Implementing quality of service (QoS) by using hybrid ARQ (HARQ) response for triggering the EV-DO reverse activity bit (RAB)
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- an access node providing service to a plurality of access terminals in a first wireless coverage area, the plurality of access terminals comprising a select group of one or more access terminals; and
the access node detecting that, over a given first time period, the access node has sent more than a first threshold number of Hybrid ARQ (HARQ) negative acknowledgements (NACKs) with respect to reverse-link communication of the select group, and responsively;
setting a reverse activity bit (RAB) for the first wireless coverage area; and
instructing the select group of access terminals to ignore the RAB being set, wherein the access terminals in the select group responsively ignore the RAB being set, and wherein the access terminals in the plurality but not in the select group obey the RAB being set.
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Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for implementing quality of service (QoS) by using Hybrid ARQ (HARQ) response for triggering the EV-DO reverse activity bit (RAB). In an embodiment, an access node provides service to a plurality of access terminals, the plurality including a select group of one or more access terminals. The access node detects that it has, over a time period, sent more than a threshold number of HARQ negative acknowledgements (NACKs) with respect to reverse-link communication of the select group, and responsively (1) sets the RAB for the first wireless coverage area and (2) instructs the select group of access terminals to ignore the RAB. The select group ignores the RAB, while the rest of the access terminals obey the RAB.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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an access node providing service to a plurality of access terminals in a first wireless coverage area, the plurality of access terminals comprising a select group of one or more access terminals; and the access node detecting that, over a given first time period, the access node has sent more than a first threshold number of Hybrid ARQ (HARQ) negative acknowledgements (NACKs) with respect to reverse-link communication of the select group, and responsively; setting a reverse activity bit (RAB) for the first wireless coverage area; and instructing the select group of access terminals to ignore the RAB being set, wherein the access terminals in the select group responsively ignore the RAB being set, and wherein the access terminals in the plurality but not in the select group obey the RAB being set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An access node comprising:
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a communication interface comprising a wireless-communication interface; a processor; and data storage comprising instructions executable by the processor for causing the access node to carry out functions including; providing service to a plurality of access terminals in a first wireless coverage area, the plurality of access terminals comprising a select group of one or more access terminals; and detecting that, over a given first time period, the access node has sent more than a first threshold number of Hybrid ARQ (HARD) negative acknowledgements (NACKs) with respect to reverse-link communication of the select group, and responsively; setting a reverse activity bit (RAB) for the first wireless coverage area; and instructing the select group of access terminals to ignore the RAB being set, wherein the access terminals in the select group responsively ignore the RAB being set, and wherein the access terminals in the plurality but not in the select group obey the RAB being set. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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