METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED CALL ADMISSION CONTROL IN A WIRELESS NETWORK
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1. A method for distributed call admission control in a wireless network comprising the steps of:
- initiating a communication call within the wireless network;
computing a resource metric at each of a plurality of nodes along a communication route of the wireless network, wherein each of the resource metrics is representative of a network dynamic;
distributing the resource metrics along a communication route to at least one call admission control point within the wireless network; and
performing a call admission process for the communication call at the at least one call admission control point using the resource metrics.
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Abstract
A method for distributed call admission control in a wireless network includes the steps of: initiating a communication call within the wireless network; computing a resource metric at each of a plurality of nodes along a communication route of the wireless network, wherein each of the resource metrics is representative of a network dynamic; distributing the resource metrics along a communication route to at least one call admission control point within the wireless network; and performing a call admission process for the communication call at the at least one call admission control point using the resource metrics.
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1. A method for distributed call admission control in a wireless network comprising the steps of:
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initiating a communication call within the wireless network;
computing a resource metric at each of a plurality of nodes along a communication route of the wireless network, wherein each of the resource metrics is representative of a network dynamic;
distributing the resource metrics along a communication route to at least one call admission control point within the wireless network; and
performing a call admission process for the communication call at the at least one call admission control point using the resource metrics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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