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Prioritized sending of data

  • US 20020094815A1
  • Filed: 01/08/2002
  • Published: 07/18/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/14/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of communicating data in a cellular telecommunication network (3) in which the available capacity is not uniformly distributed, comprising the steps of:

  • tracking (S1) the locations of a mobile station (1) moving in the cellular telecommunication network (3); and

    scheduling (S4) the data communication to or from the mobile station (1) in accordance with the available capacity of the network at the current and future locations of the mobile station, wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is prioritized in the scheduling step when the available capacity at future locations is less than that at the current location, and wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is delayed in the scheduling step when the available capacity at future locations is higher than that at the current location.

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