communication system are provided, in which a BS prioritizes MSs, while accounting for types of services provided to the MSs, generates one single-user candidate transmission format and M multi-user candidate transmission formats cor...

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Main Authors Choi, Yun-Seok, Jo, Sung-Kwon, Hong, Ki-Seob
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.08.2011
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Summary:A method and apparatus for scheduling downlink packets in a mobile communication system are provided, in which a BS prioritizes MSs, while accounting for types of services provided to the MSs, generates one single-user candidate transmission format and M multi-user candidate transmission formats corresponding to a DRC value received from an MS with a highest priority level, estimates per-slot effective data rates for the single-user candidate transmission format and all of the multi-user candidate transmission formats, and transmits a downlink packet in a candidate transmission format having a maximum per-slot effective data rate.