Wireless network resource adaptation
First Claim
1. A method of regulating data flow in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
- collecting, at a base station controller, data regarding dynamic loading of sector-carrier pairs (pilots) in communication sectors of the wireless communication network;
obtaining, at the base station controller, data rates for data flows of the pilots to access terminals within the wireless communication network;
determining, at the base station controller, one or more pilots to use for conveying data in the wireless communication network based on the data rates and the dynamic loading;
generating, at the base station controller, a topological spatial interference map representing pilot-to-pilot interference between pilots using a same channel; and
altering, at the base station controller, data flow over the pilots by changing a data rate over at least one of the pilots to increase total data flow by changing a combination of pilots used by the wireless communication network for conveying data to increase the total data flow based on the topological spatial interference map.
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Abstract
A method of regulating data flow in a wireless communication network includes: collecting data regarding dynamic loading of sector-carrier pairs (pilots) in communication sectors of the wireless communication network; obtaining data rates for data flows of the pilots to access terminals within the wireless communication network; determining one or more pilots to use for conveying data in the wireless communication network based on the data rates and the dynamic loading; and altering data flow over the pilots by at least one of changing a data rate over at least one of the pilots or changing a combination of pilots used by the wireless communication network for conveying data to increase total data flow.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of regulating data flow in a wireless communication network, the method comprising:
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collecting, at a base station controller, data regarding dynamic loading of sector-carrier pairs (pilots) in communication sectors of the wireless communication network; obtaining, at the base station controller, data rates for data flows of the pilots to access terminals within the wireless communication network; determining, at the base station controller, one or more pilots to use for conveying data in the wireless communication network based on the data rates and the dynamic loading; generating, at the base station controller, a topological spatial interference map representing pilot-to-pilot interference between pilots using a same channel; and altering, at the base station controller, data flow over the pilots by changing a data rate over at least one of the pilots to increase total data flow by changing a combination of pilots used by the wireless communication network for conveying data to increase the total data flow based on the topological spatial interference map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising:
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a processor-readable non-transitory medium storing processor-readable instructions configured to cause a processor to; collect, at a base station controller, data regarding dynamic loading of sector-carrier pairs (pilots) in communication sectors of a wireless communication network; obtain, at the base station controller, data rates for data flows of the pilots to access terminals within the wireless communication network; determine, at the base station controller, one or more pilots to use for conveying data in the wireless communication network based on the data rates and the dynamic loading; generate, at the base station controller, a topological spatial interference map representing pilot-to-pilot interference between pilots using a same channel; and alter, at the base station controller, data flow over the pilots by changing a data rate over at least one of the pilots to increase total data flow by changing a combination of pilots used by the wireless communication network for conveying data to increase the total data flow based on the topological spatial interference map. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus configured to regulate data flow in a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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means for collecting, at a base station controller, data regarding dynamic loading of sector-carrier pairs (pilots) in communication sectors of the wireless communication network; means for obtaining, at the base station controller, data rates for data flows of the pilots to access terminals within the wireless communication network; means for determining, at the base station controller, one or more pilots to use for conveying data in the wireless communication network based on the data rates and the dynamic loading; means for generating, at the base station controller, a topological spatial interference map representing pilot-to-pilot interference between pilots using a same channel; and means altering, at the base station controller, data flow over the pilots by changing a data rate over at least one of the pilots to increase total data flow by changing a combination of pilots used by the wireless communication network for conveying data to increase the total data flow based on the topological spatial interference map. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A base station controller of a wireless communication system, the base station controller comprising:
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a network interface configured to communicate with a wired communication network; a base transceiver station interface configured to wirelessly communicate with multiple base transceiver stations; and a scheduler configured to; collect data regarding dynamic loading of sector-carrier pairs (pilots) in communication sectors of the wireless communication network; obtain data rates for data flows of the pilots to access terminals within the wireless communication network; determine a combination of pilots to use for conveying data in the wireless communication network based on the data rates and the dynamic loading; generate a topological spatial interference map representing pilot-to-pilot interference between pilots using a same channel; and alter data flow over the pilots by changing data rates over the pilots and changing the pilots used in the wireless communication system according to the combination by changing a combination of pilots used by the wireless communication network for conveying data to increase the total data flow based on the topological spatial interference map. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A base transceiver station of a wireless communication system, the base transceiver station comprising:
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an antenna configured for wireless communication with access terminals; a transceiver coupled to the antenna and configured to send signals to and receive signals from the antenna; a processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to analyze loading information of sector-carriers and send instructions, based on the loading information, via the transceiver toward the access terminals to inhibit selection by at least some of the access terminals of particular pilots, wherein the processor is further configured to generate a topological spatial interference map representing pilot-to-pilot interference between pilots using a same channel, and wherein the instructions to inhibit selection by at least some of the access terminals of particular pilots are based at least in part on the topological spatial interference map. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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