System and method for upgrading service class of a connection in a wireless network
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1. A method for determining a service class for a connection to be established, comprising:
- determining a base service class for the connection;
determining an upgraded service class for the connection;
determining whether a performance increase is available to the connection by upgrading its service class from the base service class to the upgraded service class;
estimating the performance increase available to the connection by upgrading its service class from the base service class to the upgraded service class; and
upgrading the service class if the performance increase meets an upgraded criteria.
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Abstract
A system and method for upgrading service class of a connection in a wireless network includes identifying a congested CoS in a sector of a wireless network. Bandwidth availability in the sector is determined at an enhanced CoS in relation to the congested CoS. A communications session is selected in the congested CoS for upgrading. The communications session is upgraded to the enhanced CoS.
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1. A method for determining a service class for a connection to be established, comprising:
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determining a base service class for the connection; determining an upgraded service class for the connection; determining whether a performance increase is available to the connection by upgrading its service class from the base service class to the upgraded service class; estimating the performance increase available to the connection by upgrading its service class from the base service class to the upgraded service class; and upgrading the service class if the performance increase meets an upgraded criteria. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A Software for determining a service class for a connection to be established, the software embodied in a computer readable medium and operable to:
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determine a base service class for the connection, connection; determine an upgraded service class for the connection; determine whether a performance increase is available to the connection by upgrading its service class from the base service class to the upgraded service class; estimate the performance increase available to the connection by upgrading its service class from the base service class to the upgraded service class; and upgrade the service class if the performance increase meets an upgraded criteria. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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