CPC H04W 72/1268 (2013.01) [H04L 47/626 (2013.01); H04W 72/535 (2023.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A scheduling unit for managing upstream message allocation in a communication network, comprising:
a processor configured to determine (i) a number of channels communicating in one direction stream of the communication network, and (ii) a grant interval duration of the communication network; and
a media access control (MAC) domain configured to (i) calculate a staggered allocation start time for each separate channel of the number of channels, and (ii) assign a different allocation start time, within the grant interval duration, to each separate channel,
wherein the grant interval duration comprises a first component indicating a next grant fulfillable time, a second component indicating a grant generation duration, and a third component indicating a grant advance duration,
wherein the communication network is configured according to a request-grant approach for transmissions in one direction stream,
wherein the request-grant approach includes a first request-grant loop latency and a second request-grant loop latency greater than the first request-grant loop latency,
wherein the first request-grant loop latency is based upon a sum of the second component and the third component, and
wherein the second request-grant loop latency is substantially equal to the grant interval duration.
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