System and Method for Resource Management in Multiple Communications Point Operation
First Claim
1. A method for operating a network entity, the method comprising:
- receiving a first message from a candidate communications point in a communications points set associated with a user equipment (UE), wherein the first message includes a resource report advising of an available portion of an upper layer communications resource that can be committed by the candidate communications point in a collaboration with a first communications point to communicate with the UE;
sending a second message to the candidate communications point, the second message including a resource reservation request to reserve a subset of the available portion of the upper layer communications resource; and
receiving a third message from the candidate communications point, the third message including a resource reservation response indicating whether the subset of the available portion of the upper layer communications resource has been reserved as requested.
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Abstract
A method for operating a communications point includes receiving a first message from a candidate communications point in a communications points set associated with a user equipment (UE), where the first message includes a resource report advising of an available portion of an upper layer communications resource that can be committed by the candidate communications point in a collaboration with a first communications point to communicate with the UE. The method also includes sending a second message to the candidate communications point, the second message including a resource reservation request to reserve a subset of the available portion of the upper layer communications resource. The method further includes receiving a third message from the candidate communications point, the third message including a resource reservation response indicating whether the subset of the available portion of the upper layer communications resource has been reserved as requested.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for operating a network entity, the method comprising:
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receiving a first message from a candidate communications point in a communications points set associated with a user equipment (UE), wherein the first message includes a resource report advising of an available portion of an upper layer communications resource that can be committed by the candidate communications point in a collaboration with a first communications point to communicate with the UE; sending a second message to the candidate communications point, the second message including a resource reservation request to reserve a subset of the available portion of the upper layer communications resource; and receiving a third message from the candidate communications point, the third message including a resource reservation response indicating whether the subset of the available portion of the upper layer communications resource has been reserved as requested. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for operating a network entity, the method comprising:
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receiving a first message from a first communications point, the first message including a resource reconfiguration request indicating a change in a portion of an upper layer communications resource committed by the first communications point; determining if a second communications point accepts a commitment of a second portion of the upper layer communications resource, the second portion of the upper layer communications resource corresponding to the change in the portion of the upper layer communications resource; and sending a second message to the first communications point, the second message including a resource reconfiguration response indicating whether the second communications point accepted the commitment of the second portion of the upper layer resource. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A communications point comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a first message from a candidate communications point in a communications points set associated with a user equipment (UE), wherein the first message includes a resource report that advises of an available portion of an upper layer communications resource that can be committed by the candidate communications point in a collaboration with a first communications point to communicate with the UE, and to receive a third message from the candidate communications point, the third message including a resource reservation response indicating whether a subset of the available portion of the upper layer communications resource has been reserved as requested; and a transmitter configured to send a second message to the candidate communications point, the second message including a resource reservation request to reserve the subset of the available portion of the upper layer communications resource. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A communications point comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a first message from a first communications point, the first message including a resource reconfiguration request indicating a change in a portion of an upper layer communications resource committed by the first communications point; a processor coupled to the receiver, the processor configured to determine if a second communications point accepts a commitment of a second portion of the upper layer communications resource, the second portion of the upper layer communications resource according to the change in the portion of the upper layer communications resource; and a transmitter configured to send a second message to the first communications point, the second message including a resource reconfiguration response indicating whether the second communications point accepted the commitment of the second portion of the upper layer resource. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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