Method and system for managing radio resources in a time-slotted communication system
First Claim
1. A method of managing radio resources in a time-slotted wireless communication system, the method comprising:
- (a) sorting a plurality of time slots of a radio resource into a plurality of different categories, each category being associated with a different level of quality of service (QoS), each time slot being assigned one of a plurality of designations based upon the QoS of a user, wherein at least one communication parameter is defined differently for each time slot designation, and the at least one communication parameter is dynamically adjusted by a radio resource management (RRM) function based on a state of traffic;
(b) constantly monitoring the state of the traffic;
(c) if traffic congestion occurs or the data rate for a particular time slot designation changes, dynamically adjusting the number of time slots assigned to each time slot designation;
(d) if a handover is initiated and there are not enough resources in a desired target cell to which the handover is directed, freeing high capacity time slots and adjusting QoS requirements to avoid traffic congestion; and
(e) if data packet scheduling is required, adjusting delay and jitter for scheduling the data packets based on time slot designation.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing radio resources in a time-slotted wireless communication system is based on the quality of service (QoS) information of a user. A plurality of time slots of a radio resource are sorted into a plurality of different categories, such as high QoS time slots, high capacity time slots, and balanced time slots. Each category is associated with a different level of QoS. QoS information with respect to a user is obtained in response to a radio resource request received from the user. The user is associated with a particular category of time slots based on the QoS information of the user.
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12 Claims
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1. A method of managing radio resources in a time-slotted wireless communication system, the method comprising:
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(a) sorting a plurality of time slots of a radio resource into a plurality of different categories, each category being associated with a different level of quality of service (QoS), each time slot being assigned one of a plurality of designations based upon the QoS of a user, wherein at least one communication parameter is defined differently for each time slot designation, and the at least one communication parameter is dynamically adjusted by a radio resource management (RRM) function based on a state of traffic;
(b) constantly monitoring the state of the traffic;
(c) if traffic congestion occurs or the data rate for a particular time slot designation changes, dynamically adjusting the number of time slots assigned to each time slot designation;
(d) if a handover is initiated and there are not enough resources in a desired target cell to which the handover is directed, freeing high capacity time slots and adjusting QoS requirements to avoid traffic congestion; and
(e) if data packet scheduling is required, adjusting delay and jitter for scheduling the data packets based on time slot designation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A time-slotted wireless system for managing radio resources, the system comprising:
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(a) means for sorting a plurality of time slots of a radio resource into a plurality of different categories, each category being associated with a different level of quality of service (QoS), each time slot being assigned one of a plurality of designations based upon the QoS of a user, wherein at least one communication parameter is defined differently for each time slot designation, and the at least one communication parameter is dynamically adjusted by a radio resource management (RRM) function based on a state of traffic;
(b) means for constantly monitoring the state of the traffic;
(c) means for dynamically adjusting the number of time slots assigned to each time slot designation if traffic congestion occurs or the data rate for a particular time slot designation changes;
(d) means for freeing high capacity time slots and adjusting QoS requirements to avoid traffic congestion if a handover is initiated and there are not enough resources in a desired target cell to which the handover is directed; and
(e) means for adjusting delay and jitter for scheduling the data packets based on time slot designation if data packet scheduling is required. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A radio network controller (RNC) for managing radio resources in a time-slotted wireless communication system, the RNC comprising:
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(a) means for sorting a plurality of time slots of a radio resource into a plurality of different categories, each category being associated with a different level of quality of service (QoS), each time slot being assigned one of a plurality of designations based upon the QoS of a user, wherein at least one communication parameter is defined differently for each time slot designation, and the at least one communication parameter is dynamically adjusted by a radio resource management (RRM) function based on a state of traffic;
(b) means for constantly monitoring the state of the traffic;
(c) means for dynamically adjusting the number of time slots assigned to each time slot designation if traffic congestion occurs or the data rate for a particular time slot designation changes;
(d) means for freeing high capacity time slots and adjusting QoS requirements to avoid traffic congestion if a handover is initiated and there are not enough resources in a desired target cell to which the handover is directed; and
(e) means for adjusting delay and jitter for scheduling the data packets based on time slot designation if data packet scheduling is required. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A base station for managing radio resources in a time-slotted wireless communication system, the base station comprising:
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(a) means for sorting a plurality of time slots of a radio resource into a plurality of different categories, each category being associated with a different level of quality of service (QoS), each time slot being assigned one of a plurality of designations based upon the QoS of a user, wherein at least one communication parameter is defined differently for each time slot designation, and the at least one communication parameter is dynamically adjusted by a radio resource management (RRM) function based on a state of traffic;
(b) means for constantly monitoring the state of the traffic;
(c) means for dynamically adjusting the number of time slots assigned to each time slot designation if traffic congestion occurs or the data rate for a particular time slot designation changes;
(d) means for freeing high capacity time slots and adjusting QoS requirements to avoid traffic congestion if a handover is initiated and there are not enough resources in a desired target cell to which the handover is directed; and
(e) means for adjusting delay and jitter for scheduling the data packets based on time slot designation if data packet scheduling is required. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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