Reverse link rate and stability control
First Claim
1. A method for controlling a rate of transmission of an access terminal in a radio access network, the method comprising:
- for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, determining an effective number of connections for the sector, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector, and wherein determining the effective number of connections for the sector comprises;
for at least each reverse link connection in the sector, applying a weight to one or more characteristics of the reverse link connection to determine a weighted connection; and
summing the weighted connections to determine the effective number of connections;
andsetting a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections, wherein setting the rate limit comprises comparing the effective number of connections with one or more ranges of values and setting the rate limit based on the comparison.
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Abstract
In a radio access network, the reverse link rate of an access terminal is controlled and stabilized by determining a number of connections in one or more sectors in which the access terminal has a connection and setting a rate limit based on at least one of the determined number of connections. The number of connections can be determined for each sector in which the access terminal has a connection or for some subset of these sectors. If the number of connections is determined for more than one sector, the radio access network may limit the reverse link rate based on the sector having the greatest number of connections.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for controlling a rate of transmission of an access terminal in a radio access network, the method comprising:
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for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, determining an effective number of connections for the sector, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector, and wherein determining the effective number of connections for the sector comprises; for at least each reverse link connection in the sector, applying a weight to one or more characteristics of the reverse link connection to determine a weighted connection; and summing the weighted connections to determine the effective number of connections; and setting a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections, wherein setting the rate limit comprises comparing the effective number of connections with one or more ranges of values and setting the rate limit based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 27)
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11. A radio node configured to transmit radio signals to, and receive radio signals from, an access terminal having one or more connections in a group of one or more sectors of a radio access network, the radio node comprising:
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a processor; and a medium bearing instructions to cause the processor to; determine an effective number of connections for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector, and wherein determining the effective number of connections for the sector comprises; for at least each reverse link connection in the sector, applying a weight to one or more characteristics of the reverse link connection to determine a weighted connection; and summing the weighted connections to determine the effective number of connections; and set a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections, wherein the instructions cause the processor to set the rate limit by comparing the effective number of connections with one or more ranges of values and setting the rate limit based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 28)
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19. A system for controlling a rate of transmission of an access terminal in a radio access network, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a medium bearing instructions to cause the processor to; determine an effective number of connections for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector, wherein determining the effective number of connections for the sector comprises; for at least each reverse link connection in the sector, applying a weight to one or more characteristics of the reverse link connection to determine a weighted connection; and summing the weighted connections to determine the effective number of connections; and set a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections by comparing the effective number of connections with one or more ranges of values and setting the rate limit based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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29. A radio network controller configured to transmit radio signals to, and receive radio signals from, an access terminal having one or more connections in a group of one or more sectors of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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a processor; and a medium bearing instructions to cause the processor to; determine an effective number of connections for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector, wherein determining the effective number of connections for the sector comprises; for at least each reverse link connection in the sector, applying a weight to one or more characteristics of the reverse link connection to determine a weighted connection; and summing the weighted connections to determine the effective number of connections; and set a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections by comparing the effective number of connections with one or more ranges of values; and
setting the rate limit based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method for controlling a rate of transmission of an access terminal in a radio access network, the method comprising:
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for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, determining an effective number of connections for the sector, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector; and setting a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections, wherein setting the rate limit comprises; assigning a first rate limit if the effective number of connections determined for the access terminal is within a first range of values; and assigning a second rate limit if the effective number of connections determined for the access terminal is within a second range of values.
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33. A radio node configured to transmit radio signals to, and receive radio signals from, an access terminal having one or more connections in a group of one or more sectors of a radio access network, the radio node comprising:
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a processor; and a medium bearing instructions to cause the processor to; determine an effective number of connections for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector; and set a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections by; setting a first rate limit if the effective number of connections determined for the access terminal is within a first range of values; and setting a second rate limit if the effective number of connections determined for the access terminal is within a second range of values.
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34. A system for controlling a rate of transmission of an access terminal in a radio access network, the system comprising:
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a processor; and a medium bearing instructions to cause the processor to; determine an effective number of connections for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector; and set a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections by; setting a first rate limit if the effective number of connections determined for the access terminal is within a first range of values; and setting a second rate limit if the effective number of connections determined for the access terminal is within a second range of values.
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35. A radio network controller configured to transmit radio signals to, and receive radio signals from, an access terminal having one or more connections in a group of one or more sectors of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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a processor; and a medium bearing instructions to cause the processor to; determine an effective number of connections for a sector of one or more sectors of the radio access network in which the access terminal has a connection, wherein the effective number of connections for the sector is less than a number of reverse link connections for the sector; and set a rate limit for the access terminal based on the effective number of connections by; setting a first rate limit if the effective number of connections determined for the access terminal is within a first range of values; and setting a second rate limit if the effective number of connections determined for the access terminal is within a second range of values.
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