Adaptive method of floor control with fast response time and fairness in communication network
First Claim
1. A method of floor control in a communication network, said method comprising the steps of:
- subsequent to receiving a first floor request during a floor request round, waiting a time period before determining a floor winner for the floor request round;
wherein the length of the time period is based at least in part on a floor request load.
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Abstract
In a floor control system for a network, a floor control server controls a floor-based application for communications between multiple participant terminals. The server carries out a floor determination process that includes an adaptive waiting function. Upon receiving an initial floor request message, the server waits for additional requests before determining the floor winner. The wait time is a function of the floor request load. When the system is lightly loaded, the wait time is generally small. For heavier request loads, the wait time is generally longer, to ensure that a reasonable number of requests are received before awarding the floor. The wait time may be limited by a maximum wait time, which is a function of the floor request load. If a designated number of floor requests is received before the maximum wait time expires, a temporary floor winner is granted the floor if its priority is sufficiently high.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of floor control in a communication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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subsequent to receiving a first floor request during a floor request round, waiting a time period before determining a floor winner for the floor request round; wherein the length of the time period is based at least in part on a floor request load. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of floor control in a communication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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in each of a plurality of floor request rounds, subsequent to receiving a first floor request during the floor request round, waiting a time period before determining a floor winner for the floor request round; wherein the length of the time period is variable from round to round, said time period length in each round being based at least in part on the floor request load during the round. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of floor control in a communication network, said method comprising the steps of:
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subsequent to receipt of a first floor request during a floor request round, determining a maximum wait period as a function of a floor request load; and determining a floor winner for the floor request round no later than upon expiration of the maximum wait period. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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