Fuzzy channel allocation controller having service quality insuring

• US 6,792,275 B1
• Filed: 04/25/2001
• Issued: 09/14/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Telecommunications Laboratories Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Telecommunications Laboratories Chunghwa Telecom Company Limited
• Inventors: Lo, Kuenrong, Chang, Chungju
• Primary Examiner(s): Appiah, Charles
• Assistant Examiner(s): Daniel, Jr., Willie J.
• Application Number:
  US09/807,442
• Time in Patent Office: 1,238 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422.1, 455/436, 455/439, 455/441, 455/443, 455/450, 455/451, 455/452.1, 455/452.2, 455/453, 455/509, 455/464, 455/449, 455/444, 455/445, 370/329, 370/331, 370/341, 375/130
• US Class Current: 455/452.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/04 Traffic adaptive resource partitioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/32 Hierarchical cell structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0864 of different hierarchy levels, e.g. Master Evolved Node B [MeNB] or Secondary Evolved node B [SeNB]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00 Hand-off or reselection arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/54 based on quality criteria
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

A fuzzy channel allocation controller assuring a quality of service and used in a hierarchical wireless communication system. A system with the fuzzy channel allocation controller is provided, and a threshold for allowing a call entering into the system is adaptively adjusted according to system condition so that the calls are sustained in a predetermined quality. Furthermore, in allocating channels, the loads of the macro cell and micro cells are balanced so that the system has a higher channel utility. This system having a macro cell and a plurality of micro cells which includes a base station interface module, a resource estimator, and a performance estimator and a fuzzy channel allocation processor.

Claims

1. A fuzzy channel allocation controller assuring a quality of service and used in a hierarchical wireless communication system, the system having a macro cell and a plurality of micro cells which includes a base station interface module, a resource estimator, a performance estimator and a fuzzy channel allocation processor;

wherein the base station interface module provides an interface circuit to be interfaced with a base station, and provides separate buffers for registering calls temporarily;

the resource estimator calculates effective resources as a call occurs, including space channels and buffers; and

the performance estimator adaptively estimates performance of the system;

wherein the fuzzy channel allocation controller provides a threshold for allowing a call entering into the system to be adaptively adjusted according to/system conditions so that the calls are sustained in a predetermined quality;

further, in allocating channels, the loads of the macro cell and micro cells are balanced so that the system has a higher channel utility, the fuzzy channel allocation processor being a two layer fuzzy logic controller;

a first layer being a fuzzy allowable call threshold estimator and a second layer being a fuzzy channel allocation controller;

the fuzzy allowable call threshold estimator having variables of handoff call failure rate and available resources, and a Sugeno displacement gradient method for use in adjusting the call threshold for achieving various priorities;

in the second layer, the fuzzy channel allocator has the input variables of effective messages, then carries out a min-max deduction method, and establishes a final result representing whether the call is accepted and whether it is allocated with effective resources in the macro cell or micro cells.

2. The fuzzy channel allocation controller assuring a quality of service as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base station interface module includes buffers to store different calls temporarily;

in the macro cell, Nna buffers are provided for new calls, Nha buffers are provided for handoff calls from proximate macro cells, and Nho buffers are provided for overflow handoff calls of a micro cell;

the base station interface module provides Nni buffers for new calls in the micro cells;

Nhui buffers are provided for underflow handoff calls of a macro cell;

Nhi buffers are provided for handoff calls of proximate micro cells;

when dummy channels exist in one micro cell, a calling reverse flow is executed in a macro cell to allow a call handoff to the channels of micro cells to reduce a call jam and balance loads on the system.

3. The fuzzy channel allocation controller assuring a quality of service as claimed in claim 1, wherein the buffers of the base station interface module are separate buffers for storing calls not being stored in a dummy channel to reduce failure rates.

4. A fuzzy channel allocation controller assuring a quality of service and used in a hierarchical wireless communication system, the system having a macro cell and a plurality of micro cells which includes a base station interface module, a resource estimator, a performance estimator and a fuzzy channel allocation processor;

wherein the base station interface module provides an interface circuit to be interfaced with a base station, and provides separate buffers for registering calls temporarily;

the resource estimator calculates effective resources as a call occurs, including space channels and buffers; and

the performance estimator adaptively estimates performance of the system;

wherein the fuzzy channel allocation controller provides a threshold for allowing a call entering into the system to be adaptively adjusted according to system conditions so that the calls are sustained in a predetermined quality;

further, in allocating channels, the loads of the macro cell and micro cells are balanced so that the system has a higher channel utility;

wherein the base station interface module includes buffers to store different calls temporarily, the buffers in the base station interface module being separate buffers for storing calls not being stored in a dummy channel to reduce failure rates, in the macro cell, Nna buffers are provided for new calls, Nha buffers are provided for handoff calls from proximate macro cells, and Nho buffers are provided for overflow handoff calls of a micro cell;

the base station interface module provides Nni buffers for new calls in the micro cells;

Nhui buffers are provided for underflow handoff calls of a macro cell, Nhi buffers are provided for handoff calls of proximate micro cells, when dummy channels exist in one micro cell, a calling reverse flow is executed in a macro cell to allow a call handoff to the channels of micro cells to reduce a call jam and balance loads on the system;

wherein the fuzzy channel allocation processor is a two layer fuzzy logic controller;

a first layer is a fuzzy allowable call threshold estimator and a second layer is a fuzzy channel allocation controller;

the fuzzy allowable call threshold estimator has variables of handoff call failure rate and available resources, and a Sugeno displacement gradient method is used to adjust the call threshold for achieving various priorities;

in the second layer, the fuzzy channel allocator has the input variables of effective messages, then carries out a min-max deduction method, and establishes a final result representing whether the call is accepted and whether it is allocated with effective resources in the macro cell or micro cells.