ALLOCATING INTERLACE MULTIPLEX PAIRS FOR MULTICAST SERVICES
First Claim
1. A method implemented in a control entity within a wireless communication system, comprising:
- selecting, at the control entity, a plurality of sectors in response to receiving requests for a multicast service from mobile units located within the plurality of sectors;
allocating, at the control entity, at least one of a plurality of interlace-multiplex pairs for providing the multicast service to the mobile units within the plurality of sectors, wherein said at least one interlace-multiplex pair is allocated based on at least one priority list that ranks priorities of the plurality of interlace-multiplex pairs according to how many of the plurality of sectors provide the multicast service using the corresponding interlace-multiplex pair; and
establishing a call flow over an air interface to the mobile units using said at least one allocated interlace-multiplex pair.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method implemented in a control entity within a wireless communication system. The method includes selecting, at the control entity, a plurality of sectors in response to receiving requests for a multicast service from mobile units located within the plurality of sectors. The method also includes allocating, at the control entity, one or more interlace-multiplex pairs for providing the multicast service to the mobile units within the plurality of sectors. One or more of the interlace-multiplex pairs are allocated based on a priority list that ranks priorities of the plurality of interlace-multiplex pairs according to how many of the plurality of sectors provide the multicast service using the corresponding interlace-multiplex pair. The method also includes establishing a call flow over an air interface to the mobile units using the allocated interlace-multiplex pair(s).
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1. A method implemented in a control entity within a wireless communication system, comprising:
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selecting, at the control entity, a plurality of sectors in response to receiving requests for a multicast service from mobile units located within the plurality of sectors; allocating, at the control entity, at least one of a plurality of interlace-multiplex pairs for providing the multicast service to the mobile units within the plurality of sectors, wherein said at least one interlace-multiplex pair is allocated based on at least one priority list that ranks priorities of the plurality of interlace-multiplex pairs according to how many of the plurality of sectors provide the multicast service using the corresponding interlace-multiplex pair; and establishing a call flow over an air interface to the mobile units using said at least one allocated interlace-multiplex pair. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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