US Patent 7443830 Method for data communication and controlling device therefor

For communicating data on a transmission channel (1, 2) between a central station (BS) and a plurality of subscriber stations (M), for each transmission connection between the central station (BS) and a specific subscriber station (M), a method for coding and/or modulating the payload to be transmitted is selected among a plurality of methods supported by the central station (BS) and the specific subscriber station (M). To this end, the load of the transmission channel (1, 2) is detected, and the selection is carried out taking account of the detected load.