SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES TO ENABLE MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS NETWORK RESOURCES
First Claim
1. A method of managing communication at a wireless access point, comprising:
- receiving a request from a first access terminal for access to system resources provided from the wireless access point;
determining whether the first access terminal is a member of a group or a non-member; and
determining a level of service from one of a plurality of levels of service for the first access terminal based on whether the first access terminal is a member or a non-member, wherein the respective levels of service for members and non-members are different.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems, methods and devices for selectively adjusting a quality of service QoS of communication between a wireless access point and a UE based on both a value indicative of system resources and closed subscriber group (CSG) subscription data, such that a member has priority access to system resources over a non-member. The systems, methods and devices described herein allow an access point operating in a hybrid mode to discriminate between CSG members and non-members, without having to terminate communication links in order to provide CSG members with particular QoS levels. In some embodiments, non-members can maintain or establish new communication links with lower QoS levels in order to utilize unused and available capacity, thereby increasing the utilization of system resources available through femto nodes operating in a hybrid mode.
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48 Claims
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1. A method of managing communication at a wireless access point, comprising:
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receiving a request from a first access terminal for access to system resources provided from the wireless access point; determining whether the first access terminal is a member of a group or a non-member; and determining a level of service from one of a plurality of levels of service for the first access terminal based on whether the first access terminal is a member or a non-member, wherein the respective levels of service for members and non-members are different. - 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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21. A wireless access point comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a request from a first access terminal for access to system resources provided from the wireless access point; a transmitter configured to provide a forward channel between the wireless access point and one or more access terminals, wherein the forward channel comprises at least a portion of the system resources; a controller configured to execute code; and non-transitory computer readable memory storing code that when executed by the controller is configured to determine whether the first access terminal is a member of a group or a non-member, and determine a level of service from one of a plurality of levels of service for the first access terminal based on whether the first access terminal is a member or a non-member, wherein the respective levels of service for members and non-members is different. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer program product comprising a machine readable medium having machine executable instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a computing device are configured to:
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determine whether a first access terminal is a member of a group or a non-member; and determine a level of service from one of a plurality of levels of service for the first access terminal based on whether the first access terminal is a member or a non-member, wherein the respective levels of service for members and non-members is different. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A wireless access point comprising:
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means for receiving a request from a first access terminal for access to system resources provided from the wireless access point; means for determining at least one value indicative of system resources provided from the wireless access point; and means for storing code that when executed by a means for executing code is configured to determine a level of service from one of a plurality of levels of service to the first access terminal based on whether the first access terminal is a member or a non-member, wherein the respective levels of service for members and non-members is different. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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