Forming multi-user packet based groups using response behavior
View Patent ↗A plurality of candidate access terminals for participation in a multi-user packet-based (MUP-based) communication is determined. Two or more candidate access terminals are grouped into a MUP-based group, the grouping based on a hybrid automatic repeat request behavior of the plurality of candidate access terminals. Data is sent to the MUP-based group using a multi-user packet.
1. One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of sending data to two or more access terminals selected to participate in a multi-user packet (MUP) based communication, the method comprising:
determining a plurality of candidate access terminals (“terminals”) that might be included in said MUP-based communication;
counting a number of a type of HARQ response for each of the plurality of terminals for a period of time;
calculating a measure of HARQ response types for each of the plurality of terminals based on the number of the type of HARQ response for the terminal;
prior to grouping two or more terminals from the plurality of terminals to form a MUP-based group, comparing the measure for each of the terminals to a HARQ threshold;
grouping two or more terminals from the plurality of terminals to form a MUP-based group, wherein each terminal in the MUP-based group has a measure greater than the HARQ threshold; and
sending data to the MUP-based group using a MUP.
2. The media of claim 1 , wherein the measure of HARQ response types is based on a ratio of the number of the type of HARQ response to a total number of HARQ responses.
3. The media of claim 2 , wherein the type of HARQ response is an acknowledgement.
4. The media of claim 1 , wherein the period of time is based on a predetermined threshold number of packets.
5. The media of claim 1 , wherein the period of time id based on a preconfigured period of time.
6. One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of sending data to two or more access terminals selected to participate in a multi-user packet (MUP) based communication, the method comprising:
determining a plurality of candidate access terminals (“terminals”) that might be included in said MUP-based communication;
for each of the plurality of terminals, collecting a history of HARQ responses;
determining that a predetermined amount of history of HARQ responses has been collected;
grouping two or more terminals from the plurality of terminals to form a MUP-based group, wherein each of the two or more terminals is grouped based on a measure of HARQ response types in the history of HARQ responses collected for the terminal;
sending data to the MUP-based group using a MUP.
7. The media of claim 6 , wherein the measure of HARQ response types is based on a count of each type of HARQ response.
8. The media of claim 6 , wherein the measure of HARQ response types is based on a count of a single, predetermined type of HARQ response.
9. The media of claim 6 , wherein the measure of HARQ response types is based on a ratio of a number of a type of HARQ response to a total number of HARQ responses.
10. The media of claim 8 , wherein the type of HARQ response is an acknowledgement.
11. The media of claim 8 , wherein the type of HARQ response is a negative acknowledgement.
12. The media of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined amount of history is based on a predetermined threshold number of packets.
13. The media of claim 6 , wherein the predetermined amount of history is based on a preconfigured period of time.
14. One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, facilitate a method of sending data to two or more access terminals selected to participate in a multi-user packet (MUP) based communication, the method comprising:
determining a plurality of candidate access terminals (“terminals”) that might be included in said MUP-based communication;
for each of the plurality of terminals, collecting a history of HARQ responses;
determining that a predetermined amount of history of HARQ responses has been collected;
grouping two or more terminals from the plurality of terminals to form a MUP-based group, wherein each of the two or more terminals is grouped based on a measure of HARQ response types in the history of HARQ responses collected for the terminal;
sending a first portion of a data flow to the MUP-based group using one or more MUPs;
receiving new HARQ responses from the MUP-based group;
regrouping the two or more terminals in the MUP-based group based on the new HARQ responses, resulting in a new group; and
sending a second portion of the data flow to the new group using one or more MUPs.
15. The media of claim 14 , wherein the measure of HARQ response types is based on a count of each type of HARQ response.
16. The media of claim 14 , wherein the measure of HARQ response types is based on a count of a single, predetermined type of HARQ response.
17. The media of claim 14 , wherein the measure of HARQ response types is based on a ratio of a number of a type of HARQ response to a total number of HARQ responses.
18. The media of claim 16 , wherein the type of HARQ response is an acknowledgement.
19. The media of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined amount of history is based on a predetermined threshold number of packets.
20. The media of claim 14 , wherein the predetermined amount of history is based on a preconfigured period of time.