Method and apparatus for managing telephone calls in a selective call radio system controller
First Claim
1. A method for use in a radio communication system controller which manages connections of telephone calls, each of the telephone calls being one of a plurality of call types, said method comprising the steps of:
- handling a request for phone call service by establishing a telephone call connection of a call type to one of a plurality of message handlers according to the call type and an input limit for the call type;
monitoring telephone call connections of each of the plurality of call types, wherein said step of monitoring comprises the steps of;
adjusting a count in an input counter when a telephone call connection changes, thereby maintaining the count of telephone call connections in use for a particular call type;
updating a loading factor for the particular call type by averaging the count in the input counter over a predetermined past time period; and
deriving a utilization factor for the particular call type from the loading factor; and
adjusting one or more input limits in response to the utilization factor derived in said monitoring step and a predetermined priority for the particular call type.
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Abstract
A system controller (102) for managing telephone inputs includes telephone inputs for connecting to telephone calls, a service request handler (420), a monitor (432), and a limit adjuster (434). The telephone inputs are used for telephone calls, each telephone call being one of a plurality of call types. The service request hander (420) handles requests for phone call service by connecting telephone inputs to telephone calls according to an input limit for the call types, and further couples the telephone inputs to call handlers according to the call types. The monitor (432) monitors call connections of the telephone inputs for a first call type. The limit adjuster (434) adjusts an input limit according to a utilization factor derived in the monitoring step.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for use in a radio communication system controller which manages connections of telephone calls, each of the telephone calls being one of a plurality of call types, said method comprising the steps of:
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handling a request for phone call service by establishing a telephone call connection of a call type to one of a plurality of message handlers according to the call type and an input limit for the call type; monitoring telephone call connections of each of the plurality of call types, wherein said step of monitoring comprises the steps of; adjusting a count in an input counter when a telephone call connection changes, thereby maintaining the count of telephone call connections in use for a particular call type; updating a loading factor for the particular call type by averaging the count in the input counter over a predetermined past time period; and deriving a utilization factor for the particular call type from the loading factor; and adjusting one or more input limits in response to the utilization factor derived in said monitoring step and a predetermined priority for the particular call type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system controller for managing connections of telephone calls, each of the telephone calls being one of a plurality of call types, comprising:
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a plurality of message handlers, each for processing a telephone call; service request handling means, coupled to said plurality of message handlers, for handling a request for phone call service by establishing a telephone call connection of a call type to one of the plurality of message handlers according to the call type and an input limit for the call type; monitor means, coupled to said service request handling means, for monitoring telephone call connections of each of the plurality of call types, said monitor means including means for adjusting a count in an input counter for a first call type, means for updating a loading factor for the first call type by averaging the count in the input counter over a predetermined past time period, and means for deriving a utilization factor for the first call type from the loading factor for the first call type; and limit adjustment means, for adjusting one or more input limits in response to the utilization factor derived by said monitor means and a predetermined priority for the first call type. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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Specification