SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOAD BALANCING IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for a User Equipment (UE) to connect to a Femto Access Point (FAP) in a Femto network, said method comprising:
- checking if said UE belongs to an authorized class by said FAP, on said FAP receiving a request for a connection from said UE and said FAP detecting an overload in said Femto network;
permitting said UE to connect to said FAP, if said UE belongs to said authorized class; and
denying connection to said UE by said FAP, is said UE does not belong to said authorized class.
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Abstract
A system and method for achieving load balancing in a communication network. Each User Equipment (UE) configured to a Femto Access Point (FAP) is grouped under a particular access class based on the quality of service being subscribed to, by the UE. At the time of overloading, each access class is barred access for a particular percent of duty cycle. When an authorized UE requests connection to the FAP, the system checks for an overloading situation. If overloading is detected in the network, the system identifies the access class of that particular UE and checks if that particular access class is authorized to access the FAP at that particular instant of time. If the UE'"'"'s access class is authorized to access the FAP at that instant of time, the system allow UE to establish connection.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for a User Equipment (UE) to connect to a Femto Access Point (FAP) in a Femto network, said method comprising:
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checking if said UE belongs to an authorized class by said FAP, on said FAP receiving a request for a connection from said UE and said FAP detecting an overload in said Femto network; permitting said UE to connect to said FAP, if said UE belongs to said authorized class; and denying connection to said UE by said FAP, is said UE does not belong to said authorized class. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A Femto Access Point (FAP) in a Femto network, said FAP comprising at least one means adapted for:
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checking if a UE belongs to an authorized class by said FAP, on said FAP receiving a request for a connection from said UE and said FAP detecting an overload in said Femto network; permitting said UE to connect to said FAP, if said UE belongs to said authorized class; and denying connection to said UE by said FAP, is said UE does not belong to said authorized class. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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