Abstract: A method and an apparatus for handling data sending and receiving are disclosed by the present invention, where the method for handling data sending includes: allocating the number of space transmission layers and pilot frequency resource for transmission at each transmission layer (101); generating pilot frequency resource information according to the number of space transmission layers and the pilot frequency resource for transmission at each transmission layer (102); and sending the pilot frequency resource information to a UE (103). The embodiments of the present invention can enable the UE to determine the specifically used pilot frequency resources to effectively distinguish the specific user channels, obtain correct channel estimation values, improve the channel estimation performance, and obtain correct service data.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and a method for transmitting muting information in a wireless communication system, and to an apparatus and a method for acquiring channel state using same. In an exemplary embodiment, muting information includes: a first data field, having a serving cell for receiving from peripheral cells in a multi-cell environment, at least one of a CSI-RS pattern, the number of CSI-RS antenna ports, a CSI-RS duty cycle, and CSI-RS transmission subframe offset information, and using same for expressing the cycle and the offset of muting subframes, which pertain to information on a resource block that can generate interference between the peripheral cells and CSI-RS; and a second data field for expressing a specific muting pattern, which must be muted within the muting subframes, having either 12 bits or 28 bits that display muting application in a bitmap format.

Abstract: A method is provided for Single Carrier-Frequency-Division Multiple Access (SC-FDMA) Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) format 1/1a/1b detection in a wireless communications receiver. The receiver accepts a plurality of multicarrier signals transmitted simultaneously from a plurality of transmitters, with overlapping carrier frequencies. For each multicarrier signal, a single tap measurement of time delay is performed using a Direction of Arrival (DoA) technique. In response to the single tap measurements, PUCCH 1/1a/1b format signals are detected. Prior to performing the single tap measurements, the multicarrier signals are decorrelated in the time domain, using corresponding orthogonal code covers. Subsequent to the single tap measurements, each multicarrier signal is decorrelated in the frequency domain, using a corresponding cyclic shift.

Abstract: Computerized methods, systems, and computer-storage media for fairly sharing available bandwidth among endpoints (including physical or virtual machines) of a multitenant environment are provided. Initially, a load balancer of the network is programmed to monitor bandwidth used by the endpoints, respectively, and to compare an aggregation of the usage against a network threshold. Also, the load balancer is equipped to dynamically classify the endpoints using the respective monitored bandwidth. Classifying generally involves designating some endpoints as small entities, which individually consume an amount of bandwidth less than an endpoint threshold, and designating other endpoints as large entities, which individually consume an amount of bandwidth greater than the endpoint threshold.

Abstract: A radio communication mobile station device reduces the number of blind decoding processes at a mobile station without increasing overhead by report information. The device includes a judgment unit which judges a particular PUCCH to which a response signal corresponding to the downstream line data is to be allocated among a plurality of PUCCH, according to a CCE occupied by PDCCH allocated to a particular search space corresponding to a CCE aggregation size or the PDCCH to which allocation information destined to the local station is allocated among search spaces changing in accordance with the CFI value; and a control unit which controls a cyclic shift amount of a ZAC sequence of the response signal and a block-wise spread code sequence according to a correspondence between CCE occupied by PDCCH allocated to a particular search space and a particular PUCCH resource, the correspondence changing in accordance with the CFI value.

Abstract: A radio base station (eNB) according to the present invention includes: an RI acquisition unit (11) configured to acquire, from a mobile station (UE), an “RI” indicating number of streams determined by the mobile station (UE); an adjustment unit (12) configured to adjust the “RI” acquired by the RI acquisition unit (11), by using an offset value “RI offset” unique to the mobile station (UE); and a stream-number determination unit (13) configured to determine the number of streams to be simultaneously transmitted to the mobile station (UE), based on the “RI” adjusted by the adjustment unit (12).

Abstract: A method of signalling resource allocation data in a communication system which uses a plurality of sub-carriers arranged in a sequence of chunks includes receiving an allocation of the sub-carriers for each of a plurality of user devices, which received allocation identifies a type of allocation of the sub-carriers. The received allocations are processed, in dependence on the identified type of allocation, to determine, for each user device, data identifying a start chunk and an end chunk within the sequence of chunks, which depend upon the sub-carriers allocated to the user device. Different resource allocation data is generated for each of the user devices using the data identifying the corresponding start chunk and end chunk determined by the processing, the resource allocation data including type data identifying the type of allocation. The respective resource allocation data is signaled to each of the plurality of user devices.

Abstract: A method and device for allocating resources in a multiple frequency band system are disclosed. In a method for detecting a resource indication value (RIV) indicating not only a start index (S) of consecutive virtual resource blocks (VRBs) allocated to a first UE capable of simultaneously receiving information from a plurality of frequency bands, but also a length (L) of the consecutive VRBs, in a wireless mobile communication system capable of using the plurality of frequency bands, the method includes receiving, by the first UE, the RIV, and detecting the RIV, wherein the detected is greater than a maximum value usable as an RIV allocated to a second UE capable of receiving information from only one frequency band.

Abstract: A communication system including a first station having at least two first narrow beam antennas and a second station having at least two second narrow beam antennas. The first and second stations establish a first communication path for wireless communication via a pair of first and second narrow beam antennas. When communication via the first communication path is disturbed by obstacles, the first and second stations automatically establish at least one alternative communication path, which is spatially different from the first communication path, for wireless communication using the at least two first narrow beam antennas and the at least two second narrow beam antennas.

Abstract: A method includes generating first and second preambles for first and second data units corresponding to first and second PHY modes, respectively. Generating the first preamble includes generating a first STF, LTF, and SIG field. The first SIG field includes an OFDM symbol modulated according to a first modulation technique. The OFDM symbol begins a first time interval, and ends a second time interval, after the first LTF begins. Generating the second preamble includes generating a second STF and LTF. The second STF has a greater duration, and different repeating sequence, than the first STF. The second LTF includes a second OFDM symbol modulated according to a second modulation technique, and at least partially occupying a location beginning a third time interval, and ending a fourth time interval, after the second LTF begins. The third and fourth time intervals are equal to the first and second time intervals, respectively.

Abstract: A method and apparatus optimizes transmitter power allocations among a plurality of wireless channels that connect to remote units. The optimizing is effected by the remote units sending information to the base stations regarding the quality of the channels. The apparatus modifies the received information to arrive at operating estimates that account for service grades, and through an iterating process that accounts for probability of actual channel qualities relative to the operating estimates of the channel qualities, allocates the transmitter's power to the different channels.

Abstract: A mobile device includes a transmitting unit that, each time an ON operation of a switch in a first mode is performed, transmits a wireless signal corresponding to the first mode ON operation by changing a frequency band among three or more frequency bands and that, when an ON operation of the switch in a second mode is performed, transmits a wireless signal, corresponding to the second mode ON operation, in the frequency band selected at that time. The transmitting unit includes a frequency band computing unit that selects one of the three or more frequency bands through a computation for changing a communication environment when the second mode ON operation of the switch is repeatedly performed. A receiver of the in-vehicle device receives a wireless signal transmitted from the transmitting unit and recognizes command information allocated in advance in correspondence with each ON operation mode of the switch.

Abstract: An MME may request QoS and/or APN parameters from an HSS that may determine whether the MME is approaching or exceeds a threshold number of requested or supportable bearers. The HSS may adjust the QoS/APN parameters based on the threshold determination. The number of bearer requests or established bearers and the total number of supportable bearers may be calculated by the HSS or provided by the MME. The HSS may also take into account the status of other MMEs in the network in adjusting QoS/APN parameters. Upon detecting heavy signaling traffic from a UE, an HSS may take steps, or instruct a policy manager, to reduce or prevent traffic from the UE.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for allocating subcarriers in an orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) system is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises allocating at least one diversity cluster of subcarriers to a first subscriber and allocating at least one coherence cluster to a second subscriber.

Abstract: A method of performing a cell reselection procedure in a wireless communication system includes evaluating priorities of a serving cell and neighbor cells, each of which use different frequency bands, performing inter-frequency measurement on a neighbor cell which has a higher priority than the serving cell, performing the inter-frequency measurement on a neighbor cell which has an equal or lower priority than the serving cell, when a signal characteristic of the serving cell is less than a threshold, and performing cell reselection according to the priorities.

Abstract: An application service utilizes a single short code for messaging service through a mobile network, even though the one service is actually supported by multiple servers or the like, typically operated by different service providers. In the examples, a third party application service type platform is associated with the common short code of the application service. The third party platform performs intelligent routing/address changes to re-direct mobile station originated messages among the equipment of the service providers. The platform may also provide short code translations of source addresses, during processing of messages directed to mobile stations from the various application servers.

Abstract: To adaptively interleave in accordance with communication channel conditions. Provided is a base station performing radio communication with a terminal apparatus on a communication channel formed by integrating a plurality of component carriers, including a quality acquisition unit that acquires channel quality of the communication channel for each of the component carriers and an interleaver that interleaves data signals transmitted on the communication channel in accordance with at least one of the channel quality acquired by the quality acquisition unit and available situations of communication resources for each of the component carriers.

Abstract: A multiband station, a system and a method of setting a traffic steam or a block acknowledgement with a second multiband station on a first frequency band and a first channel. The multiband station may send a request on a second channel and a second frequency by including a channel, a frequency band and medium access control (MAC) address information as part of the request and response exchange.

Abstract: A method of allocating radio resources in a wireless communication system includes dividing the overall frequency band into a plurality of frequency blocks including at least one subcarrier in a frequency domain, and allocating an allocation unit including some of the plurality of frequency blocks to a user equipment (ITE), wherein the allocation unit is any one of a localized allocation unit including frequency blocks contiguous in the frequency domain and a distributed allocation unit including frequency blocks distributed in the frequency domain. Allocation schemes of subcarriers are freely used suitably according to channel environments of users, the scheduling effect of radio resources can be enhanced.

Abstract: A smart antenna system for communicating wireless signals between a mobile device and a plurality of fixed base stations using different channels and beams. The system comprises a control subsystem, a radio transceiver and an antenna subsystem, providing a plurality of beams. Each beam has a main lobe, one or more nulls, and one or more lateral and back lobes with at least some attenuation, so as to reduce interference. The system performs scanning of different combinations of base stations, channels and beams using one or more test links established with one or more of the fixed base stations. The test links use at least some of the different channels and the different beams, select a first combination of base station, channel and beam based on the scanning, and establish a first operating link for transmitting a wireless signal to the selected base station using the selected channel and beam.

Abstract: A cellular wireless network employs a method of allocating radio resources to femtocells so that the transmissions from femtocells do not occupy the same radio resource blocks as those used by a macrocell for signalling.

Abstract: A method of signaling resource allocation data in a communication system which uses a plurality of sub-carriers arranged in a sequence of chunks includes receiving an allocation of the sub-carriers for each of a plurality of user devices. The received allocations are processed to determine, for each user device, data identifying a start chunk and an end chunk within the sequence of chunks, which depend upon the sub-carriers allocated to the user device. Different resource allocation data are generated for each of the user devices using the data identifying the corresponding start chunk and end chunk determined by the processing, the resource allocation data including a bit pattern which defines a grouping of the sequence of chunks into a sequence of groups, in dependence upon the sub-carriers allocated to each user device. The respective resource allocation data is signaled to each of the plurality of user devices.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting control information through a PUCCH in a wireless system and to a device therefore.

Abstract: Provided are a decoding apparatus and method for a system supporting an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) scheme, the apparatus and method compensating received signals according to a wireless channel estimation result and thereby simply performing decoding by a coherent method. The decoding method includes the steps of: receiving a Quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) modulated signal; compensating the received signals by applying a result of channel estimation based on pilot signals to the received signals; performing subcarrier demodulation to generate correlation metrics on the basis of the compensated received signals; and performing decoding using a decoding metric derived from the correlation metrics. The decoding apparatus and method compensate a received wireless signal according to a channel estimation result of a wireless channel through which a signal is transmitted, thereby performing decoding by a coherent method having a simple structure.

Abstract: A method and base station apparatus for transmitting pilot data in a wireless communication system, and a method and mobile station apparatus for receiving pilot data in a wireless communication system are provided. The method for transmitting pilot data in a wireless communication system includes determining a pilot pattern in at least one resource block for each of one or more pilot streams, and transmitting the one or more pilot streams based on the determined respective pilot pattern in the at least one resource block, wherein the at least one resource block comprises a plurality of subcarriers and a plurality of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols.

Abstract: A method, a base station, a User Equipment (UE) and a system for sending and receiving Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) signaling are disclosed. A method includes determining locations of a first search space and a second search space of a User Equipment (UE). A method also includes sending PDCCH signaling with no Carrier Indication Field (CIF) to the UE in a physically overlapped region between the first search space and the second search space if the physically overlapped region exists and a length of the PDCCH signaling with no CIF in the first search space is equal to a length of PDCCH signaling with the CIF in the second search space.

Abstract: An apparatus is configured to perform a method for selecting a cell to increase transmission capacity in a wireless communication system. A Mobile Station (MS) can select a cell in a heterogeneous network system. The MS can receive a loading indicator for each of a plurality of Base Stations (BS); measure signal strength information for each of the BSs; and select one of the BSs using the loading indicator and the signal strength information. Therefore, the transmission efficiency of the system can be increased.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for a random access scheme for multi-channel in a wireless communication system are provided. The method for performing the random access scheme for the multi-channel in the wireless communication system includes randomly generating a backoff counter value to transmit data; adjusting the backoff counter value by taking into account status of a plurality of idle subcarrier sets per backoff slot; when the backoff counter value becomes zero, selecting one or more subcarrier sets to carry the data from the idle subcarrier sets; and transmitting the data through the selected one or more subcarrier sets. The data collision probability between the terminals can be lowered, the channel utility can be enhanced, the transfer rate in the single-channel random access scheme can be raised, and the consumption of the radio resource can be reduced without using signals for the band request and allocation.

Abstract: A system and method for cooperative heterogeneous communications systems are provided. A communications system includes a plurality of cooperation sets, such as closed-space sets. Each closed-space set includes at least two information sources configured to operate cooperatively to transmit to a plurality of communications devices operating within a coverage area of the cooperation set. There is limited cooperation between closed-spaced sets. In addition, there may be limited or no overlap between the coverage areas of the adjacent closed-spaced sets.

Abstract: Methods, system and devices for wireless transmission of HDMI data streams. Plurality of data multiplex converters are constructed and used in parallel to process one HDMI datastream into plurality of channels of data packets wherein the plurality of channels of data packets are transmitted through Wi-Fi wireless protocols to a destination device. The received plurality of channels of data packets are reassembled into one data stream for display or play.

Abstract: Signaling methods for UE-specific downlink control channels in OFDMA systems are provided. In a first method, a dynamic downlink signaling in cell-specific radio resources is used to signal UE-specific downlink control channel in UE-specific radio resources. In LTE, a specific DCI format in PDCCH is used to dynamically signal the UE-specific downlink control channel X-PDCCH that resides in legacy PDSCH region. In a second method, a semi-static higher-layer signaling is used to signal UE-specific downlink control channel in UE-specific radio resources. In LTE, RRC signaling is used to semi-statically signal the UE-specific downlink control channel X-PDCCH that resides in legacy PDSCH region. By using UE-specific downlink control channels, significant control overhead reduction can be achieved.

Abstract: In a method available frequency band for communication is determined and a frequency fc of a carrier is determined based on the available frequency band. The carrier is set to the frequency fc for communicating with one or more communication devices via a first communication channel within the available frequency band using. After communicating via the first communication channel, the carrier frequency fc is used for communicating with one or more communication devices via a second communication channel within the available bandwidth. A center frequency of the first channel is different than a center frequency of the second channel.

Abstract: A base station for use in an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) network that communicates with a plurality of subscriber stations in a coverage area of the OFDM network. The base station allocates subbands to the subscriber stations for communication in an uplink and in a downlink. Each subband comprises a group of subcarriers. The base station allocates one of: i) a plurality of consecutive subbands and ii) a plurality of non-consecutive subbands to a first subscriber station according to at least one selectable criteria. The at least one selectable criteria comprises a channel quality value or a mobility value associated with the first subscriber station, or an operating mode of the base station. The base station allocates non-consecutive subbands or consecutive subbands depending on the at least one selectable criteria. The base station allocates non-consecutive subbands using a bitmap indicator and allocates consecutive subbands using a start-end indicator.

Abstract: A method for configuring subchannels for an uplink data transmission at a base station in a wireless communication system is disclosed herein. More specifically, the method includes the steps of dividing an uplink transmission resource to PUSC (Partial Usage of SubChannel) tiles of 4 subcarriers×3 symbols, configuring subchannels to 6 PUSC tiles based on a predetermined rule; allocating a predetermined number of contiguous subchannels among the configured subchannels as subchannels for a legacy system, and allocating the remaining subchannels as subchannels for the wireless communication system, wherein a subchannel rotation per slot consisting of 3 symbols is applied to the subchannels for the legacy system, and wherein the subchannel rotation per slot is based on a number of subchannels for the legacy system.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for radio resources control in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) communication system are disclosed. A channel metric is calculated for each of a plurality of transmit antennas. Sub-carriers are allocated to each transmit antenna in accordance with the channel metric of each transmit antenna. Signals are transmitted using the allocated sub-carriers at each antenna. Adaptive modulation and coding and transmit power control of each sub-carrier may be further implemented in accordance with the channel metric. Power control may be implemented per antenna basis or per sub-carrier basis. In performing power control, a subset of transmit antennas may be selected and waterpouring may be applied only to the selected antennas. Waterpouring may be based on SNR instead of channel response.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method which performs an estimation of a SIR as basis for transmit power control. The SIR estimation is performed for a radio signal (u) which is transmitted from a transmitter (35) to a receiver (43) over a radio channel (37). A channel estimate h and a combining weight w are first obtained (83). Then an estimated SIR value is generated (85) based at least in part on the channel estimate h and the combining weight w. The estimated SIR value is generated such that it equals a first estimated SIR value multiplied by a numerical factor. The numerical factor is dependent on the channel estimate h and the combining weight w in a manner such that it attains a minimum value whenever the channel estimate h and the combining weight w are linearly dependent. The invention also comprises devices for carrying out the method.

Abstract: Systems and techniques relating to wireless communication are described. A described technique includes transmitting a first signal wirelessly to a wireless communication device in accordance with a first transmit mode that is selected from a plurality of transmit modes; receiving a shortlist from the wireless communication device, the shortlist identifying a subset of the transmit modes, the subset of the transmit modes including two or more modes that are different from the first transmit mode; selecting a second transmit mode from the shortlist; transmitting a second signal wirelessly to the wireless communication device in accordance with the second transmit mode; and selectively cycling through any remaining modes of the shortlist based on a lack of reception of an acknowledgement to the second signal. The wireless communication device can be configured to generate the shortlist based on a channel quality analysis of a received version of the first signal.

Abstract: A method for allocating resources of a common control channel includes determining a carrier type, allocating, when the carrier is backward compatible, resources for a Physical Control Format Indicator CHannel (PCFICH), and allocating resources for a common control channel with a dedicated reference signal based on a Physical Resource Block allocated for the PCFICH. A UE can receive the common control channel without extra signaling by mapping the common control channel to the frequency resource based on the cell-specific parameter or channel.

Abstract: A radio relay station provided with: a donor-side transceiver unit which transmits and receives a donor-side signal, at which a first frequency band is used, to and from a radio base station; a service-side transceiver unit which transmits and receives a service-side signal, at which a second frequency band adjacent to the first frequency band is used, to and from a radio terminal; and a control unit and a control unit which control the donor-side transceiver unit and service-side transceiver unit respectively. The donor-side transceiver unit, when the service-side signal has been received, measures the signal level of the service-side signal at the first frequency band. The control unit and the control unit adjust the shift amount for the second frequency band at the frequency shifter so as to lower the signal level.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for transmitting information symbols in a communication system are provided. The method includes determining a Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) and acknowledgement information, in response to data reception; generating a first symbol based on the CQI and a second symbol based on the acknowledgement information; and transmitting the first symbol and the second symbol. A first code is applied to the second symbol, when the acknowledgement information is negative, a second code is applied to the second symbol, when the acknowledgement information is positive, and the first code is applied to the second symbol, when the acknowledgement information does not exist.

Abstract: A method for a Component Carrier (CC) deactivation timer in a wireless communication system includes receiving a first Medium Access Control (MAC) Control Element (CE) for CC Management to activate a first Secondary CC (SCC) that has been already activated by using a second MAC CE for CC Management. The method then includes restarting a deactivation timer for the first SCC based upon the first MAC CE for CC Management.

Abstract: A method for operating a device includes determining adaptation criteria for a waveform to be transmitted by a transmitting device over a communications channel towards a receiving device, and adjusting a generalized multi-carrier multiplexing parameter (GMMP) of the waveform in accordance with the adaptation criteria. The method also includes transmitting an indicator of the adjusted GMMP to at least one of the transmitting device and the receiving device.

Abstract: To promote network security in a wireless local area network (WLAN), a mobile communication device, which is operable as a mobile wireless access point, may read a WLAN identifier that is known to be used by the WLAN and an indication of a channel on which a wireless access point of the WLAN is known to operate. The device may then monitor the channel for a transmission of the WLAN identifier. The mobile wireless access point may be configured to operate using the selected channel so that the monitoring occurs on the same channel as that on which the mobile wireless access point is operating. The transmission, if detected, may be considered to indicate that the mobile communication device is within the WLAN. Upon detecting the transmission, use of the WLAN identifier by the mobile wireless access point at the mobile communication device may be prevented, e.g. by requiring the mobile wireless access point to use a different WLAN identifier or by disabling the mobile wireless access point.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of executing a secure application in an NFC device, the method comprising steps during which: a contactless link is established between first and second NFC devices, the first NFC device transmits by the contactless link an identifier of a secure processor of the first NFC device, the second NFC device transmits by the contactless link an application identifier, the secure processor transmits by the contactless link first authentication data allowing the authentication of the secure processor of the first NFC device, the second NFC device transmits to an application server the first authentication data, the application server transmits to an authentication server the first authentication data and second authentication data) to authenticate the application and authorizes the two NFC devices to execute the application only if the secure processor and the application are authenticated.

Abstract: The exemplary embodiments of this invention generally relate to message header-type notification that, for example, enables the co-existence of a legacy header type with one or more new header types on a same radio link. In one non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: determining a type of medium access control (MAC) header to transmit in a MAC transmission; setting a value of a notification field in a resource allocation message based on the determined type of MAC header; and transmitting the resource allocation message. In another non-limiting, exemplary embodiment, a method includes: receiving a resource allocation message having a notification field; and using a value of the notification field to determine a type of medium access control (MAC) header for a MAC transmission.

Abstract: A method for sub-channelization and resource mapping of wireless resources is provided. The method includes: according to bandwidth features or scheduling features supported by a wireless communication system, determining processes of sub-channelization and resource mapping of wireless resources or parameters of the processes. Therefore, the processes of sub-channelization and resource mapping of wireless resources or the parameters of the processes are different when the bandwidth features or scheduling features are different.

Abstract: A mobile station device which communicates with a base station device, the mobile station device includes: an information acquisition unit which acquires information, which specifies at least one second frequency band different from a first frequency band, transmitted using RRC signaling via a physical downlink shared channel within the first frequency band; a frequency band specification unit which specifies the second frequency band based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit; and a communication unit which communicates with the base station device with use of the first frequency band or the second frequency band.

Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to the determination of maximal independent sets (MISs) of mobile devices. Example embodiments include participating with other mobile devices of a plurality of mobile devices in concurrent distributed determinations of a plurality of MISs of the mobile devices and selecting one of the plurality of MISs.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving data in a mobile communication system using multiple antennas are provided. A receiver estimates a fading channel of received data, selects a weight set relative to a maximum data transmission rate from at least one weight set with elements of a plurality of orthogonal weight vectors, and transmits feedback information including the selected weight set and channel-by-channel state information to a transmitter. The transmitter demultiplexes data to be transmitted on a basis of the feedback information into at least one sub-data stream, multiplies each sub-data stream by an associated weight, and transmits the data.

Abstract: A system and method are described for binding together a plurality of wireless data communications channels, whereby an aggregate throughput improvement is realized. A master channel amongst the channels to be bound is compatible with existing standards-based wireless data communications equipment. The master channel serves to perform MAC association and flow control. Aggregate throughput is improved by sending and receiving either multiple sets of separately encoded packets, commonly encoded packets or redundantly encoded packets.