Method for optimizing resource allocation based on subscriber transmission history
First Claim
1. A method for optimizing communication resource allocation in a radio communication system, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a predicted future location for a subscriber unit using information supplied by the subscriber unit;
receiving operational capabilities information, comprising a plurality of operating bands and/or a plurality of of operating protocols directly from the subscriber unit;
reallocating communication resources in use by other subscriber units affiliated with a communication site that services the predicted future location, in preparation for arrival by the subscriber unit at the predicted future location, based at least in part on the received operational capabilities information;
allocating communication resources in anticipation of expected resource requirements for the subscriber unit at the predicted future location based on a combination of the predicted future location, and operational capabilities information.
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Abstract
Communication resources are allocated within a radio communication system in anticipation of expected resource requirements using predictions based on information supplied by a subscriber unit. In one embodiment, the system uses the subscriber unit'"'"'s location history to predict a future location (510, 520, 530). In another embodiment, the system uses radio capability information, along with environment information for the subscriber unit, to predict loading conditions for potential hand-over sites (610, 620, 630), and assigns the subscriber unit to one of the potential hand-over sites based on the predicted loading conditions (640).
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10 Claims
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1. A method for optimizing communication resource allocation in a radio communication system, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining a predicted future location for a subscriber unit using information supplied by the subscriber unit; receiving operational capabilities information, comprising a plurality of operating bands and/or a plurality of of operating protocols directly from the subscriber unit; reallocating communication resources in use by other subscriber units affiliated with a communication site that services the predicted future location, in preparation for arrival by the subscriber unit at the predicted future location, based at least in part on the received operational capabilities information; allocating communication resources in anticipation of expected resource requirements for the subscriber unit at the predicted future location based on a combination of the predicted future location, and operational capabilities information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for optimizing system resource allocation in a multi-site radio communication system, comprising:
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receiving from a subscriber unit operational capabilities information, including a plurality of operating bands and/or a plurality of operating protocols, and a series of transmissions that include current location information; maintaining location history information corresponding to the subscriber unit based on the series of transmissions; predicting a future location pertaining to the subscriber unit using the location history information; and allocating communication resources in anticipation of expected resource requirements for the subscriber unit at the predicted future location, based on a combination of the predicted future location, and operational capabilities information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising the steps of, as a part of a handover sequence:
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receiving, directly from a subscriber unit, radio capability information, including operating band and/or operating protocol; receiving subscriber unit environment information, including location information, and cell affiliation information; predicting loading conditions for potential handover sites based on the radio capability information and the location information; and assigning the subscriber unit to one of the potential handover sites based on the predicted loading conditions. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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