Use of decremental assignments
First Claim
1. An apparatus that dynamically allocates wireless network resources, comprising:
- an assignment component that generates a first standard resource assignment for a first user device connected to a wireless network and at least a second standard resource assignment for at least a second user device connected to the wireless network;
a transmitter that sends the first standard resource assignment to the first user device to give the first user control of resources defined in the first standard resource assignment;
the assignment component determines whether at least one resource is common to each of the first and second standard assignments prior to transmitting the second assignment to the second user device.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate dynamically assigning system resources in a wireless network environment by detecting a resource conflict between an existing resource assignment to one or more existing user devices and a new resource assignment for a subsequent user device. Upon detection of a conflict, a decremental assignment can be provided to the one ore more existing user devices to decrement the existing resource assignment in order to resolve a detected resource conflict. Decremental assignments can be implicit or explicit, and can facilitate mitigating transmission overhead costs due to their relatively small size when compared to conventional complete deassignment/reassignment messages.
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55 Claims
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1. An apparatus that dynamically allocates wireless network resources, comprising:
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an assignment component that generates a first standard resource assignment for a first user device connected to a wireless network and at least a second standard resource assignment for at least a second user device connected to the wireless network;
a transmitter that sends the first standard resource assignment to the first user device to give the first user control of resources defined in the first standard resource assignment;
the assignment component determines whether at least one resource is common to each of the first and second standard assignments prior to transmitting the second assignment to the second user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of dynamically assigning system resources in a wireless network environment, comprising:
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detecting a resource conflict between an existing resource assignment to a first user device and a new resource assignment for a second user device; and
providing a decremental assignment to the first user device to decrement the existing resource assignment to resolve a detected resource conflict. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A resource assignment system, comprising:
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an assignment component that generates persistent resource assignments for user devices in a wireless network environment and detects conflicts between resource assignments;
a transmitter that transmits resource assignments to user devices; and
a decremental assignment component that generates decremental assignments for at least one user device to resolve conflicts between assignments detected by the assignment component. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A wireless network resource allocation apparatus, comprising:
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means for detecting conflicting standard resource assignments that define at least one common resource;
means for generating a decremental assignment that resolves detected conflicts between resource assignments; and
means for distinguishing the decremental resource assignment from standard resource assignments. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A computer-readable medium that stores computer-executable instructions for:
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assessing resources assignments to a plurality of devices communicating over a wireless network;
detecting a conflict between an existing resource assignment to a first device and an impending resource assignment to a second device; and
providing a decremental assignment to resolve conflict in favor of assignment to the second device by decrementing the resource assignment to the first device. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52)
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53. A microprocessor that executes instructions for providing decremental resource assignments, the instructions comprising:
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determining whether a resource is subject to potentially conflicting assignments to devices in a wireless communication environment;
providing a decremental assignment to a less recent assignee of a conflicting resource assignment, the decremental assignment instructs the less recent assignee to decrement its assignment set by the conflicting resource assignment while retaining the remainder its assignment set; and
assigning the decremented resource to a more recent assignee of the resource.
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54. A mobile device that facilitates wireless communication over a network, comprising:
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a receiving component that receives a standard resource assignment;
a processing component that exerts control over resources described in the standard resource assignment, identifies a subsequent decremental assignment received by the receiving component, and relinquishes control of at least one conflicting resource defined in the decremental assignment while retaining a remainder of resources assigned by the standard resource assignment. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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