Abstract: In one embodiment of managing the use of channelization codes during soft handoff of a mobile station from a transferring network station to a candidate network station, a determination is made as to whether a field associated with an existing channelization code used by the candidate network station is unused and meets timing criteria associated with a corresponding field received by the mobile station from the transferring network station. Based on this determination, a channelization code for use by the candidate network station in communicating with the mobile station is assigned.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a target scheduling grant for a user is generated based on the uplink resource consumed by a plurality of users, and a scheduling grant for a user is generated based on the target scheduling grant and the uplink resource consumed by the user. More specifically, in one embodiment, a scheduling grant is generated for the user based on the target scheduling grant, the uplink resource consumed by the user, and a reference scheduling grant.

Abstract: A method and devices are disclosed for improving in a multi-layer packet switching network or system quality of service (QoS) scheduling having a rate-conserving scheduling functionality based on two scheduling layers operating on two granularities in protocol data units of at least one incoming data flow. The method maintains QoS requirements and determines a service order for the protocol data units by an upper scheduling layer, implementing packet switching based on constraints provided by the lower scheduler layer, selecting service ordered protocol data units on demand by the lower scheduling layer in dependence on these constraints for efficiently allocating timeslots for the data flows, and serving the selected protocol data units by the lower scheduling layer.