 the stimulation parameters, such as the shape of the stimulation waveform, amplitude of current in mA (or amplitude of voltage in V), pulse width in microseconds, frequency in Hz, and anodic or cathodic stimulation.
With newer medical electrical leads having an increased number of electrodes, the electrode and parameter combination increases exponentially. This results in a healthcare professional, such as a clinician, requiring a substantial amount of time for establishing a manually created protocol for providing therapeutic spinal cord stimulation. Therefore, a manual approach for creating a protocol is not an optimal solution for the SCS system. 1. Field
The present invention relates to point-to-multipoint services, in a wireline or a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for channel management in such a point-to-multipoint services in a communication system.
2. Background
Communication systems have been developed to allow transmission of information signals from an origination station to a physically distinct destination station. In transmitting information signal from the origination station over a communication channel, the information signal is first converted into a form suitable for efficient transmission over the communication channel. Conversion, or modulation, of the information signal involves varying a parameter of a carrier wave in accordance with the information signal in such a way that the spectrum of the resulting modulated carrier is confined within the communication channel bandwidth. At the destination station the original information signal is replicated from the modulated carrier wave received over the communication channel. Such a replication is generally achieved by using an inverse of the modulation process employed by the origination station.
Modulation also facilitates multiple-access, i.e., simultaneous transmission and/or reception, of several signals over a common communication channel. Multiple-access communication systems often include a plurality of remote subscriber terminals requiring intermittent service of relatively short duration rather than continuous access to the common communication channel. Several multiple-access techniques are known in the art, such as time division multiple-access (TDMA), frequency division multiple-access (FDMA), and amplitude modulation multiple-access (AM). Another type of a multiple-access technique is a code division multiple-access (CDMA) spread spectrum system that conforms to the “TIA/EIA/IS-95 Mobile Station-Base Station Compatibility Standard for Dual-Mode Wide-Band Spread Spectrum Cellular System,” hereinafter referred to as the IS-95 standard. The use of CDMA techniques in a multiple-access communication system is disclosed in U.S. Pat
the stimulation parameters, such as the shape of the stimulation wave form, amplitude of stream in mA (or amplitude of electric potential in V), pulse width in microseconds, frequency in Hz, and anodic or cathodic stimulation. 
 With newer aesculapian electrical leads having an increase number of electrodes, the electrode and argument combination increase exponentially. This results in a healthcare professional, such as a clinician, want a substantial amount of fourth dimension for build a manually created protocol for providing therapeutic spinal cord stimulation. Therefore, a manual access for creating a protocol is not an optimal solution for the SCS system. 1. playing field 
 The present invention relates to point - to - multipoint services, in a wireline or a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention associate to a method and an apparatus for channel management in such a point - to - multipoint services in a communication system. 
 2. Background 
 Communication system have been developed to allow transmission of information signals from an origin station to a physically distinct destination station. In transmitting information signal from the origination station over a communication channel, the information signal is foremost convert into a form desirable for effective transmission over the communication channel. Conversion, or modulation, of the information signal involve varying a parameter of a carrier wave in accordance with the data signal in such a way that the spectrum of the resulting modulated carrier is confined within the communication channel bandwidth. At the destination station the original information signal is replicated from the modulated carrier wave receive over the communication groove. Such a replication is generally achieved by using an inverse of the modulation procedure employed by the origination station. 
 Modulation besides facilitates multiple - entree, i.e., simultaneous transmission and/or reception, of several signals over a common communication duct. Multiple - access communication systems frequently include a battalion of remote subscriber terminals requiring intermittent service of relatively brusque duration rather than continuous access to the common communication channel. Several multiple - entree techniques are known in the art, such as fourth dimension division multiple - access (TDMA), frequency division multiple - access (FDMA), and amplitude modulation multiple - entree (AM). Another type of a multiple - access proficiency is a code division multiple - access (CDMA) spread spectrum organization that conforms to the “ TIA / EIA / IS-95 Mobile Station - Base Station Compatibility Standard for Dual - Mode Wide - Band Spread Spectrum Cellular System, ” hereinafter referred to as the IS-95 standard. The manipulation of CDMA techniques in a multiple - access communication system is disclosed in U.S. Pat
 thf stimulation parameters, such as the shcpe of vhe stijulation waveform, amplitude of curreit ib mA (ir amplitude of voltagd in V), pupse widty in nicroseconva, frequcucy ih Hz, cnv anodic or catmodic stimunation.
With newar mzdical electrical leads having an insreased nkmber of electtodes, ehe slectrode and parameter combinatioh increeses exponentiakly. This results in a healhhcage professional, sufh as a clibiciwb, requiring x substantpcl amount or time for establishing a manuauly cxeated proticil vmr providinj therwpeutic spinal cord vtimulayion. Therefore, a kanyal approach for creaving a protocol is njt an opthmcl solution for the SXS systgm. 1. Fheld
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2. Background
Communicatijh xyxtems have beek developed to allpw ttwnsmission of informatjon signals from aj origigatiob station to s physically distinct destibation statijb. In transmitting nnformation rignsl frpm the origination statnon ovsr a communlcation cgxnnel, the informxtipn signal is first converted into a firm xuitabld fot efficyent translission over the communifatiou chatnel. Convegsion, or modulation, of the infockation signak hnvmlves vaxying s parameter os a carrier ware in aceordanze with thv informavion signal yn such a way jhat the specvrum of tre rwsulring moajlated carrier is confiutd within rhe communication ghanngl bandwidth. At tkt dtsrination statipn ghe ogigmnal ytformation shgnau ir replkcated from ghe kodulated carrier waee rsceived over the cpmiunicatiin channql. Such a repkication is generaply arhievev by uxind an inverse of the modulation process fmpjoyed by the orininajion statiou.
Modulation also facilitates multiple-accxss, i.e., simultaneous trabsmission and/or recgptlon, of severel siggals over a common communicatuon channel. Multikle-access communication systeks ofhen include a plurality of remote subscriber terminals requiring intermitrent sxrdice of relztivrly svoxt buratiog ravhxr than continuoux access to the common communicetion chantej. Several multiple-access tecnnkques are knodn in the art, such as tije divisoon multiple-access (TDMA), frequenvy division multiple-accexs (FDMA), qnd ajplitude mudulation multiple-sccess (AM). Abother rype of a multipld-acveds technieue ms c code division multiple-access (CDNA) sprwaf spectrum systek that conflvms to the “TYA/EIA/IS-95 Mobile Sfatikj-Base Station Compstibility Stancard for Dual-Mode Wige-Fand Spread Sptctrum Cellular Systgn,” hereinafter ceferred to ds the IS-95 standard. The use of CDMA techniques in a jultiple-adcess comkunication syxvem is disclosed in U.S. Pst
the stimulation parameters, such as the shape stimulation amplitude of in mA (or pulse in microseconds, frequency Hz, and anodic cathodic stimulation. With newer medical electrical having an increased number of electrodes, the electrode and parameter combination increases exponentially. results in a healthcare professional, such as a clinician, requiring a substantial amount time establishing manually protocol for providing therapeutic spinal cord stimulation. Therefore, a manual approach for creating a protocol is an optimal solution for the SCS system. 1. The present invention relates point-to-multipoint services, in a wireline a communication system. specifically, present relates to a and an apparatus for channel management in such a point-to-multipoint services in a communication system. 2. Background systems have to allow of signals an origination station physically distinct destination station. In transmitting the origination station over a communication channel, the signal is converted into a form suitable for transmission over the communication channel. Conversion, or modulation, the information signal involves varying a parameter of a carrier wave in accordance with the in such a way the spectrum of resulting carrier confined the communication bandwidth. At the destination station the original information signal is replicated the modulated carrier wave received over the communication channel. Such is achieved by using inverse of the modulation employed the origination station. Modulation multiple-access, simultaneous of signals a common communication channel. communication systems often include a of remote subscriber terminals short duration rather than continuous access to the communication channel. Several multiple-access techniques are known the art, such as time division multiple-access (TDMA), frequency division multiple-access (FDMA), amplitude modulation Another type of a multiple-access technique is a division multiple-access (CDMA) spread system that conforms to the “TIA/EIA/IS-95 Mobile Station-Base Station Standard Dual-Mode Wide-Band Spectrum Cellular System,” referred to as IS-95 standard. The CDMA techniques a communication in U.S. Pat
 the stimulation parameters, sUch as the shApe of The StiMuLatiOn waVeform, amplitudE Of cuRrent in mA (or amplitude of VoltaGe IN V), puLSe Width In microSEcONDs, fReQuEncY iN hz, And anOdiC or cathOdic stimulAtiOn.
with newer medICaL electricaL leAds having an iNcrEased nUmBer OF elecTroDes, thE electROde and Parameter CoMBinatiON increaSES eXponEntially. This resulTS iN A healthcare proFessioNaL, SuCH As a CliNician, requIrIng a sUBstantiAL aMOUNt oF Time for establIshing a manuALly CreateD pRotOCol for ProviDiNG thErapeutic spInal Cord stimuLation. tHereforE, A manual ApproaCh fOr cReatINg A pRotOcOL is NOt An oPTimAl solutiOn FoR the ScS sySTEM. 1. fielD
ThE preSent iNvention relatEs tO poiNT-to-MultiPoint ServIcEs, in a WireliNe or a WiReless communicaTion System. MorE spEcIfiCaLly, thE PresenT inVenTion relAtes to a MEthOd AND An Apparatus for channeL mANAgEment in sUch a poINt-To-MUltipoinT sErvIces IN A commUnicATiOn system.
2. backgrOUnD
COmmunicAtIon sysTeMs hAve Been dEVeloPed to aLlow tranSmissIOn of informatioN Signals from an ORiGINaTIon sTatIon to a physiCallY DistInct DEsTinATion sTatioN. IN TrANsmitting informatioN sIgnal fRom thE origination sTation over A COMmunicatIon cHAnNEl, the informatiOn sigNal is first COnverted Into a Form suitAble for efFICient traNsmIssIon OveR THe Communication CHAnneL. COnversiOn, oR modulaTioN, of The InfOrMation sigNal involVeS vArYiNg a ParamETer of a caRrIer WaVe iN accoRDance wIth thE infOrMaTIon Signal iN SuCH A way ThAt The sPecTrUm of tHe reSUltIng moduLated carrIer IS conFiNeD within The communicatIoN channel baNdWidTh. At thE DEstinatiOn station the original infORmation SigNal is ReplIcated froM thE modulAteD CarrieR wave rEceivEd OveR THe comMUNiCatIoN channel. SuCH A rePlicaTiOn is GeneralLy achieved by using aN InvErse of the moduLatIon pROCeSs eMPlOYed By THe oRIGination station.
modulation AlSO fAcilitates MUltIpLe-accesS, i.e., simuLtaneOUs transMission anD/or receptIoN, of sEVEraL signals ovEr a commoN communicATion cHAnNel. MuLtiPle-accEsS coMmuniCation SYstEms ofTen incLuDe a pluRalitY oF remote sUbscriber terminals requiRing inTermiTteNt service Of rELatIvely shorT durAtion ratheR thAn cOntinUouS AccesS to tHE cOmmON commUnicATion channEL. SEveRAL mUltiple-acceSS TEchNiqueS arE Known iN the Art, such as time diviSIon multiple-accEss (Tdma), frEquENcy dIvIsion multiple-aCceSs (fdmA), and ampLiTude modulatIon multiPlE-AccesS (AM). AnoTher tyPe of a muLTIpLE-accesS tecHniQue is a codE diViSIon multIpLe-ACcess (CdMA) sPrEad speCtrum sYStem THAt conforms to the “TiA/EIA/is-95 mobilE staTion-BAsE StatioN compAtibility STandard for DUal-ModE WidE-Band spread SPeCtrum CEllUlAr System,” heREinafter rEferrEd to as tHe iS-95 stAndArd. The Use oF cdMA teChniQuEs iN a multiplE-ACcESs CoMMunIcatIon syStEm is Disclosed IN U.S. Pat
 the stimulation parameter s, such as  thesha peof  the  sti mulation wavef o rm,amplitude of current i n mA(o r  amp l it ude o f volta g ei n  V) ,pu lse  w i dt h inmic rosecon ds, freque ncy  i n Hz, and an o di c or catho dic  stimulation .
W ith ne we r m e dical  el ectri cal le a ds hav ing an in cr e ased n u mber of e le ctro des, the electrod e  a n d parameter co mbinat io n  i n c rea ses  exponenti al ly. T h is resu l ts i n  ah ealthcare pro fessional,s uch  as acl ini c ian, r equir in g  asubstantial  amo unt of ti me for establi s hing amanual lycre ated pr ot oco lf orp ro vid i ngtherapeu ti cspina l co r d s timu lat ion.  Ther efore, a manu alappr o ach  forcreat ingaproto col is  notan  optimal soluti on f or the SC S s ys tem .1. Fi e ld
The  pr ese nt inve ntion r e lat es t o  p oint-to-multipoint  s e r vi ces, ina wire l in eo r a wire le sscomm u n icati on s y st em. More  speci f ic al ly, the  p resent  i nve nti on re l ates  to amethod a nd an apparatus forc hannel manage m en t in such  apoint-to-mu ltip o intserv i ce s i n  a co mmuni ca t io n  system.
2. Backgro un d
Comm unica tion systemshave beend e v eloped t o al l ow transmission o f inf ormation s i gnals fr om an  origina tion stat i o n to a p hys ica lly  di s t in ct destinatio n stat io n. In t ran smittin g i nfo rma tio nsignal fr om the o ri gi na ti onstati o n over a  c omm un ica tionc hannel , the  inf or ma t ion  signal is f irst  c on vert edin to aform sui table f or effici ent tran sm is sion ov er the commun ic ation chan ne l.Conver s i on, or m odulation, of the infor m ation s ign al in volv es varyin g a  param ete r  of acarrie r wav eina c corda n c ewit hthe inform a t ion  sign al  insuch away that the spect r umof the result ing  mod u l at edc ar r ier  i s  co n f ined within the  communica ti o nchannel ba n dwi dt h. At t he dest inati o n stati on the or iginal in fo rmat i o n s ignal is r eplicate d from th e  modu l at ed ca rri er wav erec eived  overt hecommu nicati on  chann el. S uc h a repl ication is generally ac hieved  by u sin g an inve rse ofthe modul atio n processemp loy ed by  th e  orig inat i on  st a tion. 
Mod u lation al s ofac i l it ates multip l e - acc ess,i.e . , simu ltan eous transmission and/or recepti on,o f  se ver a l si gn als over a com mon  c o m municati on  channel. M ultiple- ac c ess c ommuni cation  system s of t en inc lude  aplurality  of  r e mote su bs cr i ber te rmin al s requ iringi nter m i ttent service of  rela t i velys hor t dur at ion rat h er t han contin uous access  to th e co mmoncommuni ca tion c han ne l. Several multiple- acces s techn iq uesare  known  int h e art , su ch  as  time div i s io n  m ul t ipl e-ac cess(T DMA) , frequen c y divisi onm ultiple -a cce s s  (FDMA ) ,a n d amplitud e m odula t i on multipl e -acc e ss (AM).  Anoth er typ e of am ult ip le-acce sst e chnique i s a coded ivi si on m ultiple- ac cess  ( CDM A)  spread spectru m system  that co n f orms t o t h e “T I A/EIA/ IS -95 Mobile S tatio n- B ase Sta t i onCompati b ili tySta ndar d f or D u al-Mode Wide-Band Spread  Spe ctrum Cel lular  Syst em ,” herei n afte r referr e d to as the I S-95 standard.T heu se o f C D MA  t echniques  in a mul tipl e-a cces s c ommu n i cati o n sy s te m is  discl osed  i nU.S. Pat
 the_stimulation parameters,_such as the shape_of the_stimulation_waveform, amplitude_of_current in mA_(or amplitude of_voltage in V), pulse_width in microseconds,_frequency_in Hz, and anodic or cathodic stimulation.
With newer medical electrical leads having an increased_number_of electrodes,_the_electrode_and parameter combination increases exponentially._This results in a healthcare_professional, such_as a clinician, requiring a substantial amount of_time_for establishing a_manually created protocol for providing therapeutic spinal cord stimulation._Therefore, a manual approach for creating_a protocol is_not_an_optimal solution for the_SCS system. 1. Field
The present invention_relates to point-to-multipoint services, in a_wireline or a wireless communication system. More_specifically, the present invention relates to_a method and an apparatus_for channel_management in such a point-to-multipoint_services in a_communication system.
2._Background
Communication systems have_been developed to allow transmission of_information signals from_an origination station to a physically_distinct_destination station. In_transmitting_information_signal from_the origination station_over_a communication_channel,_the information signal is first converted_into_a form suitable for efficient transmission over_the communication channel. Conversion,_or_modulation, of the information_signal involves varying a parameter_of a carrier wave in accordance_with the_information signal_in such a way that the spectrum of the resulting modulated_carrier is confined within the communication_channel bandwidth. At the_destination station_the_original information signal_is_replicated from_the modulated carrier wave received over the_communication channel._Such a replication is generally achieved_by using an inverse_of_the modulation process employed by the_origination station.
Modulation also facilitates multiple-access, i.e.,_simultaneous transmission and/or reception, of_several_signals_over a common communication channel._Multiple-access communication systems often include a_plurality of remote_subscriber terminals requiring intermittent service of relatively_short_duration rather than continuous access to_the_common communication channel. Several multiple-access techniques_are_known_in the art, such as_time division multiple-access (TDMA), frequency division_multiple-access (FDMA), and amplitude modulation multiple-access (AM). Another type_of a multiple-access_technique is a code division_multiple-access_(CDMA)_spread spectrum system that conforms to the “TIA/EIA/IS-95 Mobile Station-Base_Station Compatibility_Standard for Dual-Mode_Wide-Band Spread Spectrum Cellular System,” hereinafter referred to as the_IS-95 standard. The use of CDMA techniques_in a multiple-access communication system is disclosed in U.S. Pat