System and method of resource allocation within a communication system
First Claim
1. A method of resource allocation operation of a communication system, the method comprising:
- operating the communication system in a distributed architecture network mode;
reconfiguring a first portion of the communication system to operate in a clustered architecture network in response to an increase in one or more network performance requirements;
continue operating a second portion of the communication network as a distributed architecture network, wherein one or more nodes within the communication network operate within both the distributed architecture network and the clustered architecture network;
selecting, by each of the one or more nodes, to operate within the clustered architecture network including associating with a cluster head of the clustered architecture network for resource allocations at a first period of time; and
selecting, by each of the one or more nodes, to operate within the distributed architecture network including operating in a distributed mode to negotiate for its own resources at a second period of time.
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Abstract
A system and method of resource allocation within a communication system is provided. A communication system comprises a plurality of nodes operating in a first architecture network mode, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of nodes are reconfigured to operate in a second architecture network mode in response to a change in one or more network performance requirements. When the plurality of nodes are operating in a distributed architecture network mode, at least a portion of the plurality of nodes are reconfigured to operate in a clustered architecture network mode in response to an increase in one or more network performance requirements. When the plurality of nodes are operating in a clustered architecture network mode, at least a portion of the plurality of nodes are reconfigured to operate in a distributed architecture network mode in response to a decrease in one or more network performance requirements.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of resource allocation operation of a communication system, the method comprising:
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operating the communication system in a distributed architecture network mode; reconfiguring a first portion of the communication system to operate in a clustered architecture network in response to an increase in one or more network performance requirements; continue operating a second portion of the communication network as a distributed architecture network, wherein one or more nodes within the communication network operate within both the distributed architecture network and the clustered architecture network; selecting, by each of the one or more nodes, to operate within the clustered architecture network including associating with a cluster head of the clustered architecture network for resource allocations at a first period of time; and selecting, by each of the one or more nodes, to operate within the distributed architecture network including operating in a distributed mode to negotiate for its own resources at a second period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of resource allocation operation of a communication system, the method comprising:
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operating the communication system in a clustered architecture network mode; reconfiguring a first portion of the communication system to operate in a distributed architecture network in response to a decrease in one or more network performance requirements; continue operating a second portion of the communication network as a clustered architecture network, wherein one or more nodes within the communication network operate within both the distributed architecture network and the clustered architecture network; selecting, by each of the one or more nodes, to operate within the clustered architecture network including associating with a cluster head of the clustered architecture network for resource allocations at a first period of time; and selecting, by each of the one or more nodes, to operate within the distributed architecture network including operating in a distributed mode to negotiate for its own resources at a second period of time. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A communication system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes operating in a distributed architecture network mode, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of nodes are reconfigured to operate in a clustered architecture network mode in response to an increase in one or more network performance requirements, wherein the plurality of nodes communicate using a logical channel structure comprising a coordinated period and an uncoordinated period, wherein a size of the coordinated period and a size of the uncoordinated period is reconfigured in response to a change in one or more network performance requirements, wherein the logical channel comprises; a synchronization channel comprising sub-channels for conveying one or more of a synchronization information, a paging information, and a system information, an access channel comprising sub-channels for requesting and negotiating for resources by the plurality of nodes, a resource management channel for identifying a resource allocation for each of the plurality of nodes operating within the cluster architecture network, and a traffic channel comprising sub-channels divided into the coordinated period and the uncoordinated period. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A communication system comprising:
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a plurality of nodes operating in a clustered architecture network mode, wherein at least a portion of the plurality of nodes are reconfigured to operate in a distributed architecture network mode in response to a decrease in one or more network performance requirements, wherein the plurality of nodes communicate using a logical channel structure comprising a coordinated period and an uncoordinated period, wherein a size of the coordinated period and a size of the uncoordinated period is reconfigured in response to a change in one or more network performance requirements, wherein the logical channel comprises; a synchronization channel comprising sub-channels for conveying one or more of a synchronization information, a paging information, and a system information, an access channel comprising sub-channels for requesting and negotiating for resources by the plurality of nodes, a resource management channel for identifying a resource allocation for each of the plurality of nodes operating within the cluster architecture network, and a traffic channel comprising sub-channels divided into the coordinated period and the uncoordinated period.
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