Method of efficiently detecting a loss of granted bandwidth
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- at a subscriber unit;
determining that there is information to transmit;
requesting an amount of bandwidth;
receiving a reservation grant, wherein the reservation grant comprises an amount of granted bandwidth and at least one timer value;
extracting the at least one timer value from the reservation grant; and
using the at least one timer value to detect loss of granted bandwidth.
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Abstract
A subscriber unit (100) determines that there is information to transmit, and requests an amount of bandwidth. Upon receipt of the request for bandwidth from the subscriber unit, the fixed network equipment (FNE; 102) determines whether the requested bandwidth is available. If yes, the FNE dynamically determines at least a first timer value to be used by the subscriber unit to detect a loss of granted bandwidth, and transmits a reservation grant to the subscriber unit granting the request. The reservation grant comprises the at least first timer value. Upon receipt of the reservation grant, the subscriber unit extracts the at least first timer value from the reservation grant and uses the at least first timer value to detect loss of granted bandwidth.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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at a subscriber unit;
determining that there is information to transmit;
requesting an amount of bandwidth;
receiving a reservation grant, wherein the reservation grant comprises an amount of granted bandwidth and at least one timer value;
extracting the at least one timer value from the reservation grant; and
using the at least one timer value to detect loss of granted bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request for bandwidth from a first subscriber unit;
determining that the requested bandwidth is available;
dynamically determining at least a first timer value to be used by the first subscriber unit to detect a loss of granted bandwidth; and
transmitting a reservation grant to the subscriber unit granting the request, wherein the reservation grant comprises at least the first timer value. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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