Apparatus, and an associated method, for reserving resources in a mobile communication system through the use of historical indicia
First Claim
1. Apparatus for a radio communication system including a plurality of spaced-apart, fixed-site transceivers positioned throughout a geographic area, each fixed-site transceiver defining a coverage area within which communications with a mobile station are permitted pursuant to a communication session in which communication resources are allocated to effectuate the communication session, said apparatus for facilitating allocation of communication resources by at least one target, fixed-site transceiver, said apparatus comprising:
- an encoder adapted to receive historical indicia associated with movement of the mobile station, said encoder for encoding the historical indicia into compressed form, encoding performed by said encoder forming a variable-to-fixed encoding scheme;
a memory element adapted to receive the historical indicia, once encoded by said encoder;
a decoder adapted to access said memory element to retrieve the historical indicia stored thereat, said decoder for decoding the historical indicia and for predicting a subsequent path of movement of the mobile station, the subsequent path formed of a first part and of a second part, the first part based upon the historical indicia and the second part based upon a current location update; and
a resource requestor adapted to receive indications of the subsequent path of movement predicted by said mobility path predictor, said resource requestor for selectably requesting reservation of the communication resources at the at least one target, fixed-site transceiver to permit effectuation of the communication session, the at least one target, fixed-site transceiver defining a coverage area containing at least a portion of the subsequent path of movement predicted by said decoder when the subsequent path of movement is of a prediction probability greater than a selected threshold.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for facilitating resource allocation in a mobile communication system. Historical indicia associated with a mobile station is monitored and maintained. A predictor forms a prediction of a subsequent path of travel of the mobile station responsive to the historical indicia that is collected and maintained at the memory element. The predicted path of travel of the mobile station is utilized in the allocation of communication resources to the mobile station. Updates are made to the predicted path of travel, and reallocation of the communication resources is correspondingly made, thereby to efficiently utilize the communication resources available in the communication system.
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1. Apparatus for a radio communication system including a plurality of spaced-apart, fixed-site transceivers positioned throughout a geographic area, each fixed-site transceiver defining a coverage area within which communications with a mobile station are permitted pursuant to a communication session in which communication resources are allocated to effectuate the communication session, said apparatus for facilitating allocation of communication resources by at least one target, fixed-site transceiver, said apparatus comprising:
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an encoder adapted to receive historical indicia associated with movement of the mobile station, said encoder for encoding the historical indicia into compressed form, encoding performed by said encoder forming a variable-to-fixed encoding scheme;
a memory element adapted to receive the historical indicia, once encoded by said encoder;
a decoder adapted to access said memory element to retrieve the historical indicia stored thereat, said decoder for decoding the historical indicia and for predicting a subsequent path of movement of the mobile station, the subsequent path formed of a first part and of a second part, the first part based upon the historical indicia and the second part based upon a current location update; and
a resource requestor adapted to receive indications of the subsequent path of movement predicted by said mobility path predictor, said resource requestor for selectably requesting reservation of the communication resources at the at least one target, fixed-site transceiver to permit effectuation of the communication session, the at least one target, fixed-site transceiver defining a coverage area containing at least a portion of the subsequent path of movement predicted by said decoder when the subsequent path of movement is of a prediction probability greater than a selected threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of communicating in a radio communication system having a plurality of spaced-apart fixed-site transceivers positioned throughout a geographic area, each fixed-site transceiver defining a coverage area within which communications with a mobile station are permitted pursuant to a communication session in which communication resources are allocated to effectuate the communication session, said method for facilitating allocation of communication resources by at least one target, fixed-site transceiver, said method comprising:
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encoding, using a variable-to-fixed encoding scheme, historical indicia associated with movement of the mobile station into compressed form;
storing the historical indicia, once encoded during said operation of encoding;
accessing and decoding the historical indicia stored during said operation of storing;
predicting a subsequent path of movement of the mobile station the subsequent path formed of a first part and a second part, the first part based upon the historical indicia and the second part based upon a current locate update, associated with movement of the mobile station decoded during said operation of decoding; and
selectably reserving the communication resources at the at least one target, fixed-site transceiver to permit effectuation of the communication session, the at least one target, fixed-site transceiver defining a coverage area containing at least a portion of the subsequent path of movement predicted during said operation of predicting when the subsequent path of movement is of a prediction probability greater than a selected threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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