Prioritized sending of data
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1. A method, comprising:
- tracking the locations of a mobile station moving in a cellular telecommunication network in which the available capacity is not uniformly distributed, where a communication has been established between the mobile station and the cellular telecommunication network; and
scheduling data communication to or from the mobile station in accordance with the available capacity of the network at both the current location and future locations of the mobile station,wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is prioritized during scheduling when the available capacity at future locations is less than that at the current location, by giving traffic to or from the mobile station a priority while the mobile station is still in a less congested area of the cellular telecommunication network, andwherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is delayed during scheduling when the available capacity at future locations is higher than that at the current location.
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Abstract
A method and a system for communicating data in a telecommunication network (3) in which the available capacity is not uniformly distributed is disclosed. The system comprises a controller (2) for tracking the locations of a mobile station (1) moving in the telecommunication network (3), and for scheduling the data communication to or from the mobile station in accordance with the available capacity of the network.
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31 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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tracking the locations of a mobile station moving in a cellular telecommunication network in which the available capacity is not uniformly distributed, where a communication has been established between the mobile station and the cellular telecommunication network; and scheduling data communication to or from the mobile station in accordance with the available capacity of the network at both the current location and future locations of the mobile station, wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is prioritized during scheduling when the available capacity at future locations is less than that at the current location, by giving traffic to or from the mobile station a priority while the mobile station is still in a less congested area of the cellular telecommunication network, and wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is delayed during scheduling when the available capacity at future locations is higher than that at the current location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus, comprising:
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a controller configured to track the locations of a mobile station moving in a cellular telecommunication network where a communication has been established between the mobile station and the cellular telecommunication network, and to schedule data communication to or from the mobile station in accordance with the available capacity of the network at both the current location and future locations of the mobile station, wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is prioritized by the controller when the available capacity at future locations is less than that at the current location, by giving traffic to or from the mobile station a priority while the mobile station is still in a less congested area of the cellular telecommunication network, and wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is delayed by the controller when the available capacity at future locations is higher than that at the current location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for tracking the locations of a mobile station moving in a cellular telecommunication network where a communication has been established between the mobile station and the cellular telecommunication network, and for scheduling data communication to or from the mobile station in accordance with the available capacity of the network at both the current location and future locations of the mobile station, wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is prioritized by the means for tracking and for scheduling when the available capacity at future locations is less than that at the current location, by giving traffic to or from the mobile station a priority while the mobile station is still in a less congested area of the cellular telecommunication network, and wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is delayed by the means for tracking and for scheduling when the available capacity at future locations is higher than that at the current location. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A system, comprising:
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a controller configured to communicate with a mobile station and a cellular telecommunications network, to track the locations of the mobile station moving in the cellular telecommunications network where a communication has been established between the mobile station and the cellular telecommunication network, and to schedule data communication to or from the mobile station in accordance with the available capacity of the network at both the current location and future locations of the mobile station; wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is prioritized by the controller when the available capacity at future locations is less than at the current location, by giving traffic to or from the mobile station a priority when the mobile station is still in a less congested area of the cellular telecommunication network; and wherein the data communication to or from the mobile station at the current location of the mobile station is delayed by the controller when the available capacity at future locations is higher than that at the current location.
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