Dynamic wireless resource utilization

• US 6,990,087 B2
• Filed: 04/22/2003
• Issued: 01/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2002
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Topp, Allan R., Levedahl, Mark D., Breinig, Robert J., Rao, Shekar A., Berezdivin, Roberto
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham, Chi
• Assistant Examiner(s): ABELSON, RONALD B
• Application Number:
  US10/421,498
• Publication Number:
  US 20030210680A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,008 Days
• Field of Search: 370/321, 370/330, 370/337, 370/347, 370/252, 370/343, 370/344, 370/430, 370/436, 370/437, 370/480, 370/465, 370/468
• US Class Current: 370/330
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/147 for predicting network behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5003 Managing SLA; Interaction between SLA and QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5025 by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/11 Identifying congestion
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/10 Dynamic resource partitioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0284 detecting congestion or overload during communication monitoring arrangements H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/16 Performing reselection for specific purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method for dynamic wireless resource utilization includes monitoring a wireless communication resource; generating wireless communication resource data; using the wireless communication resource data, predicting the occurrence of one or more holes in a future time period; generating hole prediction data; using the hole prediction data, synthesizing one or more wireless communication channels from the one or more predicted holes; generating channel synthesis data; receiving data reflecting feedback from a previous wireless communication attempt and data reflecting a network condition; according to the received data and the channel synthesis data, selecting a particular wireless communication channel from the one or more synthesized wireless communication channels; generating wireless communication channel selection data; using the wireless communication channel selection data, instructing a radio unit to communicate using the selected wireless communication channel; and instructing the radio unit to discontinue use of the selected wireless communication channel after the communication has been completed.

Claims

1. A system for dynamic wireless resource utilization, the system comprising:

a sensing module operable to monitor one or more wireless communication resources and generate wireless communication resource data;

a prediction module operable, using the wireless communication resource data, to predict the occurrence of one or more holes in one or more future time periods, a hole comprising a wireless communication opportunity not associated with any existing channels in which one or more wireless communication resources assigned to one or more first users is temporarily available for wireless communication by one or more second users, the prediction module being further operable to generate hole prediction data;

a synthesizing module operable, using the hole prediction data, to create one or more wireless communication channels from the one or more predicted holes and generate channel synthesis data;

a selection module operable to receive data reflecting feedback from one or more previous wireless communication attempts and data reflecting one or more network conditions and, according to the received data and the channel synthesis data, select one or more particular wireless communication channels from the one or more created wireless communication channels, the selection module further operable to generate wireless communication channel selection data;

an assignment module operable, using the wireless communication channel selection data, to instruct a radio unit to communicate using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels; and

a deactivation module operable to instruct the radio unit to discontinue use of the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels after the communication has been completed.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the selection module is operable, according to one or more wireless communication channel characteristics, to designate one or more backup wireless communication channels from the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the assignment module is operable to instruct the radio unit to communicate using one or more newly selected wireless communication channels in response to one or more changes in one or more network conditions.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more wireless communication resources are monitored with respect to one or more of power level, frequency, and time.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the assignment module is operable to instruct the radio unit to communicate using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels during a designated period of time.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the assignment module is operable to instruct the radio unit to communicate a particular unit of data using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the occurrence of one or more holes in one or more future time periods is predicted using one or more of:

an inertia-based technique;

a periodic technique;

a filter-based technique;

a time series prediction technique; and

a spectral technique.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein a wireless communication channel is created from one or more holes using a pattern-matching technique.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more network conditions comprise quality of service (QoS) and use of one or more wireless communication resources by one or more network nodes.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more wireless resources comprise one or more of one or more frequency bands, time slots, codes, and power levels.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein a hole comprises one or more of one or more frequency bands, time slots, codes, or power levels.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein a created wireless communication channel comprises one or more holes meeting one or more criteria.

13. A method for dynamic wireless resource utilization, the method comprising:

monitoring one or more wireless communication resources;

generating wireless communication resource data;

using the wireless communication resource data, predicting the occurrence of one or more holes in one or more future time periods, a hole comprising a wireless communication opportunity not associated with any existing channels in which one or more wireless communication resources assigned to one or more first users is temporarily available for wireless communication by one or more second users;

generating hole prediction data;

using the hole prediction data, creating one or more wireless communication channels from the one or more predicted holes;

generating channel synthesis data;

receiving data reflecting feedback from one or more previous wireless communication attempts and data reflecting one or more network conditions;

according to the received data and the channel synthesis data, selecting one or more particular wireless communication channels from the one or more created wireless communication channels;

generating wireless communication channel selection data;

using the wireless communication channel selection data, instructing a radio unit to communicate using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels; and

instructing the radio unit to discontinue use of the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels after the communication has been completed.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising, according to one or more wireless communication channel characteristics, designating one or more backup wireless communication channels from the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels.

15. The method of claim 13, comprising instructing the radio unit to communicate using one or more newly selected wireless communication channels in response to one or more changes in one or more network conditions.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more wireless communication resources are monitored with respect to one or more of power level, frequency, and time.

17. The method of claim 13, comprising instructing the radio unit to communicate using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels during a designated period of time.

18. The method of claim 13, comprising instructing the radio unit to communicate a particular unit of data using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein the occurrence of one or more holes in one or more future time periods is predicted using one or more of:

an inertia-based technique;

a periodic technique;

a filter-based technique;

a time series prediction technique; and

a spectral technique.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein a wireless communication channel is created from one or more holes using a pattern-matching technique.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more network conditions comprise quality of service (QoS) and use of one or more wireless communication resources by one or more network nodes.

22. The method of claim 13, wherein the one or more wireless resources comprise one or more of one or more frequency bands, time slots, codes, and power levels.

23. The method of claim 13, wherein a hole comprises one or more of one or more frequency bands, time slots, codes, or power levels.

24. The method of claim 13, wherein a created wireless communication channel comprises one or more holes meeting one or more criteria.

25. Software for dynamic wireless resource utilization, the software embodied in media and when executed operable to:

monitor one or more wireless communication resources;

generate wireless communication resource data;

using the wireless communication resource data, predict the occurrence of one or more holes in one or more future time periods, a hole comprising a wireless communication opportunity not associated with any existing channels in which one or more wireless communication resources assigned to one or more first users is temporarily available for wireless communication by one or more second users;

generate hole prediction data;

using the hole prediction data, create one or more wireless communication channels from the one or more predicted holes;

generate channel synthesis data;

receive data reflecting feedback from one or more previous wireless communication attempts and data reflecting one or more network conditions;

according to the received data and the channel synthesis data, select one or more particular wireless communication channels from the one or more created wireless communication channels;

generate wireless communication channel selection data;

using the wireless communication channel selection data, instruct a radio unit to communicate using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels; and

instruct the radio unit to discontinue use of the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels after the communication has been completed.

26. The software of claim 25, further operable, according to one or more wireless communication channel characteristics, to designate one or more backup wireless communication channels from the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels.

27. The software of claim 25, operable to instruct the radio unit to communicate using one or more newly selected wireless communication channels in response to one or more changes in one or more network conditions.

28. The software of claim 25, wherein the one or more wireless communication resources are monitored with respect to one or more of power level, frequency, and time.

29. The software of claim 25, operable to instruct the radio unit to communicate using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels during a designated period of time.

30. The software of claim 25, operable to instruct the radio unit to communicate a particular unit of data using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels.

31. The software of claim 25, wherein the occurrence of one or more holes in one or more future time periods is predicted using one or more of:

an inertia-based technique;

a periodic technique;

a filter-based technique;

a time series prediction technique; and

a spectral technique.

32. The software of claim 25, wherein a wireless communication channel is created from one or more holes using a pattern-matching technique.

33. The software of claim 25, wherein the one or more network conditions comprise quality of service (QoS) and use of one or more wireless communication resources by one or more network nodes.

34. The software of claim 25, wherein the one or more wireless resources comprise one or more of one or more frequency bands, time slots, codes, and power levels.

35. The software of claim 25, wherein a hole comprises one or more of one or more frequency bands, time slots, codes, or power levels.

36. The software of claim 25, wherein a created wireless communication channel comprises one or more holes meeting one or more criteria.

37. A system for dynamic wireless resource utilization, the system comprising:

means for monitoring one or more wireless communication resources;

means for generating wireless communication resource data;

means for, using the wireless communication resource data, predicting the occurrence of one or more holes in one or more future time periods, a hole comprising a wireless communication opportunity not associated with any existing channels in which one or more wireless communication resources assigned to one or more first users is temporarily available for wireless communication by one or more second users;

means for generating hole prediction data;

means for, using the hole prediction data, creating one or more wireless communication channels from the one or more predicted holes;

means for generating channel synthesis data;

means for receiving data reflecting feedback from one or more previous wireless communication attempts and data reflecting one or more network conditions;

means for, according to the received data and the channel synthesis data, selecting one or more particular wireless communication channels from the one or more created wireless communication channels;

means for generating wireless communication channel selection data;

means for, using the wireless communication channel selection data, instructing a radio unit to communicate using the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels; and

means for instructing the radio unit to discontinue use of the selected one or more particular wireless communication channels after the communication has been completed.