Radio channel allocation for national security and emergency preparedness calls
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a connection for a wireless call over a radio channel in a radio spectrum, the method comprising:
- receiving a call origination message from a mobile device at a base station;
creating a base station origination message comprising congestion state information for the base station, call type information, and a request for priority information for the wireless call, wherein the congestion state for the base station may be (a) that there are no available radio channels at the base station, (b) that the available resources are limited and if a call connection is established it may be subject to interference from other calls, or (c) that there are sufficient radio channels available to establish a connection for the wireless call, and wherein the call type information identifies the wireless call as a high-priority Wireless Priority Service (WPS) call or a low-priority public call;
sending the base station origination message to a mobile switching center;
receiving a first setup message comprising call treatment information and the requested priority information from the mobile switching center sent in response to the base station origination message; and
processing the wireless call as a high-priority call or as a low-priority call according to the processing information in the setup message.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to wireless telephone networks, and more particularly to the allocation of radio channels to calls in CDMA-based systems when their Radio Access Networks (RAN) are congested. A Base Station (BS) receives a call origination from a mobile device. The BS communicates information about the call and about its radio availability to a Mobile Switching Center (MSC). The MSC determines the priority of the call and how the call should be treated by the BS based on the supplied information. The MSC communicates the treatment information and the priority information back to the BS.
When the RAN is congested, high-priority calls are queued. These high-priority calls are served based on allocation specification in which radio channels may be assigned to low-priority calls, which are not queued, while there are still calls in the queue.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a connection for a wireless call over a radio channel in a radio spectrum, the method comprising:
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receiving a call origination message from a mobile device at a base station; creating a base station origination message comprising congestion state information for the base station, call type information, and a request for priority information for the wireless call, wherein the congestion state for the base station may be (a) that there are no available radio channels at the base station, (b) that the available resources are limited and if a call connection is established it may be subject to interference from other calls, or (c) that there are sufficient radio channels available to establish a connection for the wireless call, and wherein the call type information identifies the wireless call as a high-priority Wireless Priority Service (WPS) call or a low-priority public call; sending the base station origination message to a mobile switching center; receiving a first setup message comprising call treatment information and the requested priority information from the mobile switching center sent in response to the base station origination message; and processing the wireless call as a high-priority call or as a low-priority call according to the processing information in the setup message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for providing information necessary for establishing a connection for a wireless call over a radio channel in a radio spectrum, the method comprising:
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receiving from a base station a base station origination message comprising congestion state information, call type information, and a request for priority information for the wireless call, wherein the congestion state for the base station may be (a) that there are no available radio channels at the base station, (b) that the available resources are limited and if a call connection is established it may be subject to interference from other calls, or (c) that there are sufficient radio channels available to establish a connection for the wireless call, and wherein the call type information identifies the call as a high-priority Wireless Priority Service call or a low-priority public call; determining call treatment information based on the congestion state information and the call type information for the wireless call; creating a first setup message comprising call the treatment information and the requested priority information; determining whether the wireless call should be processed by the base station as a high-priority call or a low-priority call; and sending the first setup message to the base station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for establishing a connection for a wireless call over a radio channel in a radio spectrum, system comprising:
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a base station operative to; receive a call origination message from a mobile device; create a base station origination message comprising congestion state information for the base station, call type information, and a request for priority information for the wireless call, wherein the congestion state for the base station may be (a) that there are no available radio channels at the base station, (b) that the available resources are limited and if a call connection is established it may be subject to interference from other calls,or (c) that there are sufficient radio channels available to establish a connection for the wireless call, and wherein the call type information identifies the call as a high-priority Wireless Priority Service (WPS) call or a low-priority public call; send the base station origination message to a mobile switching center; wherein the mobile switching center is operative to; receive a first setup message comprising call treatment information and the requested priority information from the mobile switching center sent in response to the base station origination message; and process the wireless call as a high-priority call or as a low-priority call according to the processing information in the setup message.
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15. A system for providing information necessary for establishing a connection for a wireless call over a radio channel in a radio spectrum, the system comprising:
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means for receiving from a base station a base station origination message comprising congestion state information for the base station and call type information for the wireless call, wherein the congestion state for the base station may be (a) that there are no available radio channels at the base station, (b) that the available resources are limited and if a call connection is established it may be subject to interference from other calls, or (c) that there are sufficient radio channels available to establish a connection for the wireless call, and wherein the call type information identifies the call as a high-priority Wireless Priority Service (WPS) call or a low-priority public call; means for determining call treatment information based on the congestion state information, the call type information for the wireless call, and a request for priority information for the wireless call; means for creating a first setup message comprising call the treatment information and the requested priority information; and means for sending the first setup message to the base station.
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