Methods and apparatus for allocating shared communication resources to outdial communication services
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1. A method comprising:
- allocating a resource of a shared communication facility based on a reserved portion and a maximum portion of the shared facility, a requested outdial communication service type, and a current shared facility utilization; and
changing a state of a variable to update the current shared facility utilization.
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Methods and apparatus for allocating resources of a shared communication facility to outdial communication services are disclosed. A disclosed method comprises allocating a resource of a shared communication facility based on a reserved portion and a maximum portion of the shared facility, a requested outdial communication service type, and a current shared facility utilization, and changing a state of a variable to update the current shared facility utilization.
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1. A method comprising:
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allocating a resource of a shared communication facility based on a reserved portion and a maximum portion of the shared facility, a requested outdial communication service type, and a current shared facility utilization; and
changing a state of a variable to update the current shared facility utilization. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article of manufacture storing machine readable instructions which, when executed, cause a machine to:
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receive a request for an outdial communication service;
determine a current amount of shared communication resources allocated to the outdial communication service;
determine an amount of shared communication resources available for allocation to the outdial communication service;
if the current number of allocated resources satisfies a first criterion and the amount of shared resources satisfies a second criterion, allocate a resource to the outdial communication service; and
if a resource is not allocated, reject the request. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A resource allocator comprising:
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a memory to store a resource allocation control variable and a resource allocation constraint; and
an allocator to allocate a communication resource from a shared communication facility to an outdial service request based on respective states of the resource allocation control variable and the resource allocation constraint. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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