Stabilized control channel planning using loosely coupled dedicated traffic channels
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1. A method for allocating control channels in a radiocommunication system comprising the steps of:
- providing a plurality of traffic channels in said radiocommunication system;
providing a plurality of control channels in said radiocommunication systems;
associating each of a dedicated subset of said plurality of traffic channels with a respective one of said plurality of control channels;
accumulating a number of times that each of the dedicated traffic channels is allocated to a base station over a period of time; and
allocating a control channel to said base station based upon said counted numbers of times.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for allocating control channels in a radiocommunication system are disclosed. Control channels are associated with dedicated traffic channels. The allocation history of dedicated traffic channels can be monitored to determine which dedicated traffic channels are allocated most frequently to a base station. A control channel can then be allocated to the base station based on the allocation history of the associated dedicated traffic channels.
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1. A method for allocating control channels in a radiocommunication system comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of traffic channels in said radiocommunication system; providing a plurality of control channels in said radiocommunication systems; associating each of a dedicated subset of said plurality of traffic channels with a respective one of said plurality of control channels; accumulating a number of times that each of the dedicated traffic channels is allocated to a base station over a period of time; and allocating a control channel to said base station based upon said counted numbers of times. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A base station comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting signals on traffic channels and control channels; means for counting a number of times each of said traffic channels is allocated to said base station; and means for informing a system of said counted number of times. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. In a radiocommunication system having base stations which transmit information on traffic channels and control channels, a method for allocating control channels to the base stations comprising the steps of:
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associating at least one of the traffic channels with one of the control channels; allocating the traffic channels to base stations; and allocating the control channels to the base stations based on the allocation of the associated traffic channels to the base stations. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A base station in a radiocommunication system comprising:
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a transmitter for transmitting signals on traffic channels and control channels; means for counting a number of times that each of the traffic channels is allocated to the base station; and means for selecting a control channel to be allocated to the base station based on the counted numbers of times. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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