Apparatus and method for measuring and using congestion in a wireless communication system
First Claim
1. A method for generating a congestion report by a user device operating in a wireless communication system, comprising:
- determining whether the user device is operating above a received signal congestion measurement threshold; and
when the user device is operating above the received signal congestion measurement threshold,determining at least one of a downlink congestion value, an uplink congestion value, and a core congestion value,combining the determined at least one of the downlink congestion value, the uplink congestion value, and the core congestion value to form the congestion report, andperforming at least one oftransmitting the congestion report to a fixed network of the wireless communication system andusing the congestion report to control information flow in the user device.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are for receiving a set of individual congestion reports, wherein each individual congestion report comprises a set of congestion values and an associated location. Each individual congestion report has been generated by one of a plurality of user devices operating in a wireless communication system and is based on at least one of a downlink congestion value, an uplink congestion value, and a core congestion value. The set of individual congestion reports is correlated to form one or more local congestion reports. One or more local congestion reports are transmitted to a user device. Additionally or alternatively, user device application interactions with a user device are altered based on the one or more local congestion reports. Additionally or alternatively, network performance parameters are altered to reduce congestion in at least on region based on one or more local congestion reports.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for generating a congestion report by a user device operating in a wireless communication system, comprising:
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determining whether the user device is operating above a received signal congestion measurement threshold; and when the user device is operating above the received signal congestion measurement threshold, determining at least one of a downlink congestion value, an uplink congestion value, and a core congestion value, combining the determined at least one of the downlink congestion value, the uplink congestion value, and the core congestion value to form the congestion report, and performing at least one of transmitting the congestion report to a fixed network of the wireless communication system and using the congestion report to control information flow in the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless user device, comprising:
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a wide-area network receiver-transmitter; and a processing system coupled to the wireless network receiver-transmitter and the wide-area network receiver-transmitter, that provides functions comprising determining whether the user device is operating above a received signal congestion measurement threshold, and when the user device is operating above the received signal congestion measurement threshold, determining at least one of a downlink congestion value, an uplink congestion value, and a core congestion value, combining the determined at least one of the downlink congestion value, the uplink congestion value, and the core congestion value to form the congestion report, and performing at least one of transmitting the congestion report to a fixed network of the wireless communication system, and using the congestion report to control information flow in the user device. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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