Prioritized sending of data
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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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Abstract
A method and a system for communicating data in a telecommunication network (3) in which the available capacity is not uniformly distributed is disclosed. The system comprises control means (2) for tracking the locations of a mobile station (1) moving in the telecommunication network (3), and for scheduling the data communication to or from the mobile station in accordance with the available capacity of the network.
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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15. A telecommunication system for communicating data in a cellular telecommunication network (3) in which the available capacity is not uniformly distributed, comprising:
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control means (2) communicating with a mobile station (1) and the cellular telecommunication network (3), for tracking the locations of the mobile station (1) moving in the cellular telecommunication network (3), and for scheduling the data communication to or from the mobile station 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 by the control means 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 by the control means when the available capacity at future locations is higher than that at the current location.
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