Method of minimizing reverse channel interference caused by an abnormally high number of access attempts in a wireless communications system
First Claim
1. A method in a wireless communications system in which one or more mobile terminals attempt to establish communications with a base station through at least one access attempt, the method comprising the steps of:
- when an overload condition is determined to be present, sending in a message information for controlling the access attempt,wherein the access attempt comprises one or more access probes transmitted by the mobile terminal and the information in the message is for controlling the transmission of at least one of;
the number of access probes, the frequency of the access probes, and the intensity of the access probes, andwherein an overload condition is determined to be present when a number of seizures relative to a number of assignments recorded by the base station over a predefined period of time is greater than a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
When an overload condition is determined to exist at a base station in a wireless communications system based on the number of unsuccessful access attempts to access the system relative to the successful access attempts to access the system, the base station broadcasts a message to each mobile terminal within its coverage area that changes at least one access probe-related parameter associated with at least one of: the number, the frequency, and the power intensity of the access probes made by these mobile terminals as they attempt to establish access to the wireless network. By so limiting these access probes in some manner when an overload condition is present, the interference caused on the reverse link by many mobile terminals attempting access is reduced.
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19 Claims
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1. A method in a wireless communications system in which one or more mobile terminals attempt to establish communications with a base station through at least one access attempt, the method comprising the steps of:
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when an overload condition is determined to be present, sending in a message information for controlling the access attempt, wherein the access attempt comprises one or more access probes transmitted by the mobile terminal and the information in the message is for controlling the transmission of at least one of;
the number of access probes, the frequency of the access probes, and the intensity of the access probes, andwherein an overload condition is determined to be present when a number of seizures relative to a number of assignments recorded by the base station over a predefined period of time is greater than a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method in a wireless communication system in which one or more mobile terminals attempt to establish communications with a base station through an access attempt, the method comprising the steps of:
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at a mobile terminal, making an access attempt in response to information in a message received from the base station that is transmitted to control the making of the access attempt when the base station determines that an overload condition is present, the base station determining that an overload condition is present when a number of seizures relative to a number of assignments recorded by the base station over a predefined period of time is greater than a predetermined threshold, wherein making an access attempt comprises transmitting one or more access probes and the information in the message controls the transmission of at least one of;
the number of access probes, the frequency of the access probes, and the intensity of the access probes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method in a wireless communications system in which one or more mobile terminals attempt to establish communications with a base station through at least one access attempt, the method comprising the steps of:
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when an overload condition is determined to be present, sending in a message information for controlling the access attempt, wherein the access attempt comprises one or more access probes transmitted by the mobile terminal and the information in the message is for controlling the transmission of at least one of;
the number of access probes, the frequency of the access probes, and the intensity of the access probes, andwherein an overload condition is determined to be present based on the number of unsuccessful attempts by mobile terminals to access the system relative to the number of successful attempts to access the system over a predetermined period of time.
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