Abstract: Determining the amount of resources that needs to be provisioned for a wired backhaul link of a wireless network using a probabilistic approach that makes the determination based at least in part on the type of coding scheme selection algorithm used to encode data transmitted by the transceiver to the wireless device over the air interface of the wireless network. Because the type of coding algorithm used depends on the amount of traffic at the air interface, variations in the coding algorithms used over a given period of time can be used to accurately determine the amount of bandwidth or resources that will be required on the backhaul link. Consequently, the amount of resources that should be provisioned for the backhaul link can be accurately determined.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for modulating ACK/NACK persistence to improve data traffic performance. In one implementation, a method for control of automatic repeat requests between a transmitting terminal (102) and a receiving terminal (104) comprises: defining (1404) a buffer window of a buffer, the window to buffer multiple higher layer data blocks each segmented into multiple physical layer data blocks, the window beginning at a current higher layer block in which at least one physical layer block has not been received; obtaining (1406) an indication of whether physical layer blocks are completely received; determining (1408), based on the obtaining step, that a subsequent higher layer block within the window has been completely received; and discarding (1410) the current higher layer block when a time delay of the current higher layer block exceeds an estimate of a delay tolerance corresponding to a higher layer application.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for modulating ACK/NACK persistence to improve data traffic performance. In one implementation, a method for control of automatic repeat requests between a transmitting terminal (102) and a receiving terminal (104) comprises: defining (1404) a buffer window of a buffer, the window to buffer multiple higher layer data blocks each segmented into multiple physical layer data blocks, the window beginning at a current higher layer block in which at least one physical layer block has not been received; obtaining (1406) an indication of whether physical layer blocks are completely received; determining (1408), based on the obtaining step, that a subsequent higher layer block within the window has been completely received; and discarding (1410) the current higher layer block when a time delay of the current higher layer block exceeds an estimate of a delay tolerance corresponding to a higher layer application.

Abstract: Determining the amount of resources that needs to be provisioned for a wired backhaul link of a wireless network using a probabilistic approach that makes the determination based at least in part on the type of coding scheme selection algorithm used to encode data transmitted by the transceiver to the wireless device over the air interface of the wireless network. Because the type of coding algorithm used depends on the amount of traffic at the air interface, variations in the coding algorithms used over a given period of time can be used to accurately determine the amount of bandwidth or resources that will be required on the backhaul link. Consequently, the amount of resources that should be provisioned for the backhaul link can be accurately determined.

Abstract: When the user is actively transmitting/receiving or has recently transmitted/received on the RF channel, the user is referred to as being in an “active” state. Typically, if the user is in the active state, and neither sends nor receives data for a timer period greater than a threshold, then the user is transitioned off of the RF channel (e.g. transitioned from active to dormant). Once a transition to the dormant state has occurred, the continued transmission or re-transmission of data over an RF channel can result in a delay in re-accessing the RF channel. In order to address this problem, the idle-timer threshold is dynamically adjusted based on a communication system statistic to increase system performance.

Abstract: When the user is actively transmitting/receiving or has recently transmitted/received on the RF channel, the user is referred to as being in an “active” state. Typically, if the user is in the active state, and neither sends nor receives data for a timer period greater than a threshold, then the user is transitioned off of the RF channel (e.g. transitioned from active to dormant). Once a transition to the dormant state has occurred, the continued transmission or re-transmission of data over an RF channel can result in a delay in re-accessing the RF channel. In order to address this problem, the idle-timer threshold is dynamically adjusted based on a communication system statistic to increase system performance.