DYNAMIC RECLAMATION OF A COMMUNICATION RESOURCE IN A NETWORK
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at an access point in a network, signaling indicative of an allocation of a communication resource to a device attached to the access point;
determining a level of communication activity at the access point; and
releasing, by the access point, the allocation of the communication resource in response to the level of communication activity fulfilling a specified criterion.
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Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure relate to dynamically reclaiming communication resources allocated to a device in a network. Reclaiming such resources can comprise releasing the communication resources when communication activity at an access point serving the device fulfils a reclamation criterion. The access point can monitor the communication activity based at least on network traffic associated with the device. In one aspect, the access point can determine an activity metric associated with the communication activity and, in response to the activity metric fulfilling a reclamation criterion, the access point can release the allocated communication resource.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at an access point in a network, signaling indicative of an allocation of a communication resource to a device attached to the access point; determining a level of communication activity at the access point; and releasing, by the access point, the allocation of the communication resource in response to the level of communication activity fulfilling a specified criterion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory having computer-executable instructions encoded thereon; and a processor functionally coupled to the memory and configured, by the computer-executable instructions, to receive signaling indicative of an allocation of a communication resource to a device attached to the apparatus; to determine a level of communication activity at the apparatus; and to release the allocation of the communication resource in response to the level of communication activity fulfilling a specified criterion. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for provisioning access points, the method comprising:
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allocating communication resources to a plurality of access points; monitoring communication activity of at least one access point of the plurality of access points; conveying a command to release a communication resource allocated to an access point of the at least one access point in response to the communication activity of the access point fulfilling a release criterion; and allocating the communication resource to a first access point not included in the plurality of access points, the first access point having associated therewith a communication activity that fulfills an allocation criterion.
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