Congestion control system and method for efficient multi-frequency messaging
First Claim
1. A congestion control method for a messaging system having a plurality of scanning selective call receivers with roaming capability, comprising the steps of:
- storing a priority value assigned to at least one of the identifiers for at least one of the plurality of scanning selective call receivers in a subscriber database at a home input terminal;
matching the at least one identifier with at least one of the identifiers on the available communication resources found at the output controller terminal providing an identifier with a highest priority value;
transmitting the associated message on the available communication resource having the identifier with the highest priority value if no congestion is detected on the communication resource; and
listing the communication resource on a communication resource congestion control list if the communication resource is deemed congested.
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Abstract
A congestion control method (1040) for a messaging system having a plurality of scanning selective call receivers with roaming capability comprises the steps of storing (1041) a priority value assigned to at least one of the identifiers for at least one of the plurality of scanning selective call receivers in a subscriber database at a home input terminal and matching (1043) the at least one identifier with at least one of the identifiers on the available communication resources found at the output controller terminal providing an identifier with a highest priority value (1044). Then, the associated message is transmitted (1046) on the available communication resource having the identifier with the highest priority value if no congestion (1045) is detected on the communication resource and otherwise listing (1047) the communication resource on a communication resource congestion control list if the communication resource is deemed congested.
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20 Claims
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1. A congestion control method for a messaging system having a plurality of scanning selective call receivers with roaming capability, comprising the steps of:
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storing a priority value assigned to at least one of the identifiers for at least one of the plurality of scanning selective call receivers in a subscriber database at a home input terminal; matching the at least one identifier with at least one of the identifiers on the available communication resources found at the output controller terminal providing an identifier with a highest priority value; transmitting the associated message on the available communication resource having the identifier with the highest priority value if no congestion is detected on the communication resource; and listing the communication resource on a communication resource congestion control list if the communication resource is deemed congested. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A congestion control method for a messaging system having a plurality of scanning selective call receivers with roaming capability using network roaming identifiers (NIDs) associated with network wide frequencies and simulcast system identifiers (SSIDs) associated with local system frequencies, comprising the steps of:
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storing a priority value assigned to at least one NID or at least one SSID for at least one of the plurality of scanning selective call receivers in a subscriber database at a home input terminal; matching the at least one NID or the at least one SSID on at least one of the available communication resource found at the output controller terminal, providing an identifier with a highest priority value; and transmitting the associated message on at least one of the available communication resource matching the highest priority value to the identifier having the highest priority value if no congestion is detected on the at least one available frequency; and listing the at least one available communication resource on a congestion control list if the at least one available communication resource is deemed congested. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An efficient multi-frequency roaming and selective call messaging system using network roaming identifiers (NIDs) associated with network wide frequencies and simulcast system identifiers (SSIDs) associated with local system frequencies for transmission of messages to a plurality of selective call receivers, comprising:
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a home input terminal for storing a priority value assigned to at least one NID or at least one SSID for at least one of the plurality of selective call receivers in a subscriber database; an output controller terminal networked to the home input terminal for receiving the priority value and an associated message from the home input terminal, wherein the output controller terminal matches the at least one NID or the at least one SSID on at least one of the available communication resources at the output terminal and wherein the output controller allows the transmission of the associated message on the at least one of the available communication resources if no congestion is detected on the at least one of the available communication resource; and a congestion control list at the output control terminal containing the at least one available communication resource that is deemed congested. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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