Selectively allocating data channel resources to wireless communication devices within a wireless communications system
First Claim
1. A method of setting up a group communication session at an access network within a wireless communications system, comprising:
- receiving, at the access network, a request to allocate a given data channel to a given wireless communication device;
determining whether the given data channel is available for allocation to the given wireless communication device;
if the given data channel is determined not to be available for allocation to the given wireless communication device, determining a priority score to be associated with the received request;
initiating one of a plurality of data channel acquisition procedures if the determined priority score is above at least one priority score threshold, each of the plurality of data channel acquisition procedures configured to obtain the given data channel in order to service the received request.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, an access network (AN) receives a request to allocate a given data channel (e.g., a traffic channel (TCH), Quality-of-Service, an Internet Protocol (IP) address, etc.) to a given wireless communication device (e.g., a call originator, a call target, etc.). The AN determines whether the given data channel is available for allocation to the wireless communication device. If the AN determines the given data channel not to be available for allocation to the wireless communication device, the AN determines a priority score to be associated with the received request. The AN initiates one of a plurality of data channel acquisition procedures (e.g., a preemption procedure, a queuing procedure, etc.) if the determined priority score is above at least one priority score threshold, each of the plurality of data channel acquisition procedures configured to obtain the given data channel in order to service the received request.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of setting up a group communication session at an access network within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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receiving, at the access network, a request to allocate a given data channel to a given wireless communication device; determining whether the given data channel is available for allocation to the given wireless communication device; if the given data channel is determined not to be available for allocation to the given wireless communication device, determining a priority score to be associated with the received request; initiating one of a plurality of data channel acquisition procedures if the determined priority score is above at least one priority score threshold, each of the plurality of data channel acquisition procedures configured to obtain the given data channel in order to service the received request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An access network configured to set-up a group communication session within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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means for receiving a request to allocate a given data channel to a given wireless communication device; means for determining whether the given data channel is available for allocation to the given wireless communication device; means for, if the given data channel is determined not to be available for allocation to the given wireless communication device, determining a priority score to be associated with the received request; means for initiating one of a plurality of data channel acquisition procedures if the determined priority score is above at least one priority score threshold, each of the plurality of data channel acquisition procedures configured to obtain the given data channel in order to service the received request. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. An access network configured to set-up a group communication session within a wireless communications system, comprising:
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logic configured to receive a request to allocate a given data channel to a given wireless communication device; logic configured to determine whether the given data channel is available for allocation to the given wireless communication device; logic configured to, if the given data channel is determined not to be available for allocation to the given wireless communication device, determine a priority score to be associated with the received request; logic configured to initiate one of a plurality of data channel acquisition procedures if the determined priority score is above at least one priority score threshold, each of the plurality of data channel acquisition procedures configured to obtain the given data channel in order to service the received request. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions, which, when executed by an access network configured to set-up a group communication session within a wireless communications system, cause the access network to perform operations, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive a request to allocate a given data channel to a given wireless communication device; instructions to determine whether the given data channel is available for allocation to the given wireless communication device; instructions to, if the given data channel is determined not to be available for allocation to the given wireless communication device, determine a priority score to be associated with the received request; instructions to initiate one of a plurality of data channel acquisition procedures if the determined priority score is above at least one priority score threshold, each of the plurality of data channel acquisition procedures configured to obtain the given data channel in order to service the received request. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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