A method of transmitting a data bit stream on a multi-carrier transmission system is provided. The steps include estimating a signal to noise ratio for each carrier for a known transmit power for each carrier, allocating a quantity of bits for each carrier within limits imposed by a target bit error...http://www.google.de/patents/US7003044?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7003044 - Method for allocating bits and power in multi-carrier communication system