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A method for operating a cellular communications system of a type that includes a first type of terminal having real-time transmission needs and a second type of terminal having nonreal-time transmission needs. The method includes the steps of (a) determining at periodic intervals a total amount of

A method for operating a cellular communications system of a type that includes a first type of terminal having real-time transmission needs and a second type of terminal having nonreal-time transmission needs. The method includes the steps of (a) determining at periodic intervals a total amount of capacity required to service the first type of terminals; (b) subtracting the determined amount from a current maximum capacity; and (c) allocating all or some of the remaining capacity, if any, to one or more of the second type of terminals.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for operating a wireless communications system of a type that comprises a plurality of wireless terminals capable of transmitting packet data and a base station for receiving the packet data, comprising the steps of:establishing a bidirectional control channel be

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method for operating a wireless communications system of a type that comprises a plurality of wireless terminals capable of transmitting packet data and a base station for receiving the packet data, comprising the steps of:establishing a bidirectional control channel between the base station and individual ones of the wireless terminals such that each wireless terminal has its own bidirectional control channel;for a wireless terminal that has data to transmit to the base station, subsequently establishing a data channel between the base station and the wireless terminal having data to transmit; andtransmitting packets of data from the wireless terminal to the base station over the established data channel under the direction of messages exchanged over the control channel that was established for that wireless terminal, whereinthe step of transmitting is initiated upon an occurrence of at least one of a predetermined number of packets being stored in a memory of the wireless terminal or a packet being stored in the memory for a predetermined period of time.