Controlling levels of traffic in a telecommunications network with a relay node and a network node therefor
First Claim
1. A telecommunications network comprising a plurality of user nodes, a relay node, and controller means operative to allocate resources so as to control levels of traffic transmitted from/to the user nodes via the relay node, the controller means being operative to allocate a data transmission rate for traffic from user nodes via the relay node to user nodes which is up to twice that for traffic via the relay node in from or out of the network.
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Abstract
A telecommunications network includes a plurality of user nodes, a relay node, and controller means. The controller means is operative to allocate resources so as to control levels of traffic transmitted form/to the user nodes via the relay node. Specifically, the controller means is operative to allocate a data transmission rate for traffic from user nodes via the relay node to user nodes which is twice that for traffic via the relay node in from or out of the network.
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- 1. A telecommunications network comprising a plurality of user nodes, a relay node, and controller means operative to allocate resources so as to control levels of traffic transmitted from/to the user nodes via the relay node, the controller means being operative to allocate a data transmission rate for traffic from user nodes via the relay node to user nodes which is up to twice that for traffic via the relay node in from or out of the network.
- 7. A method of controlling levels of traffic transmitted from/to user nodes via a relay node in a telecommunications network by allocating resources so as to to meet data transmission rate targets, including the step of setting a data transmission rate for traffic from one user node via the relay node to another user node which is up to twice that for traffic via the relay node into or out of the network.
- 10. A network node for a telecommunications network, the node comprising a regulator operative under the control of received control signals to limit the levels of traffic sent on by the node per unit time dependent on desired data transmission rate, the desired data transmission rate for traffic from user nodes via the relay node to user nodes being set at up to twice that for traffic via the relay node in from or out of the network.
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