Method of allocating communication resources in a communication system
First Claim
1. In a cellular communication system operating in real time, a method of allocating communication resources, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) retrieving from a base station controller associated with the communication system a communication system resource allocation;
b) identifying within a first cell of the communication system an allocated communication resource which does not satisfy an allocation criteria;
c) removing the allocated communication resource from the first cell;
d) identifying a candidate communication resource within the communication system which satisfies the allocation criteria;
e) determining whether allocating the candidate communication resource results in excessive retuning of a second cell;
f) based on the determination, allocating the candidate communication resource to the first cell; and
g) automatically and reiteratively downloading the communication system resource allocation to the communication system during operation of the communication system.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of allocating communication resources in a communication system. The method includes retrieving from the communication system the present communication system resource allocation (402); identifying for a tuning cell allocated communication resources which do not satisfy the allocation criteria (410); identifying candidate communication resources within the communication system which satisfy the allocation criteria (416); allocating the candidate communication resources to the cell (424); repeating these steps for each cell marked for retuning (404) and downloading the new communication system resource allocation to the communication system (406).
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7 Claims
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1. In a cellular communication system operating in real time, a method of allocating communication resources, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) retrieving from a base station controller associated with the communication system a communication system resource allocation; b) identifying within a first cell of the communication system an allocated communication resource which does not satisfy an allocation criteria; c) removing the allocated communication resource from the first cell; d) identifying a candidate communication resource within the communication system which satisfies the allocation criteria; e) determining whether allocating the candidate communication resource results in excessive retuning of a second cell; f) based on the determination, allocating the candidate communication resource to the first cell; and g) automatically and reiteratively downloading the communication system resource allocation to the communication system during operation of the communication system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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