Call handling device for controlling wireless connections with wireless communications devices
First Claim
1. A call handling device for controlling wireless connections with wireless enabled communications devices, the call handling device comprising:
- at least two transceivers, each of which is capable of providing at least one wireless connection with a communications device; and
a processor for controlling the wireless connections, the processor being adapted to;
monitor the transceivers to determine a transceiver usage for each transceiver;
determine the connection requirements of each communications device;
compare the transceiver usage and the connection requirements; and
, control the transceiver to which each communications device is connected in accordance with the result of the comparison.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling wireless connections of a number of transceivers in a network established with a number of wireless communications devices. The technique involves monitoring the transceivers via which connections are to be made in order to determine current usage for each transceiver. This provides an indication of the bandwidth available for the connections via each transceiver. The available bandwidth is then compared to the connection requirements of the relevant communications device to determine which transceiver is capable of establishing the connection. The system comprises a processor which is then able to control the wireless connections that are made in order to prevent particular transceivers in the network from becoming overloaded with traffic.
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33 Claims
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1. A call handling device for controlling wireless connections with wireless enabled communications devices, the call handling device comprising:
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at least two transceivers, each of which is capable of providing at least one wireless connection with a communications device; and
a processor for controlling the wireless connections, the processor being adapted to;
monitor the transceivers to determine a transceiver usage for each transceiver;
determine the connection requirements of each communications device;
compare the transceiver usage and the connection requirements; and
,control the transceiver to which each communications device is connected in accordance with the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of controlling wireless connections with wireless enabled communications devices, the wireless connections being established via at least two transceivers, each of which is capable of providing at least one wireless connection with a communications device, the method comprising:
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monitoring the transceivers to determine a transceiver usage for each transceiver;
determining the connection requirements of each communications device;
comparing the transceiver usage and the connection requirements; and
,controlling the transceiver to which each communications device is connected in accordance with the result of the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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