Techniques for radio link resource management in wireless networks carrying packet traffic
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving on an uplink communication path a first internet protocol (IP) packet from a user equipment, the first IP packet being a first IP datagram of a user service flow;
responsive to the reception, determining an unlink quality of service for the user service flow and, in accordance with the determined quality of service, radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on an information content of the first IP packet of the user service flow; and
allocating the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment.
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Abstract
A method includes receiving on an uplink communication path one or more packets from a user equipment, and determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment. The determination is based at least in part on an information content of the one or more packets. The determined radio link resources are allocated. Another method is disclosed including receiving at a network access element on a first uplink communication path a bandwidth request from a user equipment. The bandwidth request is for a second uplink communication path used for packet traffic from the user equipment to the network access element. Radio link resources to be allocated on the second uplink communication path for the user equipment are determined, the determination is based at least in part on the bandwidth request. The determined radio link resources are allocated on the second uplink communication path.
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44 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving on an uplink communication path a first internet protocol (IP) packet from a user equipment, the first IP packet being a first IP datagram of a user service flow; responsive to the reception, determining an unlink quality of service for the user service flow and, in accordance with the determined quality of service, radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on an information content of the first IP packet of the user service flow; and allocating the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 13)
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8. A method comprising:
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receiving on an uplink communication path at least one packet from a user equipment; responsive to the reception. determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on an information content of the at least one packet; and allocating the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment;
wherethe information content comprises a code; and determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment further comprises; determining a quality of service corresponding to the code; and based on the quality of service, determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment.
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving on an uplink communication path at least one packet from a user equipment; responsive to the reception, determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on an information content of the at least one packet; and allocating the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment;
wherethe information content comprises information indicating by which one of a plurality of predetermined transport protocols the at least one packet is formatted; and determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment further comprises determining based at least on the one predetermined transport protocol the radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving on an uplink communication path at least one packet from a user equipment; responsive to the reception, determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on an information content of the at least one packet; and allocating the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment;
wheredetermining radio link resources to be allocated is performed each time a packet is received from the user equipment and wherein allocating the determined radio link resources is performed when needed in response to a determination of radio link resources that modifies a current allocation of radio link resources. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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receiving on an uplink communication path at least one packet from a user equipment; responsive to the reception, determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment. the determination based at least in part on an information content of the at least one packet; and allocating the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment;
wherethe method further comprises; receiving a bandwidth request from the user equipment, the bandwidth request based at least in part on an amount of information in a buffer of the user equipment, the information to be communicated from the user equipment on the uplink communication path; responsive to the reception of the bandwidth request, determining based at least in part on the bandwidth request initial radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment; allocating the determined initial radio link resources; and communicating an indication of the initial radio link resources to the user equipment; and determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment further comprises adjusting the initial radio link resources based at least in part on the information content of the at least one packet.
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving on an uplink communication path at least one packet from a user equipment; responsive to the reception, determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on an information content of the at least one packet; and allocating the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment;
the method further comprisingtransmitting on a downlink communication path from a network access element to the user equipment an indication of radio link resources allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment; receiving at the user equipment from the downlink communication path the indication of radio link resources allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment; and communicating so as to meet the indicated radio link resources at least one additional packet on the uplink communication path. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to receive on an uplink communication path a first internet protocol (IP) packet from a user equipment the first IP packet being a first IP datagram of a user service flow, the circuitry configured, responsive to the reception, to determine an uplink quality of service for the user service flow and, in accordance with the determined quality of service, radio link resources to be allocated on the up link communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on an information content of the first IP packet of the user service flow;
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circuitry configured to allocate the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A signal bearing storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving on an up link communication path a first internet protocol (IP) packet from a user equipment, the first IP packet being a first IP datagram of a user service flow; responsive to the reception, determining an up link quality of service for the user service flow and, in accordance with the determined quality of service, radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on an information content of the first IP packet of the user service flow; and allocating the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving on an uplink communication path at least one packet from a user equipment; means, responsive to the reception, for determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on an information content of the at least one packet; and means for allocating the determined radio link resources on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, where said receiving means is further configured to receive a bandwidth request from the user equipment, the bandwidth request based at least in part on an amount of information in a buffer of the user equipment, the information to be communicated from the user equipment on the uplink communication path, and said determining means is further configured, responsive to the reception of the bandwidth request, to determine based at least in part on the bandwidth request initial radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication oath for the user equipment, and where said allocating means is further configured to allocate the determined initial radio link resources and to communicate an indication of the initial radio link resources to the user equipment, said determining means further configured, when determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment, to adjust the initial radio link resources based at least in part on the information content of the at least one packet. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A method comprising:
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receiving at a network access element on a first uplink communication path a bandwidth request from a user equipment, the bandwidth request for a second uplink communication path used for packet traffic from the user equipment to the network access element; responsive to the reception, determining radio link resources to be allocated on the second uplink communication path for the user equipment, the determination based at least in part on the bandwidth request; and allocating the determined radio link resources on the second uplink communication path for the user equipment, further comprising; receiving at the network access element a plurality of packets on the second uplink communication path; determining an inactivity in reception of packets from the user equipment; adjusting the radio link resources based at least in part on the inactivity; and communicating an indication of the adjusted radio link resources to the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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