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A method and apparatus are provided for selecting and signaling the identity of sub-carriers to be used for transmission of data in a radio communication system, and for using other sub-carriers. A remote unit determines which sub-carriers are acceptable for use in data transmission by comparing the

A method and apparatus are provided for selecting and signaling the identity of sub-carriers to be used for transmission of data in a radio communication system, and for using other sub-carriers. A remote unit determines which sub-carriers are acceptable for use in data transmission by comparing the signal to interference ratio of each sub-carrier with a threshold. A base station transmits data over the acceptable sub-carriers at the optimum Link Mode or Link Modes. The base station may use some of the unacceptable sub-carriers for transmission of low sensitivity data at the optimum Link Mode, and may use some of the unacceptable sub-carriers for transmission of data at a lower Link Mode. The transmission power any unused unacceptable sub-carriers can be diverted to other sub-carriers.

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A method and apparatus are provided for selecting and signaling the identity of sub-carriers to be used for transmission of data in a radio communication system, and for using other sub-carriers. A remote unit determines which sub-carriers are acceptable for use in data transmission by comparing the

A method and apparatus are provided for selecting and signaling the identity of sub-carriers to be used for transmission of data in a radio communication system, and for using other sub-carriers. A remote unit determines which sub-carriers are acceptable for use in data transmission by comparing the signal to interference ratio of each sub-carrier with a threshold. A base station transmits data over the acceptable sub-carriers at the optimum Link Mode or Link Modes. The base station may use some of the unacceptable sub-carriers for transmission of low sensitivity data at the optimum Link Mode, and may use some of the unacceptable sub-carriers for transmission of data at a lower Link Mode. The transmission power any unused unacceptable sub-carriers can be diverted to other sub-carriers. rding to claim 7, wherein said communication consists of a request to provide type and version information. 9. The method according to claim 7, wherein said method is performed by a cell station. 10. The method according to claim 7, wherein said refining step accesses a knowledge base of potential hardware component(s) for each possible response to the communication. 11. A central control station interconnected with remote equipment in a communication network, said remote equipment having a plurality of installed hardware components, comprising: a processor to assume a system configuration for said remote equipment, said system configuration consisting of each of said installed hardware components embodied as a default hardware component device; an output for transmitting a message to said installed hardware components using a message protocol appropriate for said assumed system configuration; an input for receiving responses from said installed hardware components, including at least one error message caused by using an improper message protocol for one of said installed hardware components; and a processor to iteratively refine said assumed system configuration based on said received responses including said at least one error message and repeat said transmission of said message and said receiving of responses until a final system configuration is determined. 12. The central control station according to claim 11, wherein said message is transmitted to a processor on said remote equipment and said processor queries said installed equipment for identifying information. 13. The central control station according to claim 11, wherein said message consists of a request to provide type and version information. 14. The central control station according to claim 11, wherein said remote equipment is a cell station. 15. The central control station according to claim 11, wherein said processor refines said assumed system configuration by accessing a knowledge base of potential hardware component(s) for each possible received response. 16. A self-configuring remote device, said remote device having a plurality of installed hardware components, comprising: a processor configured to: (i) assume a system configuration for said installed hardware components, said system configuration consisting of each of said installed hardware components embodied as a default hardware component device; (ii) communicate with said installed hardware components using a message protocol appropriate for said assumed system configuration; (iii) receive responses from said installed hardware components, including at least one error message caused by using an improper message protocol for one of said installed hardware components; (iv) refine said assumed system configuration based on said received responses, including said at least one error message; and (v) repeat said receiving and refining steps until a final system configuration is determined; and a memory device for storing a knowledge base of potential hardware component(s) for each possible received response. 17. The remote device according to claim 16, wherein said communication consists of a request to provide type and version information. 18. The remote device according to claim 16, wherein said remote device is embodied as a cell station. S's band class capabilities when the MS initially performs an access attempt with the infrastructure in a reveres link associated with a first band class, that is, on r-csch 142 in reverse link 140. When the band class where the MS initially attempts access is congested, or the infrastructure desires to switch the MS to a second, alternate band class for any other reason, the infrastructure is able to immediately determine the band classes supported by the MS and to immediately assign the MS to a f-csch 132 or traffic channel 134 in a forward link 130 that is associated with the second, alternate band class supported by the MS.