System and method for selective recovery of a failed overhead channel in a wireless network
First Claim
1. For use in a base station of a wireless network, said base station capable of communicating in at least one overhead channel and a plurality of traffic channels with a plurality of mobile stations by means of a plurality of channel elements, an apparatus for recovering from an overhead channel failure comprising:
- a failure detection circuit capable of detecting a failed overhead channel and generating a failure notification; and
a channel allocator capable of receiving said failure notification and, in response thereto;
identifying a failed one of said plurality of channel elements responsible for said failed overhead channel and a first signal processing device associated with said failed overhead channel element;
selecting an available traffic channel element to replace said failed channel element, wherein said available traffic channel element is located on a second signal processing device that is processing a least number of overhead channels thereon.
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for use in a wireless network base station capable of recovering from an overhead channel failure. The apparatus comprising a channel allocator circuit capable of (i) identifying a failed one of a plurality of channel elements responsible for a failed overhead channel and a first signal processing device associated with the failed overhead channel element; and (ii) selecting an available traffic channel element to replace the failed channel element, wherein the available traffic channel element is located on a second signal processing device that is processing a least number of overhead channels thereon.
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1. For use in a base station of a wireless network, said base station capable of communicating in at least one overhead channel and a plurality of traffic channels with a plurality of mobile stations by means of a plurality of channel elements, an apparatus for recovering from an overhead channel failure comprising:
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a failure detection circuit capable of detecting a failed overhead channel and generating a failure notification; and
a channel allocator capable of receiving said failure notification and, in response thereto;
identifying a failed one of said plurality of channel elements responsible for said failed overhead channel and a first signal processing device associated with said failed overhead channel element;
selecting an available traffic channel element to replace said failed channel element, wherein said available traffic channel element is located on a second signal processing device that is processing a least number of overhead channels thereon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A wireless network comprising:
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a plurality of base stations, each of said base stations capable of establishing and maintaining communication links with a plurality of a mobile stations by means of at least one overhead channel and a plurality of traffic channels; and
an apparatus for recovering from an overhead channel failure comprising;
a failure detection circuit capable of detecting a failed overhead channel and generating a failure notification; and
a channel allocator capable of receiving said failure notification and, in response thereto;
identifying a failed one of said plurality of channel elements responsible for said failed overhead channel and a first signal processing device associated with said failed overhead channel element;
selecting an available traffic channel element to replace said failed channel element, wherein said available traffic channel element is located oh a second signal processing device that is processing a least number of overhead channels thereon. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. For use in a base station of a wireless network, the base station capable of communicating in at least one overhead channel and a plurality of traffic channels with a plurality of mobile stations by means of a plurality of channel elements, a method for recovering from an overhead channel failure comprising the steps of:
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detecting a failed overhead channel;
identifying a failed one of the plurality of channel elements responsible for the failed overhead channel;
identifying a first signal processing device associated with the failed overhead channel element;
determining a pool of available traffic channel elements capable of being reconfigured to replace the failed overhead channel element; and
selecting from the pool a replacement traffic channel element, wherein the replacement traffic channel element is located on a second signal processing device that is processing a least number of overhead channels. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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- 21. For use in a base station of a wireless network, said base station capable of communicating in at least one overhead channel and a plurality of traffic channels with a plurality of mobile stations by means of a plurality of channel elements, an apparatus for recovering from an overhead channel failure operable to (i) identify a failed one of a plurality of channel elements responsible for a failed overhead channel and a first signal processing device associated with a failed overhead channel element, and (ii) select, in response thereto, an available traffic channel element to replace said failed channel element, wherein said available traffic channel element is located on a second signal processing device that is processing a least number of overhead channels thereon.
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