Radio resource management
First Claim
1. A wireless communication unit for a radio communication system, the wireless communication unit comprising:
- a transceiver for receiving at least a first geographical radio resource token allocated to the wireless communication unit by a radio resource token controller of a network of the radio communication system, the first geographical radio resource token providing a first radio resource right allocation to the wireless communication unit for a first geographical area;
a location processor for providing a location estimate for the wireless communication unit; and
a radio resource manager for determining a radio resource usage parameter in response to the first radio resource right allocation only when the location estimate is within the first geographical area.
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Abstract
A wireless communication unit (101) for a radio communication system comprises a device token controller (403) which receives at least a first geographical radio resource token allocated to the wireless communication unit (101) by a radio resource token controller (117) of a network of the radio communication system. The first geographical radio resource token provides a first radio resource right allocation to the wireless communication unit (101) for a first geographical area. A radio resource manager (407) then determines a radio resource usage parameter in response to the first radio resource right allocation. Specifically, the radio resource manager (407) may only determine the radio resource usage parameter in response to the first radio resource right allocation if the location estimate is within the first geographical area. The radio communication system may be a heterogeneous communication system. The invention may allow effective overall centralized radio resource management while allowing distributed radio resource management procedures and techniques to be used.
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21 Claims
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1. A wireless communication unit for a radio communication system, the wireless communication unit comprising:
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a transceiver for receiving at least a first geographical radio resource token allocated to the wireless communication unit by a radio resource token controller of a network of the radio communication system, the first geographical radio resource token providing a first radio resource right allocation to the wireless communication unit for a first geographical area; a location processor for providing a location estimate for the wireless communication unit; and a radio resource manager for determining a radio resource usage parameter in response to the first radio resource right allocation only when the location estimate is within the first geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of radio resource management for a wireless communication unit for a radio communication system, the method comprising:
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receiving at least a first geographical radio resource token allocated to the wireless communication unit by a radio resource token controller of a network of the heterogeneous radio communication system, the first geographical radio resource token providing a first radio resource right allocation to the wireless communication unit for a first geographical area; receiving a location estimate for the wireless communication unit by a location processor; and determining a radio resource usage parameter in response to the first radio resource right allocation only when the location estimate is within the first geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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