DETERMINING "FAIR SHARE" OF RADIO RESOURCES IN RADIO ACCESS SYSTEM WITH CONTENTION-BASED SPECTRUM SHARING
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining an amount of available wireless communication resources in a reception area;
determining a number of wireless communication nodes in the reception area;
generating a reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources;
determining an inability to allocate the reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources;
transmitting a request for release of resources to at least one other wireless communication node.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product example embodiments of the invention are disclosed to structure access to a wireless medium to reduce interference between nearby nodes. In example embodiments of the invention, a method includes the steps of determining an amount of available wireless communication resources in a reception area; determining a number of wireless communication nodes in the reception area; generating a reservation limit of the available wireless resources; determining an inability to allocate the reservation limit of the available wireless resources; transmitting a request for release of resources to at least one other wireless communication node. Another node receiving the request, performs a method including the steps of determining a threshold; comparing an allocated amount of wireless communication resources against the threshold; and releasing at least a part of the allocated amount of resources, if the reserved number is greater than the threshold.
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23 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining an amount of available wireless communication resources in a reception area; determining a number of wireless communication nodes in the reception area; generating a reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources; determining an inability to allocate the reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources; transmitting a request for release of resources to at least one other wireless communication node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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allocating an amount of available wireless communication resources; receiving a request from a wireless communication node to release wireless communication resources; determining a threshold; comparing the allocated amount of wireless communication resources against the threshold; and releasing at least a part of the allocated amount of wireless communication resources, if the reserved number is greater than the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory further comprises computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; determine an amount of available wireless communication resources in a reception area; determine a number of wireless communication nodes in the reception area; generate a reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources; determine an inability to allocate the reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources; transmit a request for release of resources to at least one other wireless communication node. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory including computer program code; wherein the at least one memory further comprises computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to; allocate an amount of available wireless communication resources; receive a request from a wireless communication node to release wireless communication resources; determine a threshold; compare the allocated amount of wireless communication resources against the threshold; and release at least a part of the allocated amount of wireless communication resources, if the reserved number is greater than the threshold. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable non-transitory medium storing program instructions, which when executed by a computer processor, perform the steps of:
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determining an amount of available wireless communication resources in a reception area; determining a number of wireless communication nodes in the reception area; generating a reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources; determining an inability to allocate the reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources; transmitting a request for release of resources to at least one other wireless communication node.
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22. A computer readable non-transitory medium storing program instructions, which when executed by a computer processor, perform the steps of:
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allocating an amount of available wireless communication resources; receiving a request from a wireless communication node to release wireless communication resources; determining a threshold; comparing the allocated amount of wireless communication resources against the threshold; and releasing at least a part of the allocated amount of wireless communication resources, if the reserved number is greater than the threshold.
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for determining an amount of available wireless communication resources in a reception area; means for determining a number of wireless communication nodes in the reception area; means for generating a reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources; means for determining an inability to allocate the reservation limit of the available wireless communication resources; means for transmitting a request for release of resources to at least one other wireless communication node.
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