APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOAD BALANCING
First Claim
1. A method of balancing traffic load in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- calculating, using a processor operatively associated with a first base station, a load metric for each of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users, in operation, are in communication with the first base station using an overloaded carrier associated with the first base station, and wherein the load metric for each of the plurality of users comprises a plurality of metric factors related at least to an associated communication link;
determining, using the processor, a transfer-deserving user from the plurality of users, the transfer-deserving user being associated with a highest value of an associated calculated load metric; and
transferring, using the processor, the associated communication link of the transfer-deserving user from the overloaded carrier to a target carrier, wherein the target carrier is associated with either the first base station or a second base station.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of balancing traffic load in a wireless communication network include calculating a load metric for each of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users, in operation, are in communication with a first base station using an overloaded carrier associated with the first base station. Such load metric for each user may include a plurality of metric factors related at least to an associated communication link. Based on the calculated load metric, a transfer-deserving user from the plurality of users may be determined. The transfer-deserving user may be associated with a highest value of an associated calculated load metric. For load balancing at the first base station, the associated communication link of the transfer-deserving user may be transferred from the overloaded carrier to a target carrier, wherein the target carrier may be associated with either the first base station or a second base station.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of balancing traffic load in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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calculating, using a processor operatively associated with a first base station, a load metric for each of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users, in operation, are in communication with the first base station using an overloaded carrier associated with the first base station, and wherein the load metric for each of the plurality of users comprises a plurality of metric factors related at least to an associated communication link; determining, using the processor, a transfer-deserving user from the plurality of users, the transfer-deserving user being associated with a highest value of an associated calculated load metric; and transferring, using the processor, the associated communication link of the transfer-deserving user from the overloaded carrier to a target carrier, wherein the target carrier is associated with either the first base station or a second base station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of balancing traffic load in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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determining, using a processor operatively associated with a first base station, whether a new user has been associated with a plurality of existing users based on at least one of a plurality of triggering events, the triggering events comprising an initial network entry event, a re-entry event and a handover event, wherein the new user and each of the plurality of existing users, in operation, are in communication with the first base station using an overloaded carrier associated with the first base station; and responsive to a determination that the new user has been associated with the plurality of existing users, adjusting a traffic load of the overloaded carrier based on a load metric for each of the plurality of existing users and the new user, the load metric comprising a plurality of metric factors related to a respective user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An apparatus capable of operating and balancing traffic load in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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a transceiver configured to exchange data with each of a plurality of users via an associated communication link established using an overloaded carrier; and a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to; calculate a load metric for each of the plurality of users comprising a plurality of metric factors related at least to the associated communication link; determine a transfer-deserving user from the plurality of users, the transfer-deserving user being associated with a highest value of an associated calculated load metric; and transfer the associated communication link of the transfer-deserving user from the overloaded carrier to a target carrier, wherein the target carrier is associated with either said apparatus or another wireless apparatus of the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer readable code physically embodied thereon which, when executed by a processor arranged in a first base station apparatus capable of operating in a wireless network, causes the processor to carry out the operations of:
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calculating a load metric for each of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users, in operation, are in communication with the first base station using an overloaded carrier associated with the first base station, and wherein the load metric for each of the plurality of users comprises a plurality of metric factors related at least to an associated communication link; determining a transfer-deserving user from the plurality of users, the transfer-deserving user being associated with a highest value of an associated calculated load metric; and transferring the associated communication link of the transfer-deserving user from the overloaded carrier to a target carrier, wherein the target carrier is associated with either the first base station or a second base station.
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